Last year, Peter built a frame for me and we grew two tomato plants and a ton of weeds. I'm the type of person who needs clear instructions when I start something with which I have no real experience. So I bought a book on Square Foot Gardening. It's perfect for our needs - it's tailor made for people with a small amount of space. Read More »
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I really feel like a bear coming out of hibernation. I have so much more energy to get out and do things. We have been thoroughly enjoying the weather. Even rainy days are good for splashing in puddles. Read More »
For years, I've been saying I need to make a compost heap. I balked at the expense of purchasing one of the big plastic bins, so I kept putting off purchasing one of those. I saw instructions on how to make a bin using discarded pallets, but our cars are too small to lug those home. I saw instructions on how to make one out of chicken wire wrapped around a few posts, but I wondered how in the world I could get down in there to stir it around. Read More »
Last weekend we trecked to Southern Indiana to Leane & Michael's Sugarbush for their 2009 Maple Syrup Festival (http://www.lmsugarbush.com/ourfestival.html). It took us about an hour's pleasant drive to get there through winding hilly country roads (after we got off I65). We parked in a muddy field and bundled up against the biting wind. I think the high was something like 28 degrees. Read More »
Like so many people, I struggle with the concept of religion. On the one hand, because of my own haphazard and varied childhood religious experiences, I think it is important to have a community. On the other hand, because of my own haphazard and varied childhood religious experiences, organized religion sometimes gives me the willies and I recognize that a person can be a member of a close-knit non-religious community. As a result, we actually belong to a church, but don't attend very often. This time of the year brings my personal religious struggles to the forefront. Which elements of the season do I stress for my young child? What traditions do we want to develop as a family? Read More »
Like so many people, I struggle with the concept of religion. On the one hand, because of my own haphazard and varied childhood religious experiences, I think it is important to have a community. On the other hand, because of my own haphazard and varied childhood religious experiences, organized religion sometimes gives me the willies and I recognize that a person can be a member of a close-knit non-religious community. As a result, we actually belong to a church, but don't attend very often.
This time of the year brings my personal religious struggles to the forefront. Which elements of the season do I stress for my young child? What traditions do we want to develop as a family?