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fresh air truly is a reset button....and as my firstborn gets ever closer to 13, I try to tell myself again and again to take time to put things into perspective...these "last" years with our family of five together under the same roof are going to go far. too. quickly!~k
go. outside. now.
For 39 seconds, I am careening completely out of control, laughing hysterically as sled and snow meet, bounce away and meet again. When I stop-- by tipping over into a hard pack snow, more or less leaving a side profile of my face in it-- cheers erupt from the top of the hill. My children are ...
I always forget the "me" part of this too~ until I'm standing outside breathing fresh air and wondering why I didn't think of doing so sooner!~kate
go. outside. now.
For 39 seconds, I am careening completely out of control, laughing hysterically as sled and snow meet, bounce away and meet again. When I stop-- by tipping over into a hard pack snow, more or less leaving a side profile of my face in it-- cheers erupt from the top of the hill. My children are ...
Thanks so much for your kind words Stacy!~Kate
go. outside. now.
For 39 seconds, I am careening completely out of control, laughing hysterically as sled and snow meet, bounce away and meet again. When I stop-- by tipping over into a hard pack snow, more or less leaving a side profile of my face in it-- cheers erupt from the top of the hill. My children are ...
Caroline! NO! I didn't get it!!! I was just thinking about you the other day, wondering if maybe something happened. Any chance that I can still get a copy? SO EXCITED to read it!
go. outside. now.
For 39 seconds, I am careening completely out of control, laughing hysterically as sled and snow meet, bounce away and meet again. When I stop-- by tipping over into a hard pack snow, more or less leaving a side profile of my face in it-- cheers erupt from the top of the hill. My children are ...
Ah, Amie, I know all too well the desire for exploration and spontaneity! I love that you can experience where you are now, fully, while still holding a place like Holland in your heart. Thanks for sharing. love, kate
editor's corner :: what I said to my town this week
occasionally, i will share an "editor's corner" -- a note to my community found first in the pages of the Harbor Light Newspaper. i'm a lucky girl, to be part of a team who believes deeply in the word "community" and it is a treat for me to include you all in this part of my world. if you'd lik...
Hi Sarah, and welcome! I'm so glad to know this space may provide you with a little taste of the north....and I have to say, I simply *love* the phrase "with such rich and varied currency...people, water, woods, seasons." simply beautiful.
love, kate
editor's corner :: what I said to my town this week
occasionally, i will share an "editor's corner" -- a note to my community found first in the pages of the Harbor Light Newspaper. i'm a lucky girl, to be part of a team who believes deeply in the word "community" and it is a treat for me to include you all in this part of my world. if you'd lik...
Sherry, you are too kind! Can't wait to hear/read/learn all about your next adventure. Coming up soon, right?
love, Kate
editor's corner :: what I said to my town this week
occasionally, i will share an "editor's corner" -- a note to my community found first in the pages of the Harbor Light Newspaper. i'm a lucky girl, to be part of a team who believes deeply in the word "community" and it is a treat for me to include you all in this part of my world. if you'd lik...
be here now. I always love when that phrase pops up.
Yes to the photo, a frozen (mostly) stream. there was a whole section that looked like this. It was enchanting!
editor's corner :: what I said to my town this week
occasionally, i will share an "editor's corner" -- a note to my community found first in the pages of the Harbor Light Newspaper. i'm a lucky girl, to be part of a team who believes deeply in the word "community" and it is a treat for me to include you all in this part of my world. if you'd lik...
go. outside. now.
Posted Jan 30, 2012 at A Life Like This One
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So sweet! Don't you just wonder where those two years went (besides the abyss of newborn wonder/exhaustion):) Happy birthday and Birth Day my friend!
TWO!
All this girl said she wanted for her birthday was CAKE! Thanks to the local bakery (this mama is becoming better about SIMPLE), she had just that- a lovely little cup of cake. What made it even sweeter was the fact that loved ones from Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware sang to her and cele...
thank you thank you, thank you, for this post. We've just come back from several weeks out west, and our rhythm this week has been anything but~ I needed that reminder to be powered down 90-percent of the day, and to get back to a block schedule....because even before we left, as my kids get older, I think we were slipping away from it. And boy, can I feel the relief just saying we'll return to routine.
Finding My Rhythm Again.
The bluest sky possible is overhead and every branch is cloaked in ice. In the wind the branches crackle and tiny icicles rain down around us. It is so magical. I look up, lost in the texture of the snow around me and see that my kids are doing the same. We're all just sitting there ...
I love the description "Tired of people thinking our son was a girl ("but that hair?!") (okay, so he is really pretty, but still)." Yup. Have one of those in my house too, over in our small town in northern michigan;)
About me...
Welcome! I'm glad you found your way to my space, whatever brought you here. I am Rachel Wolf, homeschooling mother of two, owner of LuSa Organics, writer and crafty gal. What I share here is a glimpse into our life. I believe that each person is walking their own perfect path and I don't thin...
editor's corner :: what I said to my town this week
Posted Jan 27, 2012 at A Life Like This One
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We've been doing the same thing with our youngest (she's three) on our backyard hills...I have visions of a rockin' little tele skier in a few years (because her mama? yeah-- learned way too late. Not. Pretty.). :)
{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. . . . ....
wait....do your kiddos TELE already?!?
