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Valerie
On the coast of Virginia
Living green for the everyday gal
Interests: yoga, green living, cooking, walking the dogs, time with my family, finding eternal happiness!
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Moving Day!
Posted Nov 4, 2009 at It's Not Easy Being Green
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Wow- look at all of this gratitude!
My top three at the moment (though there are so many more)
1) My mama's health
2) Wagging dog's tails at the end of a hard day
3) My yoga practice
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,' ...
Responding
Posted Oct 28, 2009 at It's Not Easy Being Green
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I would wear any of her necklaces with just about anything- but especially my favorite jeans and t-shirt combo!!!
Orangepoppy + A Giveaway!
Rebekah Gough is a a Seattle based jewelry and accessories designer who recently launched this gorgeous line of textile based jewelry called Orangepoppy. The pieces are all handmade with using materials such as new and vintage fabrics, milinery flowers, silk, lace and rhinestones. Also, her pr...
A is for Apple
Posted Oct 22, 2009 at It's Not Easy Being Green
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Weird News
Posted Oct 21, 2009 at It's Not Easy Being Green
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Green Guide for Artists
Posted Oct 19, 2009 at It's Not Easy Being Green
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Fashion Friday
Posted Oct 16, 2009 at It's Not Easy Being Green
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I am Honored.
Posted Oct 14, 2009 at It's Not Easy Being Green
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I most enjoy Cathy the caged cougar- such good alliteration from your little one!!
how to make applesauce
Did I mention all the apples? Two bushels, to be precise. A lot of apples. I haven't had the circumstances to do a big pie-filling freeze like last year. Instead, most of the preserving I've been doing is in the form of applesauce. Because it's easy, no details need be precise, and most especi...
One stitch at a time, one moment, one breath, one step at a time. It's an important lesson we can all stand to learn and be reminded of constantly.
Thank you for your gentle words, and for sharing your days and nights with us.
right now :: time to knit
{Thank you so much for the fabulous audio suggestions in Thursday's post! They were wonderful, and will surely keep us going much longer than this little injury sticks around these parts. Do read the comments in that post if you're at all interested in audiobooks!} I tried s...
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Oct 13, 2009
Handmade Home
Posted Oct 12, 2009 at It's Not Easy Being Green
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Full Quiver Farm
Posted Oct 10, 2009 at It's Not Easy Being Green
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Well I don't have audiobook suggestions for kids beyond Harry Potter (that's what my husband and I are listening to!), I do have well wishes for you and yours. Here's hoping you get that nap soon!
PS- I just picked up your book Handmade Home and it is beyond beautiful. I was flipping thru it at the book store and couldn't put it down- now I don't have to!
naps are lovely
{Harper fell asleep in the sling on a recent visit to the shore, so I laid him down to give my back a little rest. I thought Martha might like to see how her sweet gossamer scarf doubles as not only what I wear around my neck nearly each day, but also as the perfectly cozy/smells like Mama na...
Wordle's are fun for everyone!
Posted Oct 7, 2009 at It's Not Easy Being Green
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Thanks, Mandy! And thanks for the link to check out- I love a good project!
On 10/6/09, typepad@sixapart.com wrote:
Tis the Season!
[photo: how about orange] Unlike the masses, I shop all year for the perfect gift for holidays (birthdays, Christmas, because-it's-Thursday) I love to go to my local craft shows and fairs and find the ideal item for my loved ones. That is if I'm not already making it myself, of course. ...
Tis the Season!
Posted Oct 6, 2009 at It's Not Easy Being Green
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Thanks for adding the tips on yard stuff- so important to add those nutrients! I'm happy to share my compost anytime!
Composting How-To
No one likes gross things. Well, no one except Mike Rowe. That's a man who likes to get down and dirty. Now I am all for digging your hands into the earth, feeling the soil you work with, letting nature be a part of you-- all that. There is just one thing I find disgusting and fascinating at...
Composting How-To
Posted Oct 5, 2009 at It's Not Easy Being Green
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If you ever want to bring them to me at the studio, I would be happy to take them in for ya!
newspaper project
We've been working on a little less REcycling and a little more UPcycling in our house lately. Don't get me wrong, recycling is key and the more of it, the better. I take my recycling to the collection center religiously (oh, how I long for the days of curbside recycling pickup!) but I have be...
Thanks! The camera is a Canon Digital SLR that my father-in-law handed to us when he bought a new (fancier) one for himself. And the pups are hand-me-downs from the pound, and they are the best pups ever.
Thanks for reading!
a bit of home
It's easy to be true to yourself when you are at home. Home truly is where the heart is.
Life's a beach
Posted Oct 4, 2009 at It's Not Easy Being Green
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a bit of home
Posted Oct 3, 2009 at It's Not Easy Being Green
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It's *almost* apple season down here in Virginia and I can't wait! My good friend in Montana was just telling me the other day about all of her applesauce making and canning and, between that conversation and these photos, I am so inspired to go picking very soon!
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celebrating autumn :: apples
(Can you read the story of Harper's day at the orchard with these pictures? Curiosity, discovery, devouring, and dismissal - in that order. We couldn't figure out where all the apples were going...until we caught him in the act, tossing them over the side ...
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