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Learning to Be Content With What I Have

May 10, 2012 Written by Family , Food , Gardening , Minimalist Living , Nature , Simple Living , Travel

Every time we move to a new house, one of the first things I do is assess the yard for its potential as a garden. Not that I always have a productive garden – on the contrary – this is what my garden currently looks like… At one point in time I would have beaten [...]


Posted by: Beth Berry
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Is bamboo fabric eco friendly?

April 10, 2012 Written by Cloth Diapers , Family , Nature

I wanted to take some time this week to fill you on the information I have about bamboo! We see this fabric everywhere, but many of you wonder what the rage is? And is it founded? Here are some basic bamboo facts! • Bamboo is grown without pesticides or chemical fertilizers • Bamboo requires no [...]


Posted by: Jeanne Cain
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Celebrating the Seasons of Gardening

April 9, 2012 Written by Family , Gardening , Inspiration , Nature

  What a gift these last few weeks have been. Daily temps in the 70′s accompanied by bluebird, sunny skies. We’ve been happily shrugging off long sleeves and socks in favor of sun hats and sandals. There is nothing like the warm, nurturing feel of sun on bare skin; skin that’s been covered for way too many [...]


Posted by: Lisa Coffee
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International Children’s Book Day: Enter to Win Two Board Books from Barefoot!

April 2, 2012 Written by Baby , Education , Family , Fathering , Motherhood , Nature

This promotion has ended. The randomly chosen winners are Anne Lehnick and Lori Nicholas. Congrats!! You will be contacted by email.  And many thanks to Barefoot Books! Check out these tips for reading to your babies from Leah Lesser of Barefoot Books and then follow the instructions below to enter to win two board books!! [...]


Posted by: Melanie Mayo-Laakso | Mothering.com
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Taking the Moon for a Walk

February 15, 2012 Written by Baby , Books , Child , Education , Family , Nature

One of my most treasured parts of being a mom is bedtime, and not because it means that our house will become quiet after our girls fall asleep. It’s because that is the time when our girls are most relaxed and content as we snuggle up together and talk about the big topics of the [...]


Posted by: Leah Lesser
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The Secret Garden

January 9, 2012 Written by Motherhood , Nature

I received this beautiful email from a dear friend recently and she has been gracious enough to allow me to share her words with all of you.  While I am admittedly a huge Secret Garden fan, and just about anything referencing it makes me ridiculously happy (anybody read The Forgotten Garden?), her words touched me [...]


Posted by: Mama Renew
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