the mantis

This is the sort of crazy stuff that happens when your mother is a biologist.

memoria

Remembering a wonderful woman today. The morning after All Saints Day seems a fitting time to be contemplating and honoring the life of...

the new baby

Of the equine variety, that is. Meet Fritz. Thanks to all of you who contributed name suggestions! After picking this little guy out I...

36 weeks and counting

That is, if I have calculated it correctly. I have had an extremely hard time keeping track of how far along I am in this pregnancy. I know ...

jumping for joy

Nothing says fall like jumping on hay bales. In a red sweater.            Margaret has perfected her camera smile. She must g...

birthday boy

William is a big boy now. Somehow turning three has given him an extra boost of confidence, although he still occasionally resorts to: ...

on turning old

Thankful that I was able to spend my birthday weekend in the company of family, drinking lots of hot chocolate and tea.... ...

fun with alpacas

A couple Saturdays ago we got to tour Morning Moon Alpacas with the fam. The kids fell in love with this little guy, named Phe...

so fresh and so clean

One of my recent projects-in-progress is trying to make a lot of our own cleaning supplies. At some point I started actu...

red hot peppers

Our backyard garden harvest is coming to an end for the summer. We made a lot of positive work towards our gardening plans this summe...