Archives for September 2012

September 7, 2012

tomorrow is the “great media garage sale”.
everyone in our entire town is open to have a sale.
it’s one of the highlights of the year.
when we first moved in, i furnished most of our home with the sale.

the girls plan to sell lemonade and cookies to shoppers passing by.
i have a few things to sell too.

but first i plan to walk around early with my list to see what i might find.
wish me luck.

::rain coat for norah
::cutting boards
::bowls (i had a stack of six mixing bowls that dropped and broke into pieces)
::lamps
::llbean duck boots
::ball jars
::rollerblades for hannah
::dinosaur books for my nephew

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September 6, 2012

when i was young we would go to longwood gardens almost every weekend. my parents loved to walk around to gather ideas for our garden at home.
it’s a spectacular place to visit and i have many lovely memories of the gardens but i also have many memories of my sister and i feeling like maybe we should just pitch a tent and move in.
after a while we began to dread going.

once i hit my teens i refused and have only in the last few years started to ease myself back there.

last night we went to this exhibit. it was magical and just being there on a summer night was a beautiful experience.
i was kicking myself all night about forgetting my camera.

my favorite has always been the conservatory.
and the water garden display right outside is mind blowing. the water platter plant just amazes me. we were so tempted to climb right up on to one. it could hold a small child for sure.

by the end of the night the guard had to kick us out.
we were the last ones there on the 1000 acre estate.
as we were just about to exit i asked the girls if they wanted to sneak off and pitch a tent.
“noone would ever know” i said.

i can’t wait to go back (with my camera).
i’ll try not to drag the girls there every weekend.
but secretly i wouldn’t mind moving in one bit.

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September 4, 2012

some of us are a bit under the weather so the rain that continues to fall seems fitting.
a movie, a pot of chicken noodle soup and another batch of biscuits is all that is planned for the rest of the day.

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September 3, 2012

i LOVE rainy days.
especially on mondays when everyone gets to stay at home and sleep in.
i’m still in my pjs and think i might stay that way until i have to get dressed to go to a labor day party.
i’m bringing roasted tomato soup and biscuits.

the girls have been out with the neighborhood gang all morning playing in the rain.
it’s the last hoorah.
tomorrow they all go back to school and things will get a little more quiet around here.

our homeschooling days will start to get a bit more structured now that summer is coming to a close.
classes and programs will begin to trickle into our routine and before we know it we will be full swing into autumn.

i think they’re ready.
as am i.

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September 2, 2012

it was a nice little mid week get away to Cape May Point with my mom and the girls.
we managed to fit in quite a lot in just a few days.

our place is small (a one room studio space) but we like it that way.
we are used to small.
we call it the “shore room” and it’s just right.
it’s all we need when most of the time we are out and about.

our little room is just a bike ride or walk away from a general store with an amazing bakery and cafe, many roadside farm stands including one with delicious cob oven baked bread, an organic farm whose german mustard pickles are out of this world, and the beach.

when we are tuckered out from a long day we come back to our little one room retreat and wash up in the outdoor shower, cook up some dinner, read, take a nap, play a game of cards and just cozy up.

and when it’s time to leave, a quick sweep up and it’s all clean.

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September 2, 2012

I am so very honored (and blushing a bit too).
I have been chosen by the very lovely Country Living Magazine as a finalist for the Blue Ribbon Blogger Award!!

If you would like, you could vote for me starting today and every day until September 17th.
And even if you don’t I just want to take the time to thank all of you who stop by this little space of mine.
You motivate and inspire me and always bring a smile to my face as I read your thoughtful comments and emails.

This blog would not have been nominated without you.
Thank you friends. xo

P.S. You can read more about the award here. You will find me under the lifestyle category.

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