A Handcrafted Life

Every Year… A Handcrafted Holiday Poem in Free Verse.

A Handcrafted Life — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:55:52 +0000

Every year, I want to make every single gift I give to my family and friends.

Every year, I run out of time.

Every year, I want to bake loads of goodies to share with my neighbors.

Every year, I run out of time.

Every year, I want to decorate the house with handmade garlands and ornaments.

Every year, I [...]

The First Snow of the Season

A Handcrafted Life — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 01:52:29 +0000

This is not much of a post. I just didn’t want to let the first snow of the season arrive unacknowledged. I wait all year for the first snow. It’s what I love about winter. First, you notice that the sky has gone a certain shade – battleship gray is the best way to describe [...]

Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal – I’m so going to make this!

A Handcrafted Life — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:34:40 +0000

http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2009/10/pumpkin_pie_oatmeal.html

What’s not to love? Oatmeal, yum! Pumpkin, double yum! Pie, yowzah yum! I just love autumn!

1 cup old fashioned oats not quick cook 1 Tbs whole flax seeds (optional) 2½ Tbs brown sugar, packed ½ tsp cinnamon [...]

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A Handcrafted Life — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:40:35 +0000

Isn’t this the truth? (she says as she looks around the mess at the end of the living room). I admire people who can keep neat homes. I used to keep a neat home – when I was working 12 hour days, 6 days a week. Hmmmm, technically I was living there, just not enough [...]

A Handcrafted Business: MOOMilk

A Handcrafted Life — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:35:14 +0000

When life hands you lemons, you make lemonade – or in this case, milk. A group of Maine organic dairy farmers have banded together in an effort to save their farms. After H.P. Hood, Inc. reneged on their contracts, these farmers – who made substantial investments to convert to organic methods for Hood’s proposed venture [...]