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World Forestry Center
Over the weekend, we took advantage of the Smithsonian’s annual free pass day to visit the World Forestry Center, located right across from the Oregon Zoo. The building is light and open, and the...
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Paper crafting – freestyle
The past month has left me feeling stretched pretty thin because of obligations and responsibilities to my family and others. Tackling domestic duties and “home schooling” the girls while my...
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Cider Pressing
Some pictures from the cider pressing party last weekend. It was also my husband’s birthday – I’m so glad he had a great time! (We all did!) Most folks brought apples from their own trees and also...
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Swift Watch 2012
So, I’ve come to realize that blogging, even sporadically and ineptly, is really difficult with four busy kids, and a very busy life. I cannot figure out how to do it without taking time away from...
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On the Oregon Coast
We are home from a weekend yurt getaway to celebrate my husband and our second daughter’s birthdays. There was a driving rain most of the time, so we skipped the frigid beach in favor of a hike...
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King Tut
The girls and their auntie are up in Seattle for a few days. The ancient Egypt obsession runs pretty deep in this family, and Bea and Ruth had a blast getting to visit the King Tut exhibit today. (A...
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L’Arche Christmas Tree
Each year, we visit the same tree lot to pick up a little table-top Christmas tree which will sit in the window seat. It is a tradition we really enjoy, and we’re thankful to be able to support...
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Outdoors
(Edit: I realize WordPress is having issues right now – all my photos are loading sideways, and while they look fine on my Dashboard, they appear flipped on their side in the final post. Working on...
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Early September in the Garden/ Transitions
Purple “de Milpa” tomatillos. As tasty as they are beautiful. Well, the photo editor/uploader issues with WordPress haven’t been fixed yet, but I’m going to try and get a few images to upload for this...
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Neighborhood Nature Walk
When the kids have abundant energy, and the weather is unusally dry, it’s time to bundle up and walk to Grandma and Grandpa’s. The kids brought a basket to collect items for the nature table on their...
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