Summer vacation week in Provincetown MA

July 6, 2011
By phyllisarts
Summer vacation week in Provincetown MA

What can I say? It was so much fun! We went the second to last week in June, so the weather was good and bad. The first four days were beautiful. Temps were in the high 70′s. So we went to the beach! The beach by Captain Bob’s (where we stayed), Marconi, Race Point...

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CSA Pick Up Day and Goats Are Sweet!

June 14, 2011
By phyllisarts
CSA Pick Up Day and Goats Are Sweet!

Today was our CSA (community supported agriculture) pick up day at Oxen Hill Farm in CT. Caleb and especially Rainey LOVE farms, farm chores and animal care! For this reason we always try to belong to a CSA. Especially one with Pick Your Own! We were lucky that at pick up today, along with...

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Beautiful Moss Terrariums

June 11, 2011
By phyllisarts
Beautiful Moss Terrariums

One hot day last week we had some friends over to make moss terrariums. It was a lot of fun. And as you can see in the photograph, everyone made a beautiful and unique terrarium! Making one is quite easy. You need a glass jar or any glass container. Then in layers add small...

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Working on stick weavings today

June 10, 2011
By phyllisarts
Working on stick weavings today

This is such a great and fun idea! We couldn’t wait to give it a try. Weaving on “Y” shaped sticks is harder than I thought. But we are having a good time weaving wool yarn through sticks found on a nature walk. Since we used wool we plan to put them in our...

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Lovely upcycled caps with silhouettes and fairies!

June 8, 2011
By phyllisarts
Lovely upcycled caps with silhouettes and fairies!

What could be better for a nice summer accessory than an up-cycled Izzy cap? Especially with a garden fairy or silhouette of a nesting bird family or little boy playing the drums? I just love these little pendents! Fairies have been a favorite around here for years and one of my current loves is...

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Simple Pleasures!

June 6, 2011
By phyllisarts
Simple Pleasures!

This last week or so has been very busy! We had so many activities going on that we had a rushing whirlwind of running around! Rainey was a frog in a local ballet and tech week with it’s usual late nights and fun and drama. While this is all good, I do love that...

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