What My Significant Other Does That Makes My Heart Melt

July 5, 2012

Favorite thing that my husband does The newest and best thing that my husband does, which makes my heart melt, is teaching my daughter new games. I love when I come in the door and they pop out of the powder room and she has learned how to say “Surprise!” or when she is covered […]

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Ideal Day of “Me Time”

July 4, 2012

How would I spend a “me time” day? I just had a glorious “me time” day at the Four Seasons Philadelphia. Recently, I finished nursing Tomato and as a treat for being able to be on my own for the day I headed to the spa. It was on a scorcher of a day in […]

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Favorite Eco-Friendly Thing That I Do

July 3, 2012

Favorite Eco-Friendly Thing to Do I have always recycled, I’ve been buying organic foods for years, but my new favorite eco-friendly thing to do is shop at thrift shops. Since we cut back to one of us working full-time and adding the Tomato to the family, we have been a bit more thrifty. We are […]

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Favorite Past Post

July 3, 2012

What’s one of my favorite past posts? This was a great prompt to answer in the Summer Blog Challenge. I checked out a few old posts and picked this one about Little Sapling Toys’ Peg Puzzle.  We love this toy and I was happy to share all of the different ways it can be used […]

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Recent Words of Wisdom

June 27, 2012

Words of Wisdom Recently, I have become a big fan of The Prairie Homestead. I love the Homestead Blog Hop that Jill co-hosts on Mondays and I find her posts to be insightful and helpful. She had a great post back in May about 22 Activities for the Country Toddler/Preschooler. Many were garden based and […]

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When I Was Little, What Did I Want to Be?

June 27, 2012

As a kid, I wanted to be a…. Photo courtesy of Arnold Masonry and Concrete …a landscape designer. I totally had a sticker set that let me do pretend garden layouts. You could move the shribs around, put stone paths in and everything. I dabbled with the idea of being an architect, but this type […]

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A Picture of Myself When I Was Little

June 26, 2012

What did I look like when I was little? There I am in all my pigtailed gory. I’m also sporting some homemade pants that my mom crafted. It’s no wonder why I have an itch to make Tomato’s clothes. My little sister is the giggling one next to our great dane, Shadow. I think we […]

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A Moment of Pride From The Last Few Days

June 25, 2012

My Most Recent Moment of Pride Photo courtesy of Sarah Ackerman The other day, I came home from my first Masters’ swim practice. I hadn’t been in a pool to train or workout in several years. When I came into the house, Tomato asked where I had been. I told her that I had gone […]

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A Recipe I Love

June 24, 2012

What’s one of the recipes that you love? One of my go to recipes about every other week, especially in winter, is Roasted Beets, Carrots and Onions. I sometimes switch in turnips, parsnips, rutabagas or potatoes, but the beets are always there. They are one of my and the Tomato’s favorite veggies and they are […]

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Three Things I am Proud of About My Personality

June 19, 2012

My Best Personality Traits My top three favorite parts of my personality are my creativity, my determination and my insatiable desire for knowledge.  My creativity leads me to new experiences in knitting, gardening, appreciating the arts and creating a variety of activities to do with the Tomato each day. I have dabbled in spinning my […]

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