Over the years we have been developing and expanding our 'big' garden, but it's located away from the house and not easily accessible to grab fresh veggies for a quick salad. I'm hoping to change that this year by adding some container gardens on our deck. Since I love potted plants but have no extra money right now to go and buy new ones, I have … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2015
Oh No, the powers out!
I like to think of myself as a capable person, I feel that I would be able to handle myself in an emergency situation. It's a bit embarrassing to realize that a little power outage has shown me that I'm not as well prepared as I thought. A week ago we were without power for about 10 hours. Not a long time, just long enough for us to realize we … [Read more...]
Birthday love
This morning I had a beautiful surprise, flowers in bed! Leighton and the kids gave me some colourful flowers for my birthday. They know my love affair with cut flowers. :) … [Read more...]
Spring Projects
It's another beautiful day. With the melting snow comes the signs of maintenance that needs to be done outside. The duck house or 'duckatraz' (as Leighton likes to call it) is our next project. For the past four years it has sat on the ground, well now that I've been able to clean it out I can see that there are some unwanted guests. I'm … [Read more...]
Living T.V Free
The idea to put our television away started as a challenge to ourselves, we thought it would last a few weeks. We had no idea that it would go on this long. It all started back when I was on leave with our eldest son. I realized that throughout the day, from the time we got up to the time we went to bed our TV was on. It was always playing in … [Read more...]
The Joy of Giving
Today was a day filled with food preparation. One of my amazing sisters is going back to work tomorrow after being off for a year on maternity leave. I know first hand how overwhelming it can be when going back to work full time after being off. It takes a while to get back into a routine, especially with little ones. We wanted to help out, so … [Read more...]
Maple Taffy Time!
What's better then a campfire? A campfire with maple syrup boiling away! We made a delicious treat today with all the cousins coming over to taste test. Happy eating :) … [Read more...]
Frugal DIY Organic Cloth Diaper Inserts
Today I want to share with you how I made Organic Bamboo Cloth Diaper Inserts for around $2.00 per insert. I was hooked on cloth diapering but the cost of the inserts floored me. Once you have a diaper cover you need something to stuff in it to absorb all that pee. If you are like me I didn't feel that spending up to $12.00 for an insert (for a … [Read more...]
Thankful for a broken dishwasher
I've never considered myself the domestic type, but since being off on maternity leave I find myself drawn to the simple domestic tasks that I do everyday. For example; normally I strongly dislike doing the dishes, this is why we have a dishwasher. But it is broken right now and Leighton is waiting on a part before he can fix it, so in … [Read more...]
Sun
Winter is having a hard time letting go, it's currently -10 (feels like -17). But it is sunny, so I thought I'd take advantage of it and sun A's diapers. I love seeing all the bright colours on the clothesline. … [Read more...]