Celebrating Michaelmas

We had a wonderful day with friends to celebrate Michaelmas. Yesterday, I finally got our nature ‘table’ set up and only added the dragon, as well as some candles that a friend brought over,  today.   We made a harvest loaf while telling  the story from All Year Round (I love this book.)  Our intention was [...]

Nature hunt

We finally made it to the park today.  The weather was absolutely perfect for our second day of the season.  We met up with some friends and had a little nature hunt.  The boys chased squirrels, hugged trees, and even did a bit of leaf rubbings.

Aidan collecting a fallen [...]

Autumn is here – and recent knits

Happy Autumn Equinox!  It was so exciting to wake up to the first day of fall with a cool front (66 F!) and a nice rainstorm.  It wasn’t too long before we were able to make our way to a bounce house for some inside play while the weather settled.  Tomorrow we hope to go [...]

It’s International Babywearing Week!

Today starts the first day of International Babywearing Week!   This is a cause near and dear to my heart.  I want to share some links with you today in hopes that this will help your family be more firm in your decision to babywear or, if you don’t babywear yet, maybe these links will give [...]

Our magical day…

Entering a place of wonder

Enjoying a bit of magic and fantasy

A little creativity

Carefully selecting the perfect wand

Sharing some ‘fairy [...]

Autumn is nearly here!

The cooler weather says so!  It’s been absolutely gorgeous here lately.  The heat has let off enough for us to spend so much more time outdoors again.  We’ve been enjoying more walks around the pond, visiting the ducks, looking for rabbits, pointing out the turtles, and even catching some glimpses of really big fish!

We’ve also [...]

Ollie’s Autumn hat

I have been itching to knit Ollie a ‘waldorf hat’ for quite a while.  They are pilot style hats that come down  a bit in the front and cover the ears.  I think they look precious on babies and are wonderfully functional as well.  I had meant to save it as an autumn equinox gift, [...]