thankful.

cousins.
mango lassi.
hand crafts.
the sea.
family time.
starfish.

a few things to do as winter approaches...

Print and color these adorable flower fairy coloring pages. They print covering about 2/3 of the page - perfect for Des who writes her 'stories' in the margin of EVERYTHING (including grocery lists, my Sudoku puzzles, and any piece of mail she can get her hands on).

Make garland for the tree (idea from Handmade Home). I used old wool sweaters I found at a thrift shop that were over-washed, misshapen, and perfect for me as they were already 'felted!' We added pine cones, tiny shells the kids found this summer, and 'apple tree buttons' we all made from the half of the apple tree we lost in a storm this year!

Make applesauce.

(Gigantic leaf pile jumping goes without saying)

Nap, although this is sadly only a weekend activity lately.

Hope you are all getting your quiet time any way you like it!

Late Camping Trip 2009

It's all about the fishing... actually it's all about casting - very few fish are involved.

Halloween...

(A little late on the next few posts but they were in the other camera)
the Whittier's are always in the spirit!
Incredible Hulk and Super Mario!
Syd is such a good sport!

Just pretty.

-red maple along side our bamboo 'forest' in the front yard-

Smashing Pumpkins.

I remember when that was just the name of a band.

Now it's a complex post-halloween composting game.

Why they call it fall...

Last week the leaves were up here...

And now they're here...