tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35380305125754169272024-03-13T08:27:14.394-07:00ContentmentMy attempts to live as gracefully, simply, sustainably, and joyfully as possible!Lissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06467618694347245333noreply@blogger.comBlogger133125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538030512575416927.post-29188377521349945162010-12-15T01:27:00.000-08:002010-12-15T01:27:00.326-08:00Blue and green stuff! Surprised?OK, I finally got a pic of the drapes to show you all, and it totally sucks, but alas, it's hard to get a natural light photo of drapes on brightly lit windows with a point and shoot camera... These drapes are not pressed properly, nor were the pleats set properly, and it will bug me later. When it does, I'll fix it, but for now... I'm glad to have them up and not have the curtain Lissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06467618694347245333noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538030512575416927.post-17029072127384824022010-12-10T01:10:00.000-08:002010-12-10T01:10:00.396-08:00Purpley Stripes and a Green MittenI've been kind of a machine lately, just turning out project after project for Christmas... having my new sewing table right in the center of all the commotion helps motivate me to get projects done. Also, it motivates me to clean up after myself before the guests get here! I have so many projects to post, I've got to divide and conquer! I'm rather proud of these socks, they're Lissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06467618694347245333noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538030512575416927.post-52385351531632458532010-12-09T14:34:00.000-08:002010-12-09T14:34:53.907-08:00So, you remember that "Less is More" feeling I've been having?Apparently, it's a movement or something... even The Nester is feeling it!!!!Lissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06467618694347245333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538030512575416927.post-7322892736043414352010-12-08T07:40:00.000-08:002010-12-09T15:04:38.240-08:00New Things
Well, I've found the camera! Whoo hoo! Thought I'd add some photos of Christmas Decor... I've been on this "Less is more" thing lately, putting the breakables up high because of the little destroyer. I found these teal and red balls at JoAnne's half off and thought that'd be perfect for my chandeliers... I like it, well, I like the little bird. I also bought a Christmas papercraftingLissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06467618694347245333noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538030512575416927.post-9407410407483991952010-12-01T10:38:00.000-08:002010-12-01T10:38:36.784-08:00Ohhhhhhh, I have sooooo been a busy bee!Well!!! Here I am again, your faithful, if sporadic, crafty friend! I have lost my camera, today, so no pics from me.... but I have been making things... I have been very inspired by the Sew Mama Sew Blog, they are so good about coming up with lovely ideas for making handmade things for gifts for people you really, really love, and who really, really love you! So far I've Lissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06467618694347245333noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538030512575416927.post-23038367093569150722010-11-14T11:56:00.000-08:002010-11-14T11:57:21.145-08:00Dude, Where's My Time!I've spent it schooling and cooking, doing laundry and sewing... and knitting... this stuff: Lissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06467618694347245333noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538030512575416927.post-31375883605066685682010-09-14T06:00:00.000-07:002010-09-14T06:00:02.952-07:00I'm a TeacherI have sung the praises of my planning book, and it continues to make life easier for all of us. I've been really digging this super organized Melissa chick. So new and unexpected and effective! I was out on my own the other day and someone asked me, "Are you a teacher?" I was a little unsure how to answer. I asked why and she said I just look like a teacher. ILissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06467618694347245333noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538030512575416927.post-40864967201434181462010-09-12T05:58:00.000-07:002010-09-12T05:58:31.470-07:00Fall is the season for making clothes...When it starts to get cooler, I come out of a summer hibernation... OK, I'm not really hibernating, but summer always makes me feel as though I'm going to die of exhaustion very, very soon. I think this is a thing... otherwise, why would there be a song called, "There Ain't No Cure for the Summertime Blues," or something. Aaaanyway, moving rooms around to make a study for my older studentsLissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06467618694347245333noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538030512575416927.post-69963906269091221622010-08-28T17:36:00.000-07:002010-08-28T17:36:00.259-07:00Books! So exciting!
I've been getting lots and lots of boxes of books in the mail lately. I love books, especially in the fall, when the crisp scent of decaying leaves and apples and smoke remind you that it's time to wear wool, and snuggle in, and learn some new stuff! I'm especially excited about the Dauphin's new books this year. He's starting the Veritas Press Omnibus I curriculum. Lissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06467618694347245333noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538030512575416927.post-47921278247556404712010-08-26T05:40:00.000-07:002010-08-26T05:40:00.590-07:00Yum! Bacteria!So, guess what! I made the jalapenos and they're very yummy, approved by my pickled jalapeno loving husband. Also, my friend Joy gave me some kefir to use so I'll start making that for soaking grains a la Nourishing Traditions. It incubates at room temperature, so no more accidentally killing my yogurt in the oven while I prep for dinner!
Also, I'm going to try to do the sew Lissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06467618694347245333noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538030512575416927.post-31298405866455898132010-07-26T12:57:00.001-07:002010-07-26T12:57:36.526-07:00Lactofermentation Update...So, my pickles are crunchy and tasty, very salty, though... trying again with whey and jalapenos...Lissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06467618694347245333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538030512575416927.post-15281570763656176012010-07-21T09:22:00.000-07:002010-07-21T09:37:11.283-07:00My new experiment: LactofermentationOk, so anyone who eats yogurt enjoys the benefits of lactofermentation, it's basically growing good bacteria, the kind that your tummy likes, in a milk medium. I've found out that it can be used for preserving foods, too, and still with all the benefits to your tummy! Not to mention, there's no cooking involved, so the food remains nutritionally dense during preservation, unlike Lissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06467618694347245333noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538030512575416927.post-9618387879464597822010-07-16T17:09:00.000-07:002010-07-16T17:09:16.811-07:00Garden ProgressI planted the herbs in April, like a week after we moved in. This is what they looked like immediately after planting. Kind of bare and scraggly... I know. There's rosemary, basil, thyme, oregano, and parsley, plus marigolds.
