Small Things

Some Baby Knits

2013-05-21T13:35:38Z

Puerperium Cardigan: I loved knitting this little sweater. It’s no wonder there are so many of them on Ravelry! Pilot Cap: I knit one of these for Silas awhile back and just loved the pattern. This one is knit in the smallest size. It’s a lovely pattern: lots of fun to knit, and quick too! [...]

Friends, Food, and Fermentation

2013-05-20T12:58:05Z

A month or so ago, my friend Sarah convinced me to try a bite of her homemade lacto-fermented pineapple. I was a little afraid of it, and thought it tasted kind of crazy, but found myself wanting another bite a few minutes later. This led to me pulling out my copy of Nourishing Traditions the [...]

Whole Family Rhythms Giveaway

2013-05-20T22:47:57Z

Today’s giveaway is from Megan of Whole Family Rhythms, helping you to create seasonal, weekly and daily rhythms for your family in order to nurture the wonder, beauty and light in early childhood. Meagan began educating herself on play based and natural early childhood learning over four years ago when she stumbled across some Waldorf [...]

Remarkable Trees of Virginia: Rockbridge County American Sycamore

2013-05-17T13:42:02Z

This Amercian Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis,) the third largest in the state of Virginia, grows in the floodplain of the James River in Rockbridge County. As we approached the tree, Seth exclaimed that the plants growing along the embankment next to it were poison hemlock, which are indeed deadly poisonous. Evidently, all it takes is the [...]

Remarkable Trees of Virginia: Maple Lane

2013-05-16T21:18:01Z

The drive through Rockbridge County on the way to “Maple Lane” is absolutely gorgeous. On the day we visited it was unseasonably cool which made it seem like we were in another world all together. These old maples are really amazing. According to our copy of Remarkable Trees of Virginia, local residents claim that this [...]