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Hi Mamas, Happy Mother’s Day! It’s that time again…Matilda Jane rolled out a gorgeous new line called It’s a Wonderful Parade, which …

Poor Gabriel – I have not done many posts featuring him on the blog. There are a few reasons: 1. Simply a …

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“A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013.” Lillian: She loves to eat at the big table from …

Here is Havenhill in the Fall a few years ago: I’d like to welcome Raquel to the blog today! She is going …

We have been without a microwave since last August. One day I was heating up diced zucchini on a paper towel and BOOM …

We had been growing a huge amount of tomatoes this year. We actually even had some volunteer tomato plants pop up from …

The scrub jays have really come to know that we leave peanuts out for them. When we forget to toss a handful …

I had seen that our peaches were ripening a while ago, and I remembered to go check on them today. I was able …

I had planted carrot seeds so long ago. I can’t even remember if it was before I was pregnant, or maybe while …

Last month we decided to order the aerogarden! I’d been getting advertisements for it in the mail for a long time, and …

I was finally out and about in our yard again today for a little bit. I get very exausted so easily now, …

I haven’t had many cravings to speak of during this pregnancy. I guess I’ve been feeling too sick to really enjoy eating …

There have been wild parrots in this area, and near where my parents live, too, for a very long time. They have their …

Lately the scrub jays that frequent our yard have been flying over us and scolding us if we don’t leave out peanuts …

We had kept our tadpoles in the little screen pocket in the pond for weeks until they got big enough to where …

Yesterday we went to Petsmart again and bought some more creatures to add to our menagerie. Somehow or other, a few of our …

I guess this is our lucky day! We found a FOUR LEAF CLOVER in our yard as we were gardening today! I …