Tag Archives: baking
The River (Part 2) – On the road and under the ice
About 3 times a year (maybe more now that we make our own bread), we take a trip East to La Seigneurie St-Roch-des-Aulnaies, a grain mill dating back to 1739 and still producing flour today. Why do we drive over … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life, Food, Gratitude, Homesteading, Learning at home, Life, Nature, Outdoors, Seasons, Sensory play
Tagged baking, children, connection, Family, gratitude, homesteading, life, mindfulness, nature, slowing down, spring
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Cold and more cold…
It was another one for the books this week-end. Temperatures ranging from – 18’C (0’F)Â during the day to -38’C (-36’F) at night made the inside seem so much more pleasant than anything going on outside. Seems February is starting out … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life, Food, Life, Nature, Outdoors, Seasons
Tagged baking, blogging community, children, connection, crafts, Family, Friendship, home, life, nature, outdoors, swap, winter
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Another quiet week…
… and we are enjoying every moment. I didn’t take many pictures this week. I guess I was too busy, which is good right? There was a lot of baking and making, hearty meals for our hungry stomachs and … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life, Food, Gratitude, Healing, Herbalism, Homesteading, Learning at home, Life, Reading
Tagged baking, book, Family, Friends, Friendship, gratitude, healing, healthy, herbs, home, homemade, learning, life, quiet, reading
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A day filled with making – Preparing for Winter Solstice and Christmas
Yesterday was so busy… but a good king of busy. We had 2 modes : WITH the kids and WHEN the kids were sleeping. 🙂 With the kids we… … made popcorn garlands for our Solstice Tree … baked vegan … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Seasons, Winter Solstice
Tagged baking, children, connection, crafts, Family, home, homemade gifts, homemade toys, life, nature, quilting, shortest day, winter, Winter Solstice
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Quiet and living on dinner rolls
I’ve been quiet this week, I know. And I honestly don’t have any other excuse than it’s been a really quiet week. So one inspired the other and words didn’t really come. We’ve enjoyed evenings filled with crafts and walks … Continue reading
14615 days…
That is how many days will have gone by since my birth when I wake up tomorrow morning. Strange to think about it in days instead of years. You easily loose track of a year, how quickly it goes by. … Continue reading
Posted in canning, Crafting, Family Life, Food, Homesteading, Life
Tagged baking, birthday, canning, children, connection, cooking, crafts, Family, gratitude, home, life, me time
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Morning, Noon and Night
Morning, noon and night…three little peeks into my day. Morning – around 9 am Noon – around 1 pm Night – around 8 pm Joining Kim over at Mothering with Mindfulness If you feel like sharing glimpses of your day, please … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life, Morning noon night
Tagged baking, children, Easter Farm, Petting zoo, quiet, slowing down, sugar cookies
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Going on no sleep and living in our kitchen – Gratitude
Cryptic enough? Let m explain… The last week has been an intense one. The work on our house has progressed but very slowly. The actual rebuild took the better part of 2 days. The guys were amazing as always and … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life, Gratitude, Quilting, Reading, Recipes
Tagged baking, Faith, Family, gratitude, home, letting go, life, meditation, quilting, reading, recipe, sewing
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Family, Faith, Food and Fabric 