Showing posts with label backyarding. Show all posts
Showing posts with label backyarding. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

yarn along

Remember this post? Well, I've been busy. Here are just a few....yes a few of the little critters I've been knitting around here. 

Cats and rabbit... and one tailless bunny!

AND...
Check it.: Jenn has learned to knit too! She picked it up so quickly and her stitches are evening out!!

Pajama play time. Jenn with her new needles and Avi with the diggers. 

Joining Ginny today.

Monday, January 14, 2013

then.and.now: sandbox


number.thirteen

But what minutes! Count them by sensation, and not by calendars, and each moment is a day.    ~Benjamin Disraeli                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
a babe in his sandbox

a boy in his sandbox

Inviting you to join me in my Monday ritual ::: link up with your own then.and.now 

Monday, October 1, 2012

Making Friends: Here Kitty Cat




Meet our neighbor's cat. We knew it's name once, but I haven't been able to remember for some time. These neighbor's live behind us and our fence prevents daily interactions like those we have with our neighbors next to and across the street. But we have daily interactions with this cat... from afar. Every morning while Avi is snuggled on the couch waiting for me to finish making his breakfast or at the table finishing off his eggs or french toast, he sees this black and white cat walking along the wooden fence. This week we got a different kind of interaction and Avi tried his hardest to make friends.


 She came close once (before I had the camera out) and let Avi pet her and then she retreated and he tried his hardest -- squatting down and calling to her -- to make friends. After a bit he became impatient as she just looked at him and he tried, in vain, to follow her.




 He retreated and tried again to call her, once again, squatting low and clucking his tongue best he could. She ran off and we played in the yard together until....


...we saw that she came back and brought with her Forrest, our other neighbor's cat. 






As you can see, Forrest is fluffy, huge, and very friendly. He's a different kind of friend -- always ready for pets, snuggles and...


... an occasional KISS!

AND all of this happened after Avi decided he wanted to be a kitty cat for halloween. I wonder if he will change his mind about being a black and white cat and want instead to be an orange cat.

Thursday, September 13, 2012

NINE


We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.  ~Thornton Wilder


A few of this weeks treasures with some random musings along the way!!

Oh how I love thee... let me count the ways! 
I just can't seem to get enough of him! Since I've started back at work I find that our time together is more balanced. Playing together instead of me feeling like I'm always saying, "in just a moment". Parenting is hard work. Parenting and keeping the household - harder. I love the days when I can text Jenn before she arrives home from work with the warning, "the house is messy". Then there is no cause for concern. (But who is getting dinner on the table? oh yeah, me!)  It's all about balance and I'm finding more these days - even with less time. 

 My neighbor Sara said it best about our boys: "two year olds for hire"
 Riding high with mama in the Boba: sharing his farmer's market carrot with Ema.
 This sweet sign: and meeting baby Linden, who it's for! Welcome to the world little man!
 Trampoline fun with Avi: and his hair!! 
 This smile. Period.
 Apple harvest: time to start making applesauce and pies and crisps and and and...
 Wednesday's forecast high of 61, overcast, rain: long sleeves, long pants, socks... first time this season!! I hear people saying that summer is over.... NO!!!!  It's late summer!!!  And it's one of my favorite parts of summer. 
I found some patience this week in the kitchen: and Avi used his mad skillz to help make his french toast. I love that I can find the places where I can allow my 2 year old to be at the hot stove. It is with guidance and supervision that our kiddos can learn where to touch and where not to touch. Things that are "hot" or "dangerous" don't always have to be off limits if we can find the patience and time to really be there. 


Monday, September 3, 2012

then.and.now: friends

number.twelve

But what minutes! Count them by sensation, and not by calendars, and each moment is a day.                                                                                                                           ~Benjamin Disraeli


 July 2011


August 2012

Inviting you to join me in my Monday ritual ::: link up with your own then.and.now 

Friday, August 17, 2012

(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, link your 'moment' in the comments for all to find & see.

  Joining  Soulemama          

Friday, July 20, 2012

(this moment)


A Friday ritual. A single photos - 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, link your 'moment' in the comments for all to find & see.


Inspired by Soulemama

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

wee(ds)kend project

We were so fortunate that the previous owners of our home were avid gardeners. We have the most beautiful flower gardens. When one blooms dies back, another comes... and this continues from the very first crocuses far into late fall. We have spent so many hours out in our yard keeping it beautiful -- until June of 2010. June 25 to be exact -- our little bird's birthday. While we enjoyed the new found wonder of being mamas, the bind weed, dandelions, lambs quarters, and thistles enjoyed our negligence. This past Sunday, while Jenn was busy in the veggie garden (post coming soon) I got busy in the bed adjacent to our chicken coop. Avi took turns helping both of us!

believe it or not - this is a rock path/ditch

overgrown with weeds and grasses

the tedious task of cleaning rocks from weeds

while I was working hard, my best helper was playing harder


volia!

And just to reiterate: 


Before...................................................................................After


Walking out to the chicken coop every morning I get to see the efforts of my hard work. 
What projects are you working on??

Friday, April 27, 2012

(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, link your 'moment' in the comments for all to find & see.



Inspired by Soulemama