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This post is a bit out of the ordinary for me. While I often focus on plant-based living & nutrition, today I am going to talk about eating meat & hunting. So, if you are interested to read these thoughts, please read on. A couple of months ago, I had the opportunity to document a…
Last week was a week of celebration in honor of my sweet Roman James turning 5 years old! Five has always been a big deal in my mind. It is that true transition age from baby to child. Perhaps it is the knowledge that this is the year he will start kindergarten, but whatever it…
“You have to keep breaking your heart until it opens.” –Rumi I wake up to the sound of my bedroom door opening and then the patter of little feet entering the room. “Mama…” Each morning it’s the same. One of them wakes the other. Roman comes to my room to announce that they are awake.…
Hello, friends and happy Monday! After a long winter, spring has finally sprung around here and it’s making me so happy! Birds are singing. The gorgeous flowering trees are in full bloom. Folks are beginning their summer garden preparations. It is such a beautiful time of year and it’s totally got me in the mood…
Thank you Village Harvest for sponsoring this post. Every day Village Harvest is planting seeds of change and growing possibilities, one bag of goodness at a time. Hello, friends! I am so excited to share today’s post with you because it features my new favorite recipe. It’s plant-based and super easy to make. The recipe…
“When I work fourteen hours a day, seven days a week, I get lucky.” –Armand Hammer I had grand ambitions for my house and yard this spring. More than anything, I was excited about starting seeds for my garden. But then life happened, as life does, and a lot of what I had planned had…
It’s finally happened. The snow has melted, the flowers have opened, and the earth is alive with the warmth & joy of springtime once again. This is the moment that we’ve been waiting for through the long, cold winter. I kept Roman home from school yesterday so that we could enjoy the glory of the…
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #FreeandCleanLiving #CollectiveBias When you have a second child, there is a natural disparity in the amount of alone time that you are able to spend with each of your children. I remember having so much one-on-one bonding time…
A couples of weeks ago, I attended a culinary wreath-making workshop at one of my favorite local farms, Pennings. You can check out some of my earlier posts from our Pennings visits here and here; and a trip to the Pennings Orchard when Roman was just a little baby, here. As you can tell, it’s…