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oh how fun!! we recently added a kitty to our barn and he is such a welcome addition!
~erin
Commented Nov 25, 2009 on Postcard no. 2 at SouleMama
Postcard no. 2
Oh! I hadn't realized - in my attempt to be silly and suspenseful - that I would lead you to believe we'd found our farm. I'm so sorry! I do hope that day will come soon, and I assure you that when it happens, my excitement will leave no room for doubt. So no, this is not ours, but it is in our ...
this feels perfectly timed for me.
thank you for the chance to win!!
~erin
Commented Nov 22, 2009 on SouleMama Sponsor ~ UNRAVELLING E-COURSE~ at SouleMama
SouleMama Sponsor ~ UNRAVELLING E-COURSE~
*** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Today's featured sponsor is Unravelling. Unravelling is an e-course led by artist Susannah Conway. In her words: "The Unravelling e-courses are designed to help you heal the way you see your self and your world...
oh i remember how excited i was when i saw that first picture of harper's little toes peeking out during his "weigh in"!!!!
such beautiful photos.
happy celebrations to you all!!!
Commented Nov 20, 2009 on Friday, From the Archives :: This Week in 2008 at SouleMama
Friday, From the Archives :: This Week in 2008
It's Friday - time for our weekly trip down blog memory lane! *** *** *** *** standing s t i l l {Originally posted November 18, 2008} *** *** *** *** A Note Today: One year ago - almost to the day - I took this photograph. Nearly each evening for weeks, I had been waking in the night with...
can't wait to share this with my kids!!!
thanks!
Commented Nov 20, 2009 on Swan Lake and a dancing Excavator at Growing Up Creative
Swan Lake and a dancing Excavator
On the away to the desert a couple of weeks ago we were listening to the Ballet Stories audio book. When Swan Lake was playing, we were passing by a road construction site. There was an excavator situated on top of a small mount of dirt doing its job, turning, lifting and pouring. Having our wi...
what a beautiful letter, kate!
happy birthday max!!!
(we're celebrating a birthday in our house today too!!! ;-)
Commented Nov 19, 2009 on 5 is a magic number at A Life Like This One
5 is a magic number
Today is Max's birthday. He's five. Five! As I tucked him in last night, waiting for that two-breath sigh that comes just as he drifts off to sleep (which didn't come, because, well, he was almost five), I peeked over to the rocking chair in the corner of his room. There is a spot on the bac...
i too have been noticing the light.
even the giant pile of dishes in my kitchen sink looks beautiful with the golden autumn sunlight steaming in through my kitchen window.
Commented Nov 19, 2009 on right now at SouleMama
right now
One thing I have always loved - and will someday remember and miss - about this house, is the way the light shines right through from one side to the other at certain times of day. Old, worn wood and golden sunshine meet, and everything feels warm and good and so alive. It's always most ...
this is beautiful amanda. thank you.
my husband's work schedule has been very varied lately but we're managing to eat breakfast together as a family. i carry our oatmal and scrambled eggs and all the fixin's out on a thrifted wooden tray.
no matter how chaotic the rest of the day is...our breafasts together are just magical.
Commented Nov 18, 2009 on food bits at SouleMama
food bits
I think about food a lot anyway (how can I not, when most of my waking hours are spent in the planning/making/eating/cleaning of it?). But in the events of recent weeks and months, I've found myself thinking about it even more, if that's possible - the comfort of food; the blessing of wh...
"Amidst the flurry, and especially in the presence of our 'new normal,' this Mama is both reminded and reminding of the two words I keep in mind with the birthdays of my little ones: Simple and Special."
i love this amanda.
especially...
this Mama is both both reminded and reminding
....this applies to so many lessons in life that we share with our little ones doesn't it?
Commented Nov 17, 2009 on making plans for Harper at SouleMama
making plans for Harper
He Who Sports The World's Most Awesome Cowlick (we do declare) is about to turn ONE. I know. Crazy. Crazy and true. The planning has begun - by a whole lot of people. Five very motivated and excited family members of his, to be precise. Everyone's working on something - songs are being writt...
me too!!!
:-)
Commented Nov 16, 2009 on Shalom! at SouleMama
Shalom!
This sweater has already been everywhere with me. I've found myself - often with little ones in tow - sitting outside of a doctors office desperately seeking some grass and trees and sky and fresh, fresh open autumn air. I've been amazed (and grateful) at the places where such a breath of f...
this is one of my favorite magazines and i would love to have my subscription extended!!!
thank you for the chance to win...
