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The inevitable change. The moment when suddenly your kids aren’t littles running around the house anymore, but teenagers (and soon to be young adults) ready to take their own leap forward. I’m feeling it now more than ever, so come sit with me, friend (you may need to grab a tissue). Today I drove one […]
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If you’re prepared, you’re not scared – in this case, of a rocky family vacation. Whether this blog has found you before your spring break trip, your winter skiing excursion, or your first time out of the country with the family, welcome and settle in for the 9 most important skills I’ve learned for handling […]
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Willow basket weaving begins years before your hands ever touch a rod. For an inside look into growing, harvesting, soaking, and drying willow to use in your projects, you’ve come to the right place. The work of preparing Willow There is a particular kind of quiet that lives in a willow rod. In early spring, […]
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Over the years, I’ve learned there are a handful of very small, very quiet things that bring life back into a house that has carried a family through a long winter. Late winter is when I start noticing it. Not mess.Not dirt.Not clutter. (but with six of us here, this gets hard not to notice) […]
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With hearty ingredients and rich flavor, this homemade chicken pot pie is a meal worth sitting down for A Thoughtfully Made Meal There’s a version of chicken pot pie that feels more like an idea than a meal—overly thick, aggressively creamy, and somehow flat. It fills you up, but it doesn’t feel finished. Dinner should […]
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