tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2544270359180808742024-03-07T02:02:28.809-08:00More friends and a blogHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01343988569221606506noreply@blogger.comBlogger730125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254427035918080874.post-67635411541007500772009-08-28T10:45:00.000-07:002009-08-28T10:45:24.444-07:00Long time, no post!
Hello
It has been quite awhile since we've posted here but we're still around, we've just been busy posting on our personal blogs. Hope you'll look in on us there, stop to say "Hello" and see what we have all been up to with our sewing, quilting, baking, knitting, gardening, crafting, thrifting, reading, homelearning, white shirt watching, etc. If you'd likeHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01343988569221606506noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254427035918080874.post-22452766172431522262009-05-28T08:50:00.001-07:002009-05-28T08:56:07.590-07:00Whatever happened to Shaun Cassidy??Whatever happened to Shaun Cassidy, you ask? Well apparently he grew a mustache, got braces, big bags under his eyes and loads of blue freckles.I found this the other day rolled up into some of my old artwork. We are in the process of moving and finding all kinds of...erm, treasures tucked away in nooks and crannies. This must have adorned my bedroom wall some 30 years ago. Did I do this? Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01343988569221606506noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254427035918080874.post-1448065119920289202009-04-13T07:37:00.001-07:002009-04-13T07:39:39.124-07:00No guests for Easter dinner?Here's the good thing about not having any guests for Easter dinner.You each get 1/4 of the plum pie. ;-)Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01343988569221606506noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254427035918080874.post-84147848981218135452009-03-09T15:32:00.001-07:002009-03-09T15:51:46.136-07:00WSS warningThere I was innocently sitting down the other night to watch an episode of North and South, purely for my own educational improvement in certain areas of historical importance (wink, wink), when what should appear before my eyes but a White Shirt. A fine white shirt! Well...what's a WSS sufferer to do? Surely I couldn't turn it off, after all, we are in the middle of studies on the Industrial Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01343988569221606506noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254427035918080874.post-13304962373130496452009-03-03T07:08:00.001-08:002009-03-03T07:46:33.542-08:00The Future of Food and Seedy SaturdayWe watched this film a few weeks ago and I keep thinking about it. We already grow most of our veg from heirloom seeds and we also save a lot of our own seeds but after watching this I feel compelled to do more...grow more, save more, share more, do more and talk more.I want to be sure that more people know what is going on with our food and I want people to see how easy (and enjoyable) it is to Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01343988569221606506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254427035918080874.post-5861435913346015522009-02-23T06:40:00.001-08:002009-02-23T10:41:41.436-08:00A fun bookE is really enjoying reading this book aloud to me. It is full of lots of silliness and has really fun illustrations. It is the story of a young wolf going out on a sort of coming-of-age journey; it is filled with all sorts of mishaps (aka - growth opportunities) ;-), adventure and challenges. I enjoy hearing him read Little Wolf's adventures to me but I most especially enjoy hearing the way Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01343988569221606506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254427035918080874.post-75634386132610175282009-02-19T13:19:00.001-08:002009-02-19T13:37:06.687-08:00Clear out your fridge (and freezer) chiliWith the Spring sale from Rancho Vignola coming up, I wanted to be sure I had ample space to store my goodies. I had chili at Heather's not too long ago, and although I ate my fair share, with so much good food to sample from, I didn't get quite enough to quench my cravings, so for this fridge clear out, chili won over soup. Start with a crock pot and throw in whatever is taking up valuable Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254427035918080874.post-2331363118634243722009-02-17T12:32:00.000-08:002009-02-26T07:20:34.376-08:00Does size matter?Well...if you like chocolate it does. :-)Have you ever seen anything so amazing? Me neither. I didn't know there even was such a thing as a chocolate bar this big. Thankfully I have a friend who is very smart about such things. Dark chocolate with almonds and local cherries. It's so pretty I can hardly bear to open it. (wha ha ha ha) Thank you lovely friend. ;-)Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01343988569221606506noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254427035918080874.post-39257369302856904212009-02-13T10:09:00.001-08:002009-02-13T10:21:30.248-08:00Popcorn!Here's a fun book to read if you are a popcorn fan. The boys and