shakti & bea

spring has sprung

(shakti, 4 & bea, 2)

enjoying a homemade popsicle made with coconut milk, yogurt, berries, and honey on the front porch.

photogenic phamily

hop on over to another blog to check out some shot's from our family photo shoot.

sabrina bean did a wonderful job capturing our little unit. beatrix can be a bit camera shy and bean's style allowed our little one to have fun and feel comfortable. it comes out in the great photographs.

beatrix speaks

i wish i had a picture of this one. it was the sweetest thing i have ever seen....

"baby boob"

i looked over and she had both her little tiny babies on each "boob".

momma: are you giving your babies boob?
beatrix: yes, baby boob.

fermentation giveaway over at a friendly blog

i am a food renegade.
i buy illegal milk. i do workshare on an organic farm for our produce. i visit the farmers market for our meat. i buy groceries at the co-op in the bulk bin. and i love fermenting.

we have a little crock of magic sitting on the counter any given day.

this morning i woke up to a favorite website, foodrenegade.com, having a give away of three starters from www.culturesforhealth.com. both websites are lovely and chock full of information about fermentation.

check them out for the chance to win three starter cultures:
choice of yogurt starter
choice of sourdough starter
&
kefir starter

good luck! don't forget about me when you've got some delish fermented foods to share.

beatrix speaks

all cards say "happy day"
all cake is "happy cake"
all christmas is "ho ho"

Beatrix's No. 2

(A tower of her very own!)

Beatrix is two! We had a wonderful visit from the grandparents. They brought party dresses and party favors and party cakes. Granddad built this wonderful tower that we love. Daddy bought her a play castle the girls colored and painted. And momma made a yummy spead of popcorn, fish cakes, dolmas, and fresh fruit and veggies with dips.
The girls (Shakti, Irina, and Bea) played with the castle, drew with chalk and blew bubbles till they dropped.