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The (Likely Brief) Life of Minka
Her name is Minka. It's Polish and means strong-willed warrior. I guess you could say those who can't heal, anthropomorphize. I guess you could also say my back to the land fiber was tested this...
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Oh, Mama Baby
I fly, mama. Buzz Light-heeyah.No. Gus.Oh, mama baby. I fly.Mama baby is a term Gus uses when he's tolerating me. It's a belittling verbal pat on the head really. When he knocks over a pile of opened...
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A Best Day // The First Meeting
There are some real rotten days in parenting: days when you're certain you're doing it all wrong and gee, that poor kid of yours is stuck with you; and days when you're certain you're doing it all...
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11/52
a portrait of my child once a week, every week, for 2013He tells me, "Flying!" And he is.The 52 ProjectI saw the swing from the road on our first visit and it was in that moment I knew. Of all the...
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Hoopla & Dice
Our Hoopla girl and sweet boy Dice. They came names included and try as we might to come up with something better suited, the names stuck and now seem perfect. She has a mustache. He has the most...
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Sweet Homestead Stills
1. a beautiful & kind housewarming gift from dear friends2. my little friend who never fails to remind me that we are in fact friends3. a very sweet gift from my very favorite friend for Gus, the...
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Winter's Last Hurrah Soup // Cooking with Cheese Rinds
On Sunday morning I requested a fire in the cookstove. I wanted to be warm and I wanted to cook, finally. Since moving my kitchen mojo has been off. I've been more apt to serve up hummus and peppers or...
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12/52
a portrait of my child once a week, every week, in 2013Gus, kitty whispererthe 52 projectToday marks three weeks for us and this little old house. Three weeks of fresh air, open spaces, and delicious...
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Lightening
For the past few months, in between moving and planting and raising up a little person and some even littler feathered things, I've been editing for the spring issue of Seasoned. Our articles run the...
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Sweet Homestead Stills (& Video!)
waiting for a pull // fat cat, snow cat // to the creek, sir! airing out under Sassy's watchful eye // whiling away the hours // loud pizza crust making stall with a view // making things, fixing...
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13/52
a portrait of my child once a week, every week, in 2013Whether he plays the pursuer or the pursued, he loves the thrill of the chase.It's amazing what a little sun and warmer temperatures will do....
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Neighborly
We were deeply involved in post nap art therapy yesterday afternoon when I rounded the corner only halfway to respectably dressed to find four strangers on my front porch. Oh, great, I thought....
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Sweet Homestead Stills, V. 3
broken but loved // waiting for water // shinglesshinglesshingles getting roosty // ice cream! // hoopy love sun butter & strawberry // gifts from a good man // sandwich SMOOSH drizzle, drizzle //...
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First Friday // McKenzie of Oliver and Abraham's
Today I'm happily welcomingMcKenzie of Oliver and Abraham'sfor the second installment of the First Friday art series. A few weeks ago McKenzie and her husband moved into a new (old) farmhouse on the...
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14/52
a portrait of my child once a week, every week, in 2013a moment of bliss captured in the very brief love affair with his new bedThe 52 ProjectIt was all giggles and clubhouses and puppies under the...
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Good Ones
The good ones are the ones that show up on your front step bearing healing herbs and vinegar for the foot you nearly broke off your leg earlier in the week. They may also show up with the most delicate...
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Golden Hour in the Greenhouse
Doors open. Windows, too. Pea shoots and asparagus in the pasta. Micro greens- grow, grow! It's the golden hour in the greenhouse.
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In the Kitchen with Seasoned // Spring 2013
What can you expect from the spring issue, you ask?Chilled pasta full of spring's bounty and melty radish butter perfect for brunches served al fresco.French onion dip- a sinful, shameful childhood...
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Feathered Builders of Urban Community
Kelli Wefenstette is one of the spring issue's wonderful contributors. She lives in a farmhouse...in Chicago. Recently Kelli and I were emailing back and forth when she mentioned the first birthday...
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