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Interests: my family, cooking, photography, photoshop, old buildings and houses
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Dear Holden - 3 + 1 = 4
I remember how I told them about you. I called your dad and sister to the bedroom and we all sat on the bed. I said I wanted to play a math game. V rolled her eyes, but I promised her she'd enjoy it. I had her add up all... Continue reading
Posted May 16, 2012 at letters to holden
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Commented Dec 6, 2011 on Giveaway! One Complete Set of Friendly Chemistry (over $100 Value)! (closed) at Freely Educate
Giveaway! One Complete Set of Friendly Chemistry (over $100 Value)! (closed)
UPDATE: The winner that Random.org chose is Comment #146, Jane! 146 Jane said... I actually have an early version of Friendly Chemistry, but would love an updated one. It is such a nonthreatening way to experience Chemistry. My 14 year old who struggles with school, but enjoys science is do...
I liked the Friendly Chemistry facebook page a while ago - I just went to see the page & noticed my hubby has liked it too. :)
Commented Dec 6, 2011 on Giveaway! One Complete Set of Friendly Chemistry (over $100 Value)! (closed) at Freely Educate
Giveaway! One Complete Set of Friendly Chemistry (over $100 Value)! (closed)
UPDATE: The winner that Random.org chose is Comment #146, Jane! 146 Jane said... I actually have an early version of Friendly Chemistry, but would love an updated one. It is such a nonthreatening way to experience Chemistry. My 14 year old who struggles with school, but enjoys science is do...
Would love to win this! I've been looking at this book - my daughter loves science!
Commented Dec 6, 2011 on Giveaway! One Complete Set of Friendly Chemistry (over $100 Value)! (closed) at Freely Educate
Giveaway! One Complete Set of Friendly Chemistry (over $100 Value)! (closed)
UPDATE: The winner that Random.org chose is Comment #146, Jane! 146 Jane said... I actually have an early version of Friendly Chemistry, but would love an updated one. It is such a nonthreatening way to experience Chemistry. My 14 year old who struggles with school, but enjoys science is do...
this just looks like our kind of crazy fun!
Commented Aug 15, 2011 on Giveaway! DaGeDar Ball Set & Spinner or Carrying Case (CLOSED) at Freely Educate
Giveaway! DaGeDar Ball Set & Spinner or Carrying Case (CLOSED)
Our 11yo son was excited recently when a package arrived containing the latest new toy craze - DaGeDar™ - from Cepia LLC, the makers of Zhu Zhu Pets. Guess what? One of you will get a set of DaGeDar™ balls and a spinner or carrying case in the mail, too! The details on how to enter the give...
i could use the pb/chocolate chip cookies today. :)
happy valentine's day!
Commented Feb 14, 2011 on :: right now :: at SouleMama
:: right now ::
right now, I am ... :: marveling how this February is flying by in such a blur, embracing that, and riding the wave right on into March. :: revisiting our winter manifestos of years past, and making changes in our days that match. :: plotting our spring garden, all while sitting by the fir...
oh my gosh, but that is beautiful!
Commented Feb 2, 2011 on swallowtail at Warmth in the North
swallowtail
Here is the swallowtail shawl that I finished back in December. My plan was to use it to teach my sister how to block lace but in the end time got away from us and I blocked it on my own. Just as I'd started blocking the phone rang so I put my friend on speaker phone and we chatted while...
i would love to win this giveaway! i've seen her shop many times, but have yet to try it. i think my 5yo would dig it. ;)
Commented Jan 30, 2011 on SouleMama Sponsor ~ MAMA K's AROMATIC PLAY CLAY ~ at SouleMama
SouleMama Sponsor ~ MAMA K's AROMATIC PLAY CLAY ~
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Today, I bring you a giveaway from SouleMama Sponsor Mama K's Aromatic Play Clay. In Kari's words: "Mama K makes sweet smelling naturally gluten-free play clay for everybody. We like to say we are soothing the creative be...
thanks, debbie! :)
Commented Sep 30, 2010 on on the way to the fair at SouleMama
on the way to the fair
Will you look at what happened on the way to the fair? Two sticks and some string. I think they call it knitting! It's been a full month since I've picked up the needles. I remember exactly because the last time I knit was in the bank on closing day - waiting anxiously, knitting furiously, and...
i'm still working on my kina cardi for my 4yo
http://blog.springtreeroad.com/springtreeroad/2010/05/wip-kina.html
only a couple of inches left to knit - my first sweater!
Commented Jul 1, 2010 on crafting :: in progress at SouleMama
crafting :: in progress
:: cutting laminated fabric for Anna Maria's Multi-tasker tote :: looking at (and tripping over) my 'scrap' fabric basket, and thinking it's time to share or...make a quilt. (Maybe both!) :: gathering up the courage to dive on into this pattern. Those many lines (and the japanese) tak...
here's mine:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/springtreeroad/4711312017/
Commented Jun 18, 2010 on {this moment} at SouleMama
{this moment}
{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see. Have a ...
my favorite summer activity is catching (& then letting go...) fireflies in the backyard. a homegrown watermelon makes it even sweeter!
