Tag Archives: Natural

Lovely Things

Recently I read an article about slow family living and it made me pause and think about the things we bring into our home.
Recently I rounded up all the toys and took stock of what we have. Initially I wanted Damian to only have natural toys, but lately we have gotten away from that. Plato [...]

Autumn Altar Wreath

A little six-inch grapevine wreath meant for indoor decoration, themed for Autumn and the abundant harvest. It is decorated with faux leaves and flowers, as well as rowan berries, candlelit peppers, maple keys, beans, Indian corn and an apple slice cut to reveal the star (Gaia’s pentacle!) that I collected and dried myself. Oh and [...]

Damian’s Birth Story

This is the story of Damian’s birth, as I remember it. I don’t remember all the times and everything that was said but I want to get it all typed out, from my perspective. Damian is a month old as I write this, nursing at the moment, so pardon any typos, I still get distracted gazing at my perfect little boy.

The moment of truth…

I feel like I have been either cleaning or in the kitchen all day, and you know what? It feels really good (I think I need a foot rub though…) I feel like I haven’t had time to keep my house in order for weeks. I got a chance to try out the baking soda [...]

Spokane Midwives

I talk about the baby quite often but not much about the care I am receiving. I do want to talk about my midwives though, they are so amazing! I switched to Spokane Midwives about a month and a half ago and I have not been disappointed in the least. It is a practice run [...]