In June I took pics of the gardens as we planted and prepared them, it was late for planting, but we took awhile to get the gardens ready. Between Lissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06467618694347245333noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538030512575416927.post-20081226317688949292010-07-15T13:24:00.000-07:002010-07-15T13:24:50.914-07:00I love teal.Lissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06467618694347245333noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538030512575416927.post-48589867711161819062010-06-15T07:05:00.000-07:002010-06-15T07:05:03.857-07:00Hempathy Buttercup TopButtercup in Elisabeth Lavold Hempathy...Size 4 circular needleCool and comfy, except for the plunging neckline, which requires a tank, which sort of ruins the sublime coolness... I'll make it again, and make the neck line a bit more discreet! And this color, really any shade of blue green makes me feel happy... looks good with my hair, too!
Lissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06467618694347245333noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538030512575416927.post-62545577500198027732010-06-15T05:41:00.000-07:002010-06-15T05:41:47.400-07:00Pork with Rosemary, AlwaysMy mother's recipe, in her own handwriting:
The first time we made this together, I had a boy-man coming to dinner, and she wrote it in a book that she'd been preparing for me with other recipes... I don't remember that boy's name at all, but making dinner with my mom is a very fond memory. I made it one night last week and thought I'd record it pictorially. I used fresh rosemary Lissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06467618694347245333noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538030512575416927.post-91040747822449286122010-05-29T17:59:00.000-07:002010-05-29T17:59:19.083-07:00BirthdayI am now the age my mother was when I graduated from high school. This could possibly be depressing, but really, I'm happy to have lived all this life of mine. My birthday was a wonderfully fun day, thanks to my darling husband and my dear children. I slept in, had brunch in bed, rose to a family cleaning the house for me, finished a knitted t-shirt, and then took an hour and a Lissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06467618694347245333noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538030512575416927.post-30025960189139409152010-05-27T06:53:00.000-07:002010-05-27T06:54:43.250-07:00
Hello, People! I've been thoroughly enjoying the country life this past week! We've had lots of rain, and I finally got my garden planted. The baby hoed it over after I planted it, so the seeds are probably all in the wrong places now, but I think I'll just wait for them to germinate and then put them where I want them. Evenings here are magical this time of year. Lissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06467618694347245333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538030512575416927.post-73731247348883142902010-05-18T00:00:00.000-07:002010-05-18T07:03:33.221-07:00Suggestions?So, I've assembled what I have in the Living Room, and arranged the furniture, but I'm sort of stumped when it comes to curtains. Any suggestions? I have the orange fabric that was in the old living room... not enough for drapes, but I could make valances or pieced drapes combining the orange with another fabric... I prefer drapes to valances, but beggars can't be choosers. I Lissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06467618694347245333noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538030512575416927.post-15520264729822355042010-05-17T07:39:00.000-07:002010-05-17T07:39:29.686-07:00New ArrivalsWell, we are officially starting our food production endeavors as of this morning! The chicks have arrived! This year to save time we ordered two specials from Murray Mc Murray Hatchery, the Barbecue Special (Straight run cornish x's or cornish roasters) and the Rainbow Layers Special (various breeds of chickens that lay colored eggs). So, as of 8:23 this morning 51 little funnyLissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06467618694347245333noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538030512575416927.post-2180803772853608402010-05-15T11:19:00.000-07:002010-05-15T12:32:24.934-07:00Moving Vignettes
This is the house, the day after we moved in... I started unpacking the kitchen right after I made the beds.
I think a cabinet that's white inside is wonderful! Everything looks so clean and bright. An old (as in long time) friend came to help organize things... she's good at it. Plus she likes the kids, bonus!
And of course the Prairie Princess got busy dressing Lissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06467618694347245333noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538030512575416927.post-71896975582132038002010-05-13T12:45:00.000-07:002010-05-13T12:45:23.364-07:00I'm Baaaaack!!!!Hi!!! I've missed you all! My internet was installed about 10 minutes ago and the first thing I did was come tell you darling people. I've been really missing my narcissistic ramblings. Have you? Probably not, but really, what is blogging but narcissism, really?
I have some good news! I am the proud new owner of my dream house as of last Friday, thank Lissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06467618694347245333noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538030512575416927.post-36142152028377712142010-03-14T18:57:00.000-07:002010-03-14T18:57:29.874-07:00OutsideWell, we have a closing date, finally, which gives my life some focus finally! May 3rd we have a scheduled closing and we move in two weeks... woo hoo! My FIL mentioned to my husband that he'd like some exterior pics of the house so I got right on it. We went to the house yesterday and measured rooms so I could plan furniture layouts, and walked the property, and I took some Lissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06467618694347245333noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538030512575416927.post-75750922352162605532010-03-08T08:31:00.000-08:002010-03-08T08:31:00.278-08:00Sneak Peek - Kid's RoomsI'm getting super excited about the move! I can't wait live in my dream house! Well, this is the last sneak peek, as these all look alike and I'm going to include them all in one post. The bedrooms in this house are not over large, with the basement bedroom being the exception, but all have at least one large closet and large windows. These, I think, are the most essentialLissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06467618694347245333noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538030512575416927.post-23337197132253898682010-03-06T08:30:00.000-08:002010-03-06T08:30:07.624-08:00Sneak Peek - Front RoomI'm very excited about the move, now that we have a place to move to! Packing is in earnest and the POD is being stuffed as full as it can get. We're signing the lease this week and going to measure the rooms precisely, and I'll plan furniture layouts in the evenings after the chillens are in bed, resting from their long days of forced labor carrying boxes and washing walls! So,Lissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06467618694347245333noreply@blogger.com1