~erin
Commented Nov 15, 2009 on SouleMama Sponsor ~ LIVING CRAFTS MAGAZINE ~ at SouleMama
SouleMama Sponsor ~ LIVING CRAFTS MAGAZINE ~
*** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Today's featured sponsor is Living Crafts Magazine. In their words: "Living Crafts magazine is a quarterly crafts magazine for families who embrace a natural lifestyle, and are interested in traditional forms o...
oh how i love reading about mamas who are living their dreams.
thank you for a chance to win!
~erin
Commented Nov 14, 2009 on SouleMama Sponsor ~ SARAH JANE STUDIOS ~ at SouleMama
SouleMama Sponsor ~ SARAH JANE STUDIOS ~
*** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Today's featured sponsor is Sarah Jane Studios. In her words: "If you were to go back in time to my 5 year old self and asked me "what do you want to do when you grow up, Sarah?" I would have answered: "Be a mo...
oh i am just loving these memory lane posts.
thank you.
happy weekend!
~erin
Commented Nov 13, 2009 on Friday, From the Archives :: This Week in 2006 at SouleMama
Friday, From the Archives :: This Week in 2006
It's Friday - time for our weekly trip down blog memory lane! *** *** *** *** The Makings of a Day {Originally posted November 14, 2006} Today, we... ::had breakfast. An hour later, had breakfast #2. an hour after that? snack. ::played checkers. Until the board was tipped upside down by ...
so beautiful.
wishing you and your family all the best...
~erin
Commented Nov 12, 2009 on for Papa - 2009-2010 at SouleMama
for Papa - 2009-2010
Papa just got his 2009-2010 hat! (New here? It's a tradition! Check it out - 2008, 2007, 2006). I wanted to make something different for Steve this year - nine years into this annual hat knitting gig and I've kind of covered a lot of terrain - ribs, stripes, simple cables. Not to mention the...
oh kate! i just love your conversation after the phone call.
last year i invited my friends and family to join me for a moon circle. before i sent the invitation i asked my aunt if she thought it was too "out there" to send to the whole group.
she paused and then said...ummm...well...let's just say i don't think it's any weirder than when we all came to your house to help plant your kids' placentas.
(i did send the e-mail, by the way...and a bunch of people, including my aunt and my mom, came to my moon circle! it was great and as soon as we can find a year-round venue i hope to start it up again!)
Commented Nov 11, 2009 on Preparing for Martinmas at A Life Like This One
Preparing for Martinmas
I had to laugh as I hung up the phone two nights ago, after inviting some family friends over to celebrate Martinmas (a little known festival focusing on compassion and light) that has become an important part of advent preparations in our house. Justin looked at me with a crooked smile. "Do the...
this is just beautiful.
i have some of the special clothes and handknits my babies wore tucked into a drawer. every once in a while i open the drawer and the memories just pour out. definitely an important part of our family's mental photo album. (love that image.)
gentle blessings to you and your family...
~erin
Commented Nov 11, 2009 on baby heads and baby toes at SouleMama
baby heads and baby toes
This was one of the first hats I made - for Calvin - when he was a babe. I remember using this picture for his first birthday invitations, which would mean he was right about the age that Harper is now. Harper is nearly one, and Calvin will turn nine in no time at all. Amazing. Harper's ...
wow kate! those are some *gorgeous* photos!
Commented Nov 9, 2009 on Monthly Mindfulness:: capturing light at A Life Like This One
Monthly Mindfulness:: capturing light
We had one of those weekends that make me love fall even more. It was full of sunshine and starlight, warm air and outside play. It was also a weekend where I found my camera strapped to me more often than not. Standing in the fields, soaking in vitamin D, I noticed just how good I felt. I...
what a beautiful photo. thank you so much. this is just how i needed to begin my week.
i have a big event coming up this weekend for my birth network and i keep catching myself getting pulled into a frenzy.
thank you for the reminder to seek stillness amidst the busyiness.
love + light...
~erin
Commented Nov 9, 2009 on sitting still at SouleMama
sitting still
{photo by Steve} In the midst of so much, I'm doing my best to find the still. Those moments are harder to come by these days, and they always mean letting something else go by the wayside. But oh, they matter so much. So much. So, here's to a new week! A week with as many moments of still...
lovely. thanks for the chance to win.
