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Monday, April 11, 2011

Monday

This morning started off calm....

There was rearrangement of faerie and gnome paraphernalia...



Liv made jack and the beanstalk out of clay....



Ira made me a baby ostrich in all my favorite colors....



Liv was working hard at kneading the clay-



Ira made a sparkly turtle and some jewels...







And a Lego container to lock up an evil spider in. When she told me this I made a face- and she said "don't worry- it's a plastic Lego Spider"




Then we got a call saying "pack up, we are going to Vegas......"


On the road again!

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Spring!

We added some new things to spruce up the patio now that we are getting some nicer weather!

a sand table....







We had bought things to go to a gardening/faerie space building meet up- but late bedtimes left us with cranky kids...

So we did it this evening here at home. We planted some seeds and Ira added the gnomes and mushrooms she painted.



Emers being helpful... :)



*I* got wind chimes. Really great sounding chimes.....



And a new game on clearance for $1.98! Not super fun..... For adults.



But the kids loved it!



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Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Longmont, CO

Wow! The girls are freaking out! So much to see that they've never really seen before( or that they remember anyway)

Ladybugs....like, in nature, not from the garden store where you can buy 200 in a plastic tub, but half are dead)

















Green green tree lined streets for morning strolls.








Rolli polli bugs! In her hand!!!!








Maple tree seeds- helicopters!!!!

Ira said, "mama!!!! This is the COOLEST toy EVER!!!!!!"

Poor desert girl deprived of fun nature.








Cool flowers...








~Caffe luna~
Gluten free snacks!


























Big ol pine trees...








Nature walk booty-








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Saturday, April 3, 2010

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Spring? Where did you go?

Looks like we got a whole week of spring! Now it's summer ;)

91ish degrees outside.... Thermometer inside our house says 80 degrees.... I think it's funny that in some places 90+degrees calls for pools and air conditioning and other cool off measures... Here in Arizona we have all our doors and windows open & and are enjoying the nice weather "before the REAL heat comes"!!!

Perspective. It's all about perspective.

The girls are enjoying an afternoon of digging.
They are GOOD workers.
Ira tries hard to not get her feet dirty....








Then liv pretends it's waaaay harder to push (a half pound of dirt) than it really is.


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Sunday, January 10, 2010

sunny days...

there is a chill in the air, but we still have the sun....
good for playing in the sand.....


taking walks.....



and lemons.....

Monday, December 14, 2009

Monday, August 24, 2009

orchard trip!

Here we are arriving in the unexpectedly HOT HOT HOT weather.... we had attempted to get there early... and didnt make it until later in the afternoon...



liv sampling two apples... macintosh... yum.

ira was our seeker....


home, exhausted... and making cobbler....

Friday, August 21, 2009

we extended our shade

it has made such a difference in howmuch timewe can spend outside before getting heat stroke :)





Monday, August 3, 2009

raw zucchini?

I have been told to try it several times.... I had such a hard time conceptualizing it... so I avoided trying it.

Until today.

We just got a bunch of zucchini at the farm on saturday so I figured I would try.

I searched around and was inspired by the city cook

I forgot to take a picture, which is a shame, it was actually quite pretty.

3 small-medium zucchini- peeled
3 ears fresh roasted sweet corn
juice of 1/2 a small lemon
3 tablespoons of EVOO
shredded asiago cheese-to taste

shave the zucchini into long super thin strips, then cut them into half inch segments. Cut the corn from the cob and add it to zucchini. juice the lemon into a cup and add EVOO...whisk together, add to veggies. salt and pepper to taste. I let this sit in the fridge for about a 1/2 hour to an hour to let the flavors marinate. Once ready to serve, shred asiago over and mix together.

Right before my husband took his first bite, he said, "Jen I really do not like raw zucchini, Ive had it before"

I was a little discouraged.... until he ate two bowls...standing at the counter.

As a side, this would maybe satisfy 3-4 people... as part of the main dish or to share, I would double it.

Sunday, July 12, 2009