I’m prepping my composter for spring, are you?

I've written quite a bit about composting before. I am a serious composting nerd. I honestly can't help myself. I just love it. We use our city-issued green bin quite a bit but I love our backyard compostor just as much. Why? Because veggie scraps and leaves = gorgeous garden soil that is … Continue reading →

The games we play: checkers

I haven't been writing much about the games we play around here lately. Mark has been spending evenings with iPhone Scrabble and Grand Theft Auto (talk about your polar opposites!) and the girls have been absorbed with their iPods and games like Tiny Thief and Minecraft (yes really). I was reading … Continue reading →

The life cycle of a terrarium filled with moss

I don't always follow up on older posts, but I wanted to share this one with you today. Back in June I wrote a post for the UsedEverywhere blog about this amazing moss-filled terrarium we made. (You can read that post right here.) Sidebar: my kids tease me mercilessly about my love for moss … Continue reading →

Ottawa giveaway alert! Win passes to see Frogs – a Chorus of Colours

I am so glad my daughters aren't the kind of girls who are afraid to do this: I have to thank my husband for introducing them to these interesting little creatures. I truly believe that kids who spend time outdoors and observing nature (like pond life and frogs) become a little closer to … Continue reading →

Piper has perfected her dish-lickin’ technique

Observe how far she extends her tongue, and how the side angle maximizes contact with her desired goal a.k.a the peanut … Continue reading →

a peek inside the fishbowl

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Posted by andrea tomkins

I’m prepping my composter for spring, are you?

The games we play: checkers

The life cycle of a terrarium filled with moss

Ottawa giveaway alert! Win passes to see Frogs – a Chorus of Colours

Piper has perfected her dish-lickin’ technique