~erin
Commented Nov 8, 2009 on SouleMama Sponsor ~ BAYAN HIPPO ~ at SouleMama
SouleMama Sponsor ~ BAYAN HIPPO ~
*** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Today's featured sponsor is BayanHippo & MinikHippo In their words: "BayanHippo is run by Vildan, a Mama of two in Turkey. BayanHippo is now highlighting the kimono dresses and other things for children in the ...
sending love and strength to you and your family...
~erin
Commented Nov 5, 2009 on where i've been at SouleMama
where i've been
:: warming, reading, snuggling, knitting and staring by the fire :: trying to stay on top of the essentials - with the help of many, many friends and sweet family (including, of course, Dorothy Gale of Kansas) :: digging for dinosaur bones in the back yard (you never know...) :: votin...
oh my! i would love to hear more about the third picture down...it is just so cool!!!
Commented Nov 2, 2009 on halloween 2009 at SouleMama
halloween 2009
Our celebrations this weekend were full of silly fun, a generous dose of magic, and a gentle amount of spook! It's so much fun to celebrate the season with friends and family...in proper dress-up style, of course. And we were...from oldest to youngest: Peg-Leg Pirate Papa (so aptly c...
beautiful post,as always!
we too have been enjoying exploring the contents of milkweed pods.
i have been wondering if i could spin with the fine silky threads...
hope you are having a relaxing weekend.
xo
~erin
Commented Nov 1, 2009 on .: Casting Our Wishes Into The Air :. at GardenMama
.: Casting Our Wishes Into The Air :.
I was happy to see Suzy as well as Heather working from "The Dream Pillow" tutorial with their children! .: A view of home as we emerge from the woods and cross the fields. Can you spot a roof snuggled in among the trees? :. We are appreciating these light-filled days, the crisp smell of the ...
oh sara! this is just beautiful.
Commented Nov 1, 2009 on Yuri's New Sweater! (A modern day Pele's New Suit) at Farmama
Yuri's New Sweater! (A modern day Pele's New Suit)
Once upon a time there was a little farmer boy named Yuri. He was friends with all the animals on his farm, but his favorite friend was a sheep named Matilda. One day he asked his mama if she would make him a sweater from Matilda's wool. Hmmmm....thought Mama..... "Since you help us out on th...
oh kate! i just loved this whole post.
we are really focused on our dinner rhythm right now. (which is the polite way of saying what we've been doing for the past few months is NOT working AT ALL!!!)
i'm actually cooking up a little fun challenge to encourage my kids to try new foods (without forcing them to do so) because it's killing me that i make such healthy foods for everyone and then they eat peanut butter and jelly night after night.
will keep you posted...
~e
Commented Oct 30, 2009 on Monthly Mindfulness:: dinner rhythms at A Life Like This One
Monthly Mindfulness:: dinner rhythms
I feel like I need to stand up, raise my hands and say, "I admit to sometimes making three entirely different dinners every night to accommodate for the rotating list of most-picky eaters in this house." There. I said it. I have longed for the rhythm of sacred family dinnertimes for, um, ev...
oh my! i just love watching his design process. such empowerment!!
my kids are wearing store-bought costumes this year. it was a tough thing for this creative mama to come to terms with but it is truly what they want so...as i ask them to do a dozen times a day...i'm just going with the flow.
(i shared a guest blog about it here: http://kidoinfo.com/ri/thank-you-spiderman-ebg)
happy weekend and happy halloween to you!
~erin
ps ~ is halloween an internationally-celebrated holiday? just curious.
Commented Oct 30, 2009 on Friday, From the Archives :: This Week in 2007 at SouleMama
Friday, From the Archives :: This Week in 2007
It's Friday! Time for our weekly trip down blog memory lane - this one, written by Calvin. *** *** *** *** Calvin Blogs :: Super Rack {Originally posted October 31, 2007} "I thought about making my own superhero. Super Rack. Super Rack is a good kind of superhero. He can fly. He can climb up ...
i'm so grateful that i get to go dancing tonight!!!
i joined a morris dancing team this past summer and our weekly practices are a highlight of my week!!! :-)
~erin
Commented Oct 28, 2009 on more gratitude (is a good thing) at SouleMama
more gratitude (is a good thing)
Yesterday was a particularly frustrating day in what I've begun calling 'the new normal' around here - a doctor's appointment in which we were hoping for answers led only to more questions. {Edit: Steve gently points out that I may sound a little dramatic here. He assures you that he is 'fine,' ...
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