Monthly Archives: June 2011

Yarn Along for June 29

Posted on June 29, 2011 by kathy

This week, I am continuing my journey through of all of the Newbery Award winners in chronological order with Invincible Louisa: The Story of the Author of Little Women by Cornelia Meigs, the winner of the 1934 Newbery Medal.  I’ve … Continue reading →

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Garden Update for June 25, 2011

Posted on June 25, 2011 by kathy

Our garden is in need of rain — the “chance of thunderstorms” we’ve had every day for the last few weeks hasn’t turned out to produce much rainfall at our place.  So this morning, I watered well and then we … Continue reading →

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Yarn Along for June 22

Posted on June 22, 2011 by kathy

I’ve had a very busy week, so I’m still only just getting started with Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze by Elizabeth Foreman Lewis, the 1933 winner of the Newbery Medal.  (I’m reading all of the Newbery Medalists in chronological … Continue reading →

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Garden Update for June 18

Posted on June 18, 2011 by kathy

This week, we are harvesting Sungold cherry tomatoes — some of the large tomatoes are shiny and full-size, so I think they may ripen in the next week or so, but perhaps that’s just optimism talking.  I haven’t counted how … Continue reading →

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Daily Art

Posted on June 17, 2011 by kathy

I was intrigued by the challenge of the Index Card a Day project over at daisy yellow, so I decided to give it a whirl.  I’ll be making something creative using an index card every day this summer, and I’ll … Continue reading →

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Yarn Along – Baby Surprise Jacket

Posted on June 15, 2011 by kathy

This week, I’m reading Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze by Elizabeth Foreman Lewis, the winner of the Newbery Medal in 1933.  I’m reading all of the Newbery Award Winners in chronological order — if you want, you can find … Continue reading →

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Garden Update, June 11

Posted on June 11, 2011 by kathy

This week, we harvested cabbage and cauliflower and planted beans and cucumbers in their place.  The beans are just starting to come up and I’ve lost track of how many tomatoes are now ripening on the vines. It has been … Continue reading →

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Living History

Posted on June 11, 2011 by kathy

This week, my family and I volunteered for the first time at Duke Homestead, a 19th century historic site in our community.  We’ve been attending events at the site for years, and so we were all excited to have the … Continue reading →

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Unexpected Butterfly

Posted on June 5, 2011 by kathy

This afternoon, I had just finished looking over the garden and I was standing in the driveway, listening to my husband’s plane sing over a pine board outside his workshop, when I looked down to see a butterfly, almost too … Continue reading →

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Garden Update, June 4

Posted on June 4, 2011 by kathy

This week, my husband ate one head of the cauliflower while I was out of town and it looks like another is ready.  I have never successfully grown cauliflower before, so this has been fun.  We have enjoyed three heads … Continue reading →

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