Linking up with
Christine for Slow Living Essentials - September
"Join me as I reflect over the past month and various achievements I have made along the way as I strive to lead a more conscious, slower life. As always, you are very welcome to join in - just leave a link to your own blog post at the bottom of this page and enjoy sharing your reflections with like minded people. Have a great October out there, everyone!"
{Nourish}
Trying to make as many of the after school snacks as I can. I like muffins, they are so quick and easy, and it's so simple to vary the flavors.
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Blueberry |
{Prepare}
The temperatures have dropped here so I'm enjoying cooking up big pots of stews and soups. My old and faithful pot has taken retirement as her one remaining handle looks set to break at any time she's full of hot liquid and I've treated myself to a lovely new cast-iron one, in red!
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Moroccan Couscous |
There has also been some serious jamming going on around here - red & black currant, apricot & vanilla and rhubarb & ginger...
... and of the savory kind - mint & almond pesto
{Reduce}
I've made the decision to take apart my 'shalom'! I think I've only ever worn it twice since making it as it's just not comfortable. I payed quite a bit for the Noro yarn so it seems a waste to have it sitting in the closet. I'm planning on making
this with it.
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so long shalom!! you just don't fit right! |
{Green}
Found a great borax free washing powder recipe over on
My Healthy Green Family and have been using it for the past month without complaint. Previously I had make laundry detergent with borax which I had to buy online. The postage was the same price as the borax, making the whole enterprise more expensive than organic store bought detergent. I have also been soaking lemons rinds in white vinegar for 3 weeks then cutting the infused mix half and half with pure white vinegar and a few drops of eucalyptus essential oil, as an all purpose cleaner.
{Grow}
For the first time since we built the house ten years ago, a tree just beside the chicken coop, produced fruit.
The hens (which we got this spring) often scratch and peck (and I guess poo) around the base of it, could there be a link? I was a bit wary as to wether the fruits were edible at first but the kids told me not to worry they'd been eating them for days!!!
Our other plum trees produced delicious fruit also
{Create}
Making good progress on Tino's Fire Truck Sweater, using for the first time, the Intarsia technique for the color work.
{Discover}
In my last Slow Living Essentials post I extolled the virtues of my new toy - Kindle, but it has also revealed a 'dark' side of myself which i didn't think existed - Impulse Buying!!! Normally I procrastinate for weeks before actually purchasing something and nine times out of ten I talk myself out of wanting it altogether. But this instant download thing, got me hook line and sinker. I now have 17 books on my Kindle, bought in the space of three months!
{Enhance}
Maybe this should come under {Prepare} but wood stacking seems so much more than just preparing for the winter. I took my camera for a stroll around the village last week just to take pictures of wood piles!! I love the care and attention that people put into staking their wood, it's feels like some kind of last, ultimate reverence to this precious gift before burning it.
{Enjoy}
The little people went back to school at the beginning of the month so I've been enjoying some slightly more challenging hikes with Richard. We did quite a few easy hikes with the boys this summer, and we were glad to see they enjoyed the activity as much as we do. This is something we plan on doing a lot more of together in the future.
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Col du Brevent |
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Plan de l'Aiguille |
Looking forward to reading what you've been up to in September.