{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. . . . ....
left coast love
Posted Jan 25, 2012 at A Life Like This One
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PS-- Calvin and Noah would get along smashingly-- Noah spent the whole trip deciding if he should be a little kid ski instructor or a ski patroler (our friend is an avalanche patroler complete with awesome avalanche dog-- seeing them working, and knowing they are always last off the hill because of mountain sweeps....). I love hearing their grand plans: ski guy in the winter, give people sailing tours of Lake Tahoe in the summer;) Yes, please!
a getaway
In the 'perfect world' dreams of my now eleven year old, he says he'd be the last one off the mountain at night and the first one on the lift in the morning, sleeping right at the base for the few hours of sleep he'd take in between. So that's just what we did for his birthday - a quick and lo...
we just ventured out to lake tahoe for two weeks, and I hit the slopes once (when a ski patroler friend offers tickets to a sweet mountain, it is a bit required to say yes)-- my baby is now a little ripper at three, and there was SO MUCH JOY in my children's faces to actually see mama on the hill, with them the whole run (so a tip, from one feeding-gear tracking-triage-prefectly happy to be so mama to another: when the time comes, once or twice a year slide out there with them-- they will be so excited to show you everything...It's worth the extra hassle. But only, ahem, once or twice a year;)).
I'm in the process of uploading pictures from our trip to my blog.....maybe today? How does one recap a journey to the mountains and redwood forests, really? The, eh, 1,200 pictures I took may be a bit on the excessive side;)
a getaway
In the 'perfect world' dreams of my now eleven year old, he says he'd be the last one off the mountain at night and the first one on the lift in the morning, sleeping right at the base for the few hours of sleep he'd take in between. So that's just what we did for his birthday - a quick and lo...
2012:: the year of the one thing resolution revolution
Posted Jan 7, 2012 at A Life Like This One
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I love this story Amanda, perhaps more than any other story I've ever read in this blog (and that's saying something, lady!).
Saying "no" is a nearly impossible task for me-- even when it feels not quite right to say yes. I struggle with it personally (which of course boils down to that age old "am I enough?") and professionally (if I say no, will I lose other important and necessary opportunities down the road?)
But getting to know ourselves-- and even a step further-- ACCEPTING ourselves...that's where real growth and creative spirit dwells. It's also, I'm quite certain, one of the biggest gifts of modeling we can give our children...letting them know it is okay. that we're all okay, just as we are.
thank you. if i lived on the east coast, instead of the beautiful shores of northern Michigan, you can bet i'd be basking in the magic of squam this june....even if I *still* can't knit more than a scarf or sew better than a hack job...because, hey! I'm okay with that-- permission to learn what I love, or accept that I don't mind the mindful task without amazing results? Yes. please.
a squam story
"The one thing I can say right now with enthusiasm and certainty is that if you're in the position to be considering attending Squam - either this fall or next year, but are on the fence for whatever reason - because you don't know anyone else going, because you're not sure it's worth the mone...
it isn't the same! We had a green Christmas this year-- the dusting we got right before the holiday melted and the snow is still barely covering the grass! It's driving us crazy! At least in Arizona you don't have to worry about becoming vitamin d deficient:) Hope you had a wonderful holiday!
a not-so-busy holiday
...which was still both busy and full. I'm writing to tell you I survived (albeit with a few tearful moments) without pulling out my sewing machine, without saying "yes" to every invitation or request that came our way, without sending Christmas cards (but for those of you who sent them to me--...
a not-so-busy holiday
Posted Jan 3, 2012 at A Life Like This One
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In addition to old standbys, we did a lot of linocut stamping-- used kraft paper to create card sets for friends and family, and linen to make napkin/tea towel sets. I think that was my very favorite thing-- it was so meditative to add quotes to the cards letter by letter when the kids were tucked in for the night.
Also, we did hit the thrift store for some vintage records (scratched!) and made record bowls-- super easy and cute...only drawback was me being sketched about heating vinyl-- I opened every window in the kitchen (brrrrr!). In any case, they were a huge hit, and cost us a whooping 90-cents for six gifts....And in the yet-to-be-finished sibling gift pile, I love the vintage frame (another 50-cent find) my first born is giving his brother-- once he gathers enough "just right" sticks to glue on it (inside I put a Katie Daisy print "Take a Hike").
Holiday Handmades
My making this holiday season was a little bit all over the crafty map. A little of this, a little of that - it was so pleasant working my way through December like that! A little bit of soapmaking (a full and proper post coming about that after the new year), of course some Peppermint B...
mary oliver's instructions for living a life: pay attention. be astonished. tell about it.
pretty sure you nailed that this morning, my friend.
xo kate
the pace of paperwhites
~ ~ ~ Thank you for all of your print and book orders! I'll be closing up the shop in an hour or so, and will reopen with the few prints that are left, and the regular stock of books after the holidays. ~ ~ ~ It's a delicate and constant journey, this attempt at simple living, isn't...
I am in constant reminder mode now:) Letting go is so hard~ but if feels so good! And the early morning I've been sewing-and-eating-chocolate-all-night-and-now-I-see-the-result-is-half-witted...Yeah, I'm definitely NOT missing those moments;) ...kate
what I'm not doing
I'm not :: getting a christmas card ready. because I'm not sending christmas cards out this year. :: making granola by the truck load :: staying up with half-designed patterns for some crazy concoction of a present for one of my children. :: crying over aforementioned pattern. :: holding on to u...
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