The Mint Needle

Hello friends! It appears as though I had no choice but to skip a blog post for June. Summer has delightfully occupied family life  and I know that everyone can understand when I say..... it's been a good 'busy' kind of summer. The hens are producing beautiful eggs everyday and I can't help but think how happy I am that we made the decision to pursue chicken raising. And.... a little unexpected turn ended up occurring in my life...personally. For those of you that don't know, my real job, the paying one , is that of a nurse. And I love it! So when my boss offered me a teaching job through our facility, I knew I couldn't pass it up! What could be better than sharing your passion with others? Instead of sewing and finishing aprons, quilts and patterns, I was getting my lesson plans ready! So far, it has been an amazing experience and I'm still feeling astonished with the way things fell into place:) I knew that between the girls, vacations, gardening,...

Hello Spring days and warm sunshine! As always, I can never seem to believe how much time passes in between the posts of this blog. Just like everyone else enjoying the brighter weather, we've been busy tidying up the yard and preparing our garden. But that's not all. On the forefront, we've added chickens to our home. And, it's one of the greatest things we have ever done, period. The girls are at the perfect age to embrace a different kind of life and seem to be full of all the right questions. Nope, we're not 'farming' the chickens. At least, not yet. Instead, we are doing the typical egg-loving and egg-sharing thing. I'm really excited about making homemade pasta and yes, the eggs are much darker, much creamier, and much tastier. As for sewing.... well.... I miss my machine.  I've done little things here and there but definitely have yet to finish a project. And there are so many things I want to create.....  I started this tri...