Mama Made: Pig

Inspired by the pig in the book "If You Give a Pig a Pancake".  It's Adrian's turn to get a handmade. Upcycling some outgrown clothes to get this little snuggly guy.

 

Remembering my little 'roos.

Today they marched to their friend's birthday party by themselves (I had somewhere else to be). They don't go places without either one of us or a grandparent, so this was big. They are getting so big in so many ways, which realizing this has me searching for those long ago images.

 My little babies! While I still wear her (just about daily) in the ringsling, I haven't worn him since he was 4. Wearing those babies is what I love and it's what I am going to miss most when they are both too big to be my little 'roos.

But, this getting big business is all sorts of fun. There's a whole pile of chapter books to read, bookmarks to make, butterflies to catch, owl pellets to dissect and gardens to plant...all that bring the very best helpers I could ask for. I am never lonely, which is a good thing!

Earn It

Sometimes when they are driving me crazy....I make them all earn their dinner running laps.  Thankful for wide open spaces and the door from the outside/in constantly in motion.  Thankful for a barefoot childhood with acres to explore.  Thankful.

May 20th

 

 

Do you see what I see? 

Me: "It looks like someone has been into the cake."
Audra (world's most regular fibber): "Probably Adrian did it."

Adrian (never tells a lie): "I didn't do that."
Me (sternly): "Audra did you do this?"
Audra (innocently): "No."

Me (more sternly): "Audra. Tell me the truth."
Audra: "I didn't get into it, I was just trying to see if I remember what it tasted like. That's all."

Well, Happy what would have been birthday to my mom.  Celebrating memories with cake....that's been tampered with apparently.  If she were alive, she would have not minded one bit that her granddaughter's fingers were zipped across the top. In fact, she might have even taken that piece.  She would have loved her grandkids!

 

 



Thank you, Ophelia

 

Tonight it's cheesemaking night.

My rennet use tells me I round out 160 gallons of hand milked milk turned into cheese since August 2015....that's not counting the yogurt, butter, milk, cream and buttermilk used up.

The book "Kiss the Cow" sums up my thoughts exactly.

Thank you, Ophelia
My children shall eat
Cheese fresh and yellow 
Milk warm and sweet

I have learned SO much since last summer and still have so much to learn. 

The world is wide open with information and opportunity. There's not enough hours in the day!

Thankful for my journey thus far...even though I have totally turned my kids into cheese snobs.  Audra says "Mama, I would rather have warm, fresh cheese than cold cheese. Can you make me some fresh cheese?"

Regardless, thank you Ophelia.

BOG Made: Flower press

For some time, I've been crushing on a real flower press....and not the poor excuses for a flowerpress I tend to use (I promise you you'll get a shower of pressed randomness when you open my cookbooks). 

My dad surprised us with these.  Aren't we lucky?  Homemade and useful...and that which encourages the creativity to continue.  A perfect gift. Thanks, BOG.

 Days later, flatter than a pancake.  Works perfectly! And now, what to make with them?!

Mama Made: New Skirt

 A little mama made skirt for a certain little girl.

 And what life with Audra is really like...which is precisely why I'm giving her my fitbit so I will always get my 10,000 steps in.

 

 

 

 Not to be outdone...here's big brother sporting a mama made showing of his moves.  Love when they wear the stuff I make them.