I read it and then, strangely enough, we started to feel a bit peckish...we needed a snack.It seemed only sensible to have popcorn. E decided to try his "Almanzo style" with some milk and a bit of sugar over it. W said it tasted like "soggy popcorn" - surprise, surprise. ;-) E liked it. I had mine with butter and Herbamare (have I Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01343988569221606506noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254427035918080874.post-54191916019783431342009-02-11T13:37:00.000-08:002009-02-11T13:56:04.010-08:00Quick and easy from the bread machineAnd did I mention delicious??My hands are really sensitive to moisture, especially in the winter, so I try to stay away from things that leave my hands wet for extended periods of time. This is why I'm so thankful for my bread machine, which mixes and kneads my dough for me - all I have to do is pull it out (knead a tiny bit of flour in if necessary) and plop it in the pan. I was thrilled to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254427035918080874.post-37387466850178979882009-02-03T15:03:00.001-08:002009-02-03T15:30:56.963-08:00Things I have been lovin' all JanuaryMy family has had the most wonderful month...lots of sunshine, hiking, swimming and snorkelling, fresh eating, outdoor time, beach time and relaxing. It was just exactly what we needed. I have so (ridiculously) many photos so I will share just a few.Hikes... Plants and flowers... Sunsets (and the fact that almost everyone stops what they are doing and watches them - night after night. What a Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01343988569221606506noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254427035918080874.post-52478892638186757052009-01-08T11:50:00.001-08:002009-01-08T12:07:21.157-08:00I'd like you to meet CharlotteI worked on this sweet little girl for many nights leading up to Solstice! She was made using the Wee Wonderful pattern available here. I had never made a doll before and she was not difficult, but it did take longer than I had expected.Zara was absolutely thrilled to see her on Solstice morning. She immediately named her Charlotte (that was the name of Laura's doll in Little House on the PrairieJacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555914691024564842noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254427035918080874.post-6236709659294011472009-01-06T18:55:00.000-08:002009-01-06T19:13:03.697-08:00Lentil Quinoa SoupYummy! I found this slow cooker recipe last night in the January 2009 Alive Magazine and happily had all the ingredients to make it.I made it first thing in the morning, so the delicious smell wafted through the house all day (very welcome after shoveling more snow!) It's filled with lentils, quinoa and tomatoes from the garden (that I crushed in the fall and froze). So good!I checked on the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254427035918080874.post-84716464907814846012008-12-31T09:24:00.000-08:002008-12-31T09:38:21.289-08:00A whole lotta stompingAbout a month ago we all watched the DVD Pulse, A Stomp Odyssey. We really enjoyed it and E stomped around afterwards making his own rhythms. We ordered Stomp Out Loud from our library and finally got a chance to watch it last night. Both boys were fascinated - there was nary a peep nor a wiggle during the whole show. They were riveted. I'm a little concerned about the fate of my garbage cans Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01343988569221606506noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254427035918080874.post-64601340857030782202008-12-19T14:31:00.000-08:002008-12-19T14:51:45.062-08:00The crafting elves are busy!We have been busily preparing for Solstice around here - 2 more days to go! Last night I went into the den and Z said "You can't come in here Mom!" So I went into the living room and sat down and started working on her present. She came in awhile later and I said "Oh, you can't come in here!" There are many little secret projects in the works and the suspense is building! Here are a couple of theJacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555914691024564842noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254427035918080874.post-1911069254131438942008-12-18T08:55:00.001-08:002008-12-18T09:11:47.817-08:00Toy flashbackI have a weakness for toys from the early seventies. The boys and I were out sledding in town the other day and decided to pop into one of our favourite thrift stores. They immediately spotted this - Ringa-majigs. It is quite similar to the Ji-Gan-Tiks that I bought years ago at a church rummage sale for W.Do we need more toys in our home? Certainly not. But I love that someone has held onto Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01343988569221606506noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254427035918080874.post-92176672703549442952008-12-16T08:24:00.000-08:002008-12-16T08:32:01.145-08:00Favourite Tiger Butter RecipeLast year E made tiger butter to give as a gift to some of his favourite males (we always find it easy to think of gifts for the females in our family but the guys prove a bit tougher). He loved making it and