Wandering Wednesday "Gardenmamma"

So this weeks photo is not so great, but is a reminder for me. Next week should be better since we are going on vacation!!



Here I stand looking at my feet as I was waiting for my morning cup of Joe thinking to myself" Gosh I need a manicure :) "

Simple girl's dress

I just finished ( with the help from my aunt on the hem) a simple girl's dress for my daughter. I purchased the fabric from Joanne's this spring. The fabric had the top part all finished so all you had to do is tear it so it would hang right, make a seam, hem it, and I made straps out of bias tape. Walla a dress. Very Cute if I don't say so mysef. I have some left over fabric I am hoping to make myself a skirt and her American girl doll one too.

SouleMamma"s This Moment

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{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see.

Wandering Wednesday

Here I stand with my little friends from my school, enjoying a beautiful summer day in the damp morning grass.

This Moment

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So I am joining SouleMamma with sharing a moment with you all! Hope you have a peaceful weekend! We are headed off to a family camping trip! Cheers!!





{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see.


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Wandering Wednesday

So I am joining GardenMamma with taking a photo of a place where my feet have lead me. So......



Here I stand by my daughter's bed, tucking her in after a trip through some story books. Oh these days are so precious to me..

CSA Share

So this is my third year of doing a CSA share, the first year it was all new to me and even more so the food, second year was getting my groove, and well this year getting a lot more experimental with things.
This week when we arrived it was so beautiful, all the colors, kids playing, flowers, oh my!!



There was some sampling this week"boy do my kids love that" they act like I don't feed them and what hurts is they look like I don't either but I swear I do and boy can my boy eat my girl not so much more like a bird. The lady was handing out pickled carrots Oh my are they good and addicting. The kids loved them. And now the 2lbs of carrots are soaking in the fridge should be ready to taste for dinner tomm night.
Here is the receipe for :

Pickled Carrot Sticks:

1lb carrots cut into 3 1/2 inch sticks
1 1/4 cups of water
1 cup cider vinegar
1/4 cup of sugar
2 garlic cloves,lightly crushed
1 1/12 tablespoons dill seed( during summer add fresh dill with seed heads to make a pretty jar)
1 1/12 Tablespoons of salt

Blanch carrots in a 4 qt saucepan of boiling water well-salted water for 1 minute, drain in a colander and rinse under cold water to stop the cooking. Transfer to any heatproof bowl or glass jars with a sprig of fresh dill.

Combine water, vinegar, sugar, garlic dill seed, and salt to the same saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 2 minutes. Pour mixture over carrots, cool carrots uncovered, then refrigerate tightly covered for at least a day to allow flavors to develop. The carrots keep refridgerated in airtight container for up to a month.

I can't wait to try ours, here's hoping!!