Every year around this time two sides break out into war, and this time I’m not talking the “war on Christmas” folks. No, I mean the war between getting a fake tree or a real one.
On the one side cutting down a tree just to be tossed out is pretty shitty, on the other side [...]
In America, the Thanksgiving turkey is really just the warm-up meal. It’s part of the preparation, the feast before the real festival. That festival commonly known as Black Friday.
This is the festival of mass consumerism, a ritual meant to drive sales figures into the black and debt into astronomical amounts. A great rite, if you [...]
Leaf printing has covered my table…
There are bright orange pumpkins every where…
And a certain little girl has learned to sit up on her own…
Sadly, Autumn is short lived around here. The cool crisp air is already getting too chilly for my taste. We’re an area with short spring and autumn times, and long summer and [...]
Everyone has been talking about Amanda Soule’s Handmade Home: Simple Ways to Repurpose Old Materials into New Family Treasures and how awesome this book is. I’m behind the times, though, so I’ve just now gotten my hands on The Creative Family: How to Encourage Imagination and Nurture Family Connections by Soule. Plan it on my [...]
