Monthly Archives: September 2009

hump day nuggets: the harvest

September 30, 2009
hump day nuggets: little bits of the season in photos and (few) words about the last weekIt’s fall. Yes, the equinox was several weeks ago but tonight we will have our first hard freeze with the expected low at 28. Today I am home with bug and it is a good day to be home, pulling up and hanging all those tomato plants heavy with green fruit, making pesto, applesauce. Sipping hot beverages with npr humming in the back ground. … Continue reading hump day nuggets: the harvest →
Posted on September 30, 2009 by dig
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why I can’t wait

September 28, 2009
I can’t wait to be home with my kids. That is a super loaded sentence. One I sometimes feel like I needed to justify or defend, to follow that sentence with but I plan to also nurture some creative endeavors and write and do development consulting blah blah blah so the receiver of the information doesn’t perhaps conjure up the image of me as a stay-at-home-mom. Even though I will be….but I hate the stereotype of a woman wholly defined … Continue reading why I can’t wait →
Posted on September 28, 2009 by dig
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humpedy hump hump

September 24, 2009
hump day nuggets: little bits of the season in photos and (few) words about the last week :: New bedroom. Ah paint. $30 and one day (with the help of my ma in law) and my whole world is transformed. Our room was a coral color that I liked for a hot second but have not liked for more than a year and when the quilt was finished and I became impregnated last spring, the painting of our room moved … Continue reading humpedy hump hump →
Posted on September 24, 2009 by dig
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hump day nuggets: strawberry pillows

September 16, 2009
Soaking up every last bit of summer with backyard dining. Ashamedly, we don’t do this enough. Because often in the evenings, at the wind down from a busy day, food has one job: to feed us so we can move on. It appears easier for the family to gather around the kitchen table. But, really now, it isn’t hard at all to go outside. And everything seems slower and more thoughtful when eating outside. Dinner straight from the garden. I … Continue reading hump day nuggets: strawberry pillows →
Posted on September 16, 2009 by dig
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how to can stuff (high acid)

September 13, 2009
So enough of you have asked that here I am doing a wee canning tutorial. And wow, it took a few weeks get it up…canning is a lot of work but then documenting the process is a beast unto itself. It really is easy I swear and not at all scary. Our country tends to be extra freaky about worst case scenario stuff and while botulism is real, it is rare if you preserve correctly. And it’s not hard to … Continue reading how to can stuff (high acid) →
Posted on September 13, 2009 by dig
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