Imagine my excitement when greeting my wild rose bushes the other morning (as I do every morning) and seeing bees swarming around the perfect little pink sweet sensually smelling petals. A honey bee and a larger bee species buzzed around in their “ohm” like trance checking out each flower. The zen moment of the […]

At the beginning of the year, I committed myself to walking a path I had long since yearned for, but never truly explored. Ask anyone, and they will all refer to me as “different”, “the gypsy”, “the Earth mama”, ” the Hippie”. But, what I’ve come to realize is that although there is an essence […]

Well, we finally made it through the month of May! Towards the end, we found time to slow a bit. First things first, a breakfast for the country hearted. Abigale has decided that she really enjoys baking. She even mixes her own ingredients and proportions, and I have to admit, she’s getting quite good. But, […]

Also known as Santa Fe. As the kids events began to come to a slow, we took the time to hook up with Susan and Michael in Santa Fe for Memorial Day after their quick overnight jaunt to Taos. We connected at a pull off spot next to a stream on the road that […]

After re-emerging from the womb of the wilderness, I arrived just in time to take my little pink bunny to her dress rehearsal. For the past several months, Abigale has been taking a tap and ballet class. It is a pre-school level class and thus the teacher incorporates lots of imagination and animal themes into […]

So, with half the scheduled events behind us, I took this prime opportunity while Susan and Michael were here, to skip town. With in-home babysitters and no kid event planned for 4 days, there was no doubt I was on my way out. I am currently studying under a wise herbalist and woman of the […]

Soon after graduation came the month’s Gymkana event. A what? you ask. A kid’s rodeo. Both girls participate on one of our horses in the event known as leadline, which is truly just a humungous work out for the parent who preps the horses and then has to lead them through a 4 part obstacle […]