Commented Jun 14, 2010 on ... giveaway!! : family adventures at imaginechildhood.com | Blog
... giveaway!! : family adventures
With school coming to a close for the season... ... and adventures in the air... ... we couldn't think of a better way to celebrate than with a "summer-kick-off" giveaway! Today we are giving away to one lucky winner: A $100 Gift Certificate to our store!!! To enter for a chance to wi...
now *that* is a perfect moment!
Commented Jun 11, 2010 on {this moment} at SouleMama
{this moment}
{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see. Wishing...
oh wow! i want to go there. looks like my kind of place. :)
Commented May 6, 2010 on We're all going on a door hunt.... at Mousy Brown's House-Creating, crafting and collecting. Enjoying Life.
We're all going on a door hunt....
Hope you all recognise the quote from our favourite family story We're Going on a Bear Hunt ? Our trip to the reclamation yard at the weekend really did feel like an adventure described in a book. On a hunt for some magical replacements for the horrible soul wizening wardrobe doors of 'Ourroom...
lovely! i was outside last night around 8pm & looked up to see a gorgeous sunset, but alas, i did not photograph it.
silly me. :)
Commented May 6, 2010 on Looking up. at Mousy Brown's House-Creating, crafting and collecting. Enjoying Life.
Looking up.
A couple of weeks ago I was looking at the beauty you could find at your feet. Today I want to go to the other extreme and show you some of the wonderful things I have spotted looking up. "What we see depends mainly on what we look for." John Lubbock How about looking at ...
it used to be in my jewelry box, but it's not there now. gah. must find it!
Commented Apr 21, 2010 on Teeth of a Different Color at The Magnifying Glass
Teeth of a Different Color
Hello all, and welcome back to the Magnifying Glass! I owe a special thanks to my always inspiring friend Eren, owner of this space and nature mama extraordinaire, for breathing new life into this project. When I look back on my time with my boys, I can say in all honestly that most of my best ...
wow! this is an amazing giveaway. thanks for the opportunity to win.
Commented Apr 17, 2010 on SouleMama Sponsor ~ STUBBY PENCIL STUDIO ~ at SouleMama
SouleMama Sponsor ~ STUBBY PENCIL STUDIO ~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Today, I am pleased to tell you about our sponsor Stubby Pencil Studio! In owner Kate's words: "Stubby Pencil Studio offers a wide selection of eco friendly and affordable art supplies and gifts for children. Several new items are now availa...
out in the backyard with my girl: http://www.flickr.com/photos/springtreeroad/4493417366/
Commented Apr 9, 2010 on {this moment} at SouleMama
{this moment}
{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see. Wishin...
in my basket is:
a couple of ultra thick & thin yarns i need to spin
a little girl's bedroom to finish decorating
a new-to-me-straight-from-the-thrift-store-at-a-very-good-price sx-70 to play with
searching for just the right pattern to knit my very first sweater
Commented Apr 7, 2010 on works in progress at SouleMama
works in progress
{hope; stanley needs reconstructive surgery; a hat to be; a button search; new Oliver + S} ...morning to night, a little bit of everything. What's in your work basket today?
oh my. such cute patterns!
Commented Apr 3, 2010 on SouleMama Sponsor ~ FOLLOW THE WHITE BUNNY ~ at SouleMama
SouleMama Sponsor ~ FOLLOW THE WHITE BUNNY ~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Today, I am pleased to tell you about a new April sponsor, Follow The White Bunny. Follow The White Bunny is the work of Nicole, from the Netherlands. In Nicole's words: "Follow the White Bunny Patterns offers some of the most original hand...
pretty, pretty! despite a few days of rain, it's all blue skies with fluffy white clouds here now. i need to change my palette...
Commented Mar 25, 2010 on here comes the sun at SouleMama
here comes the sun
It snowed here yesterday. Snow, mixing into the rain that's been falling for days. It went back and forth between feeling quite cozy and rather dreary. Just as I was making dinner, the sun came out and shined right through from one end of the house to the other. My little ones left their mud boo...
i love those crayon blocks!
we've been having family time every evening about 1/2 an hour before bed and we color/draw much of the time. it's so nice to do that all together as a family.
go harper, go!
Commented Mar 23, 2010 on draw! at SouleMama
draw!
Someone has recently 'joined the table'. He thinks he's just about the bees knees for doing so. And if the number of photographs I have like the ones above are any indication, I also think he's just about the bees knees for doing so. I mean, really now. Those chubby little f...
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Mar 15, 2010
way too cute! she's so proud. :)
Commented Mar 15, 2010 on my zimmermann year ~ a february GIRL sweater ~ at SouleMama
my zimmermann year ~ a february GIRL sweater ~
It's done! My "I am so in love with Elizabeth Zimmermann" sweater. Also known as the Baby Sweater on Two Needles (February) from Knitters Almanac. I've been admiring a friend's February Lady Sweater for the better part of a year, pretty much drooling on it each time I see it on her (tha...
even though i'm surrounded by yarn, i still don't feel that i quite have enough. would love to win this beautiful yarn! :)
Commented Mar 7, 2010 on SouleMama Sponsor ~ SUNDARA YARN ~ at SouleMama
SouleMama Sponsor ~ SUNDARA YARN ~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Today, I am pleased to tell you about our sponsor Sundara Yarn. In the words of Sundara herself: "Sundara Yarn hand-dyes a wide range of luxury fibers for knitting, crochet and weaving. The majority of our yarns our one of a kind, "Limited ...
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