This week, I’d like to take a few moments to be grateful for a daughter who’s two and a half.  There’s plenty of challenges at each age to be sure, and it is so easy to wish for things they did when they were smaller, or all the things they will do, someday.  A good ...
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I’m going to do Gratitude Friday with a little twist today, as part of Heather’s call for Ten Simple Things that make us happy.  So here’s ten simple things I’m grateful for, this week and every week.
Good books – the wisdom, humor, compassion, and joy they bring.
The sound of my husband and my daughter, playing ...
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This week, I’m grateful for the restorative powers of a calm day at home.
I’m grateful for this yoga sequence, which rescued me from serious back pain.
Grateful for this quote from Ella, as we were on our way to a grain meeting: “. . . and I’m going to talk about emmer!”
Grateful for this reminder from ...
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This week, I’m grateful for

my two favorite farmers starting seeds.

Last week’s Greenfield Winter Farmer’s Market, and Winter Swap, where Ben got tons of goodies, including this handsome yarn, so I can make his very own World’s Warmest Hat.

A chance to get our hands deep in some fiber, making a birthday present for a friend who’s ...
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This week, I’m so grateful for a yoga class this morning – the grace, the joy that enters the body when we turn our breath, our attention to it tenderly.

Grateful for the light returning, returning.  Grateful for this corner, with new fabric on it.
Grateful for this story – Ella went to the library with a ...
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Today, I’m grateful for
all your wonderful emails and comments.
Grateful that I got to visit my grandmother last winter, and that she got a chance to meet Ella before passing away yesterday.  Grateful for her long life and many blessings.

Tiger Beans – saving seed to plant for next year’s shares

snowy fun at the Granary

Our new houseguest ...
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First, I just want to say welcome to all the readers who came over from my interview swap with Heather of Shivaya Naturals.  I’m so glad you stopped by!  Usually I do a Gratitude Friday post, but since we had the fun interviews yesterday, let’s go for Gratitude Saturday.  Shall we?

Grateful for Solstice Bulbs still ...
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One rhythm I’m glad to return to: Gratitude Friday.  Because no matter how hard the week, there are always blessings, when we stop to remember them.
A rare morning where Ella happily gets up with Ben, leaving Mama to sleep in – bliss!
The delight of giving our CSA members their share of the 2009 harvest.
Returning to ...
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