Over the weekend we had a potluck picnic on the calendar and we were asked to bring an autumn themed dish to pass. I needed something simple, but more importantly, something that I could remember most of the ingredients to off the top of my head. Per usual, I was making my decision about what …
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It’s almost autumn. The leaves are starting to change. School buses are back on the road. The fresh berries are dwindling on the produce shelves at the grocery store. I even had drag a pair of jeans out of a storage bin from the basement this morning. This bums me out. The berry part, mostly. …
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Today, I’m bringing my homeschooled children along with me to a prenatal exam with my midwife. Hi, my name is Alison and I am a former mainstream, rural, middle class girl turned still-middle class, urban, hippie (but not hip) stay at home mom. Nice to meet you. Before we head out today, I’m making some …
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Homeschooling comes with plenty of challenges, but it’s also got a handful of perks. One of my favorite perks? We quite often get to enjoy leisurely mornings at home – by design, really. I’m a morning person, but that doesn’t mean I’m uber-excited to run out the door first thing in the morning on any …
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Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. -Chinese Proverb That’s great, but we’re not going to talk about fish today. We’re going to talk about cookies. One of the best things that happens when you learn how to …
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I go through phases where I eat oats every day. And then there are times where the oatmeal canister gathers dust on its top. This week I’ve been back in that oat phase, and am apparently in a frozen banana phase too. I discovered this concoction last week by accident, really – I can’t even …
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My camera has seen better days. And no, taking this picture could not wait even a single second for me to take off my hat or jacket. Apparently the front cover of my camera lost its lust for life about a month or so ago. It’s barely holding on here. I had to resort to …
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I typically get up somewhere in the 6 o’clock hour, without an alarm. Most people would not call this lazy – but really, that’s exactly what it is. My kids stay up late you see, and there are different reasons for this fact – some a bit closer to the real truth than others. It …
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