has already made one batch this year to give as a birthday gift. It was well received so I thought I would share the recipe here. ( this is in his words as he also wrote it out as a Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01343988569221606506noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254427035918080874.post-83201043475572783982008-12-15T11:09:00.001-08:002008-12-15T22:20:44.868-08:00A brief introduction!I realized after I just jumped in and added a new post to this blog, that some of you reading this won't know who I am. I thought that maybe a quick introduction is necessary so here goes! My name is Jacqueline and I know Heather, Katherine and Samantha through our homelearning community. I was absolutely delighted when they invited me to join them on this blog. Blogging is something that's been Jacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555914691024564842noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254427035918080874.post-73816456688733041952008-12-12T00:37:00.000-08:002008-12-12T11:50:40.201-08:00An exciting weekendDuring these past few months, I've spent almost every spare moment in my sewing room, preparing for Winter Cache - an art and craft sale that took place last weekend. I sewed while my babes were sleeping, or playing happily, while they hung on my leg or sat on my lap. I even sewed a few seams while nursing one of them!I have been wanting to sell my handmade goods for years, and for different Jacquelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17555914691024564842noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254427035918080874.post-84252149987399029722008-12-08T12:24:00.000-08:002008-12-08T12:37:06.663-08:00Good movie?My husband and I watched this movie a year or two ago so I already knew the storyline. I knew full well that watching it would likely mean tears for me. Quite often when I watch movies with S he quietly gets up and goes to get me a roll of TP - he knows, after all these years, that a tissue or two just won't cut. This time I ended up crying through large chunks of the movie. It became apparent Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01343988569221606506noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254427035918080874.post-38163645409276578482008-12-01T17:31:00.000-08:002008-12-01T18:07:21.103-08:00Beautiful hand-crafted bagsWomen have always amazed me. I find it fascinating to watch just how capable women are. Amongst our many, many talents we give birth to new beings - how much more amazing can we get? ;-)I am blessed to be surrounded by the most amazing group of women. Last week while visiting my friend, Jacqueline, I had the opportunity to see several of the items that she has been creating for a sale she is in Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01343988569221606506noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254427035918080874.post-27162804481446246372008-12-01T07:40:00.000-08:002008-12-01T07:52:00.502-08:00Snow day and first snowman of the year Many of you know that our friend Katherine moved away from us this past Summer. She moved to a somewhat colder climate and so a few weeks ago when it snowed there I, being the kind of friend that I am, thought that I should send her this little clip to tease her a bit about the snow. (Us Okanaganites like to brag relentlessly about our weather, doncha know)And Katherine, being the much nicer Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01343988569221606506noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254427035918080874.post-24072808353693417662008-11-28T06:33:00.000-08:002008-11-28T07:20:00.608-08:00Days at home at home with kidsI love getting a day at home at this time of year. Yesterday we had the whole day at home and it was lovely. It wasn't just a regular quiet kind of day at home - there were "Big Doings" going on. We all had something we were working on and some of those things were secret too. Closed doors now mean knock and wait for permission before entering. I have been finding little notes here and there Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01343988569221606506noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254427035918080874.post-30470276703017349882008-11-20T13:09:00.000-08:002008-11-20T13:11:14.836-08:00A fun experimentAmanda, this is your three pounds of chocolate. How well do you trust me with it? (I expect to see her knocking on my door within the hour) ;-)Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01343988569221606506noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254427035918080874.post-19630934644407735942008-11-20T09:06:00.000-08:002008-11-20T09:23:47.566-08:00Math resourcesThere was a time when I used to get a little annoyed when people would ask what curriculum we use as soon as they found out we were homelearners. I think the reason it bugged me was because I knew that they wanted to hear a list of purchased "school" books that we were using. That isn't the way that we choose to learn and so I would find myself stumbling for an answer. Did I really want to try toHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01343988569221606506noreply@blogger.com3