Malting barley to brew our first batch of beer (no, this isn’t barley we grew – I knew you’d ask – but we do have some planted, so perhaps next year we’ll have homegrown homebrew!)

Insulating, insulating, insulating. (Yes, that’s wool I’m stuffing into the crack, and we’re covering it with caulk.) Our little helper ...
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This past week, when Ella wasn’t deep in some sort of developmental craziness, we talked about sheep and wool.  We made some felted rocks for our nephews’ first birthdays, and we did this sheep, which I’m totally in love with.  I just drew an outline on paper, gave her some fleece and glue, and she ...
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Some things I forgot to show you . . .
I’ve been all about trying to finish up WIP, instead of starting new ones.  I finished this shirt in March for Ella (requested by her – she chose the fabric, too).

In April, I finished Ben’s Warmest Winter Hat, made with some luscious local yarn he got ...
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Some quick thoughts before we get on with Gratitude Friday.  I’ve found myself, over the last year, listening to (and reading) the news less and less.  I do get some environmental and food activism alerts via email, and I hear about major world events.  I used to listen to NPR daily, and really felt some ...
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With the help of my friend Jen and these two cutie pies, I entered the world of felting this week.  I’ve been gathering some wool sweaters at the thrift store with this purpose in mind, and I was finally ready to begin!  We took the sweaters, some dish soap, two sweet toddlers and put them ...
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I’m excited to join Hip Mountain Mama’s One Small Change project (and it’s very inspiring to see how many other folks are joining, too!).  For January, my change is to complete the weatherizing projects I started this winter, at last!  I already finished two of these draft snakes for our leaky windows, using some of ...
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