Glob, a word that you do not see everyday, but which is something that you must look into. Recently ecomom.com has a special, you buy a 20 in gift cards you get 40 to spend. So I did this, one thing I got was glob, it is a dry pigment paint set. It comes with the dry pigments, brushes(bamboo) mxing cups with lids and instructions. The colors are all made out of fruits, veggies, and herbs. Blueberry, plums, basil, to name just a few. The colors are wonderful, and are amazing. You control how to mix itm so if you want thicker you would simple use less water, if you want it more like water colors you use more water.
Glob is a wonderful product! We truely love it!
This blog is from a Homeschool Mom, who is an artist, living now in the Pacific Northwest.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Our family poem: Closing the Circle
Our family poem
Closing The Circle
by Wendell Berry
Within the circle of our lives
we dance the circle of the years,
the circles of the seasons
within the circles of the years,
the cycles of the moon
within the circles of the season,
the circles of our reasons
within the cycles of the moon.
Again, again we come and go,
changed, changing. Hands
join, unjoin in love and fear,
grief and joy. The circles turn,
each giving into each, into all.
Only music keeps us here,
each by all the others held.
In the hold of hands and eyes
we turn in pairs, that joining
joining each to all again.
And then we turn aside, alone,
out of the sunlight gone
into the darker circles of return.
Closing The Circle
by Wendell Berry
Within the circle of our lives
we dance the circle of the years,
the circles of the seasons
within the circles of the years,
the cycles of the moon
within the circles of the season,
the circles of our reasons
within the cycles of the moon.
Again, again we come and go,
changed, changing. Hands
join, unjoin in love and fear,
grief and joy. The circles turn,
each giving into each, into all.
Only music keeps us here,
each by all the others held.
In the hold of hands and eyes
we turn in pairs, that joining
joining each to all again.
And then we turn aside, alone,
out of the sunlight gone
into the darker circles of return.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Gardening, hens, and sick children!
The garden is going leaps and bounds! I am hoping to be able to harvest many wonderful things soon!
The hens are also growing in leaps and bounds....hopfully eggs will start coming soon! Excited by having our own eggs again!
Chloe is sick, we are now in limbo, waiting to see who else will fall to this sickness that is taking over!
The hens are also growing in leaps and bounds....hopfully eggs will start coming soon! Excited by having our own eggs again!
Chloe is sick, we are now in limbo, waiting to see who else will fall to this sickness that is taking over!
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Coming to the end of summer
Summer will be over soon, even when we did not have much on one here in the PNW, but still I love it here.
One of my many reasons for moving back here is because the weather is much nicer, no extreme heat.
Our garden is growing rapidly...still not a lot to harvest yet. The chickens are in their coop, we have painted the kitchen and the bathroom. Next is to get the girls room decorated how they would like them.
We will be starting our official year of homeschool...yes another year of this! It will be out 9th year! WOW! I still worry that they are learning what they need, but then I watch them, and see what they do everyday on their own, and I know that they are exactly were they need to be at this moment.
I still worry about the reading issue for the girls, but I also know that it will come.
I watch them, my three beautiful, sweet children, and I just know that we are doing everything right. Each are bright, beautiful, happy, and are complete human beings.
Everyday I look at my children, and I know that we are also exactly where we need to be.
One of my many reasons for moving back here is because the weather is much nicer, no extreme heat.
Our garden is growing rapidly...still not a lot to harvest yet. The chickens are in their coop, we have painted the kitchen and the bathroom. Next is to get the girls room decorated how they would like them.
We will be starting our official year of homeschool...yes another year of this! It will be out 9th year! WOW! I still worry that they are learning what they need, but then I watch them, and see what they do everyday on their own, and I know that they are exactly were they need to be at this moment.
I still worry about the reading issue for the girls, but I also know that it will come.
I watch them, my three beautiful, sweet children, and I just know that we are doing everything right. Each are bright, beautiful, happy, and are complete human beings.
Everyday I look at my children, and I know that we are also exactly where we need to be.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Life on my little urban farm is never really boring.
Thw chickens are now over a month old, and will soon be moved to the outside coop...they will happy!
All 16 chicks have survived, which surprised me, since they were mailed from Texas, Ideal poultry is amazing, I highly recommend them.
The lasagna garden is growing amazingly well. The creole tomatoes are doing so well, which I was really worried about this since the soil here is so different here.
The kids are still doing school type work, but right now they are more 'free ranging' it all right now. Which is good for them since they are being very creative this way.
Thw chickens are now over a month old, and will soon be moved to the outside coop...they will happy!
All 16 chicks have survived, which surprised me, since they were mailed from Texas, Ideal poultry is amazing, I highly recommend them.
The lasagna garden is growing amazingly well. The creole tomatoes are doing so well, which I was really worried about this since the soil here is so different here.
The kids are still doing school type work, but right now they are more 'free ranging' it all right now. Which is good for them since they are being very creative this way.
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Chicks and the garden!
Today the baby chicks arrived in the mail! We have a total of 16, and all seem to be doing well at this moment.
We decided on many different kinds, that way we can see what type we like the best.
I have never thought about buying chicks from a mail order place, but this time we decided to try it, so far Ideal Poultry has done a great job!
The chicks were hatched on June 7th at 10:00 AM I love knowing that! In 7 or 8 months we should have eggs!
The garden is coming along nicely, I am excited about the thought of all that home grown veggies!
Tomatoes coming in!
Arugula! This my make shift green house frame!
Creole Tomatoes! In Washington!
My beloved lavender, one of my most favorite things ever!
Over all I feel that it is all coming along nicely. I am going to be heading to Farmer's markets a lot, I will be canning in August. I am hoping to make many items that we use a lot of during the year, and that way they will be put up for the year.
We decided on many different kinds, that way we can see what type we like the best.
I have never thought about buying chicks from a mail order place, but this time we decided to try it, so far Ideal Poultry has done a great job!
The chicks were hatched on June 7th at 10:00 AM I love knowing that! In 7 or 8 months we should have eggs!
The garden is coming along nicely, I am excited about the thought of all that home grown veggies!
Tomatoes coming in!
Arugula! This my make shift green house frame!
Creole Tomatoes! In Washington!
My beloved lavender, one of my most favorite things ever!
Over all I feel that it is all coming along nicely. I am going to be heading to Farmer's markets a lot, I will be canning in August. I am hoping to make many items that we use a lot of during the year, and that way they will be put up for the year.
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