come together

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i’m a single mom, and i am blessed that my child’s father is such a major part of quinn’s life. there are days when i feel less than blessed that this man is still a part of my life, by default, because we co-parent together. this has been one of those weeks in which i . . . → Read More: come together

~this moment~ whopper crab

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A Friday ritual. A single photo capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

inspired by soulemama

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just go!

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spontaneous 13-hour camping trip, saturday night. with our busy schedules, including attending the farmers market every saturday morning, we have had limited time for camping, but we decided we *need* to just go. so we went. it was fabulous! we saw another owl (this one did screechy-whistle sounds at us, and was much darker than . . . → Read More: just go!

~this moment~ normal

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A Friday ritual. A single photo capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

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magical elders

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it’s been a wonderful week of hiking, tree climbing, and foraging. spending time with the elders (giant cedar trees, watchful owls, and berries of the elder variety). quinn and i were driving down a road toward the drift creek wilderness near our home and this owl was looking down . . . → Read More: magical elders

the cove

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“did you, did you do, did you do all you could?” ~ani difranco

this week i was finally able to make it to a showing of the documentary the cove. now that it has won an oscar and all sorts of other awards, you hardly need me to tell you how amazingly well put together . . . → Read More: the cove

~this moment~

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A Friday ritual. A single photo capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

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berries and goat cheese

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living frugally has started feeling so decadent. quinn and i made our first batch of cheese. it’s chevre, or goat cheese, made from fresh raw goat milk directly from a local farm. first, you heat it, add a packet of culture, stir it, remove from heat and cover. walk away, go to bed. in the . . . → Read More: berries and goat cheese

mama unschool course; wild herbals and medicinals

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one of my ongoing self-taught areas of study (i think of them as mama unschooling courses) is basically, all things plant. i have been reading widely in plant field guides, and especially focusing on edible and medicinal features of wild (i like to think of them as free range) plants. i’m putting together quite a . . . → Read More: mama unschool course; wild herbals and medicinals

setting the tone

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i’ve been thinking a lot about the whole concept of blogging, wondering exactly what it is i’m doing here and what i would like to accomplish. some of my goals center around networking, others are related to honing my writing skills (obviously needed!). partly this will be a journal for myself, partly it will keep . . . → Read More: setting the tone