A Creative Log & Other Notes on Life
From the monthly archives:
1 night + 7 girls and their sewing machines = 20 cloth menstrual pads for girls in Africa (they’re finished except for the snaps–expect an e-mail mommymita). We probably could have gotten a few more finished if not for all the awesome menstruation related stories this sort of project inevitably brings to the surface.
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The only reason I decided to plant tomatillos and jalepenos in my garden was because I love to make this dressing. I could probably use a few more recipes given that both plants are doing quite well.
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Between the deep sand sections, a couple uphills that were so steep we could barely walk our bikes up, and having to bike the last 1/3 of the trail in the dark, this women’s ride literally almost killed me.
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A couple more babies are going to be ready to rock out.
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The girls got to say goodbye to Fluffy, our cousin’s bearded dragon. She is by far the coolest lizard we have every met and will be missed. Oh, and we’ll miss our cousin too.
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There’s not much better than a Caprese Salad with garden fresh tomatoes and hand-picked basil. Now I just need to figure out how to make my own cheese. 🙂
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R.I.P. my sister sewer. Rest assured your stash has a good home.
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When we are getting ready to go wherever we are going to go, Pumpkin has now started asking “Are we going in the car or walking? (although it sounds more like “are we doh-ing in de tar or whating”. Even with the one small snag, I think my plan is working.
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With all the stubbornness of a red-headed two year old, she proclaimed: “I don’t like the water and I don’t like boys” I was totally impressed at how quickly this teenage jock with the eighties sunglasses was able to change her mind.
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Another order, another softie. How could you not love an orange paisley dragon with eyelet eyes and a soft minky belly?
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