my sweet girls, bunny yarn, unidentified csa tubers, and a found snakeskin

movin' again

back to the arts incubator, where my friend kristy offered to share her space with me, and i couldn't resist

fascinating over possum living

Thanks to Teen Angster, I've discovered Possum Living. I've been toying with the concept of homesteading for years now, but never could quite embrace a number of aspects of the lifestyle. It just seemed so, well, hard. I'm not a morning person, and serious manual labor just doesn't appeal after a while. But Dolly Freed's concept of possum living makes it all sound so effortless. I've been reading the book (isn't it ironic that it's available on Kindle and I can buy and read it on my iPhone at 2am?) and her blog since last night, and I'm hooked, obsessing over ways to grow and make the things we need.

I'm not so good with frugality, and my desire for the simple life usually seems to entail spending more money at cool places like Lehman's. But I was just facing the prospect of finding another job, and imagining commuting, and I'm really not wanting to. I want to make another way.

I want a rewarding life, but I don't want to work very hard. Dolly made that seem ok, and possible, and easy. She says, "we'll get that Protestant Work Ethic monkey off your back." Let's get to it! I have a *lot* to learn and will need tons of help. Wish me luck!

so good to be home

and some more new babies

there's nothing more fun than bringing home chicks from the feed store. seriously. i can't think of anything, can you? and this was even funner because these aren't just any chicks - they are turkeys! five baby bronze turkeys. welcome home!

happy anniversary, sweet love

our fourth was yesterday, and i got home just in time.

this is little ricky

he is supposed to be lucy and desi's baby. he was an ebay find of mum's, but he came with a strange detail. the hand.

here he is saying: "hello mathyld! without you, my story would have been lost."

as mathyld noticed, this *has* to have been an intentional reference to this song, don't you think? why else would his hand have been severed and re-attached, and with big black thread x's on hard vinyl?

thrifting is serious business

this is classic us. i've been watching a lot of american pickers, and i think mum and i would make a rad picking duo. wouldn't that be such a fun life?

i was thinking of getting this wood bellows. i passed it up, and now i regretsy. it's very important to keep the fire gods happy, but winter has passed, and i wasn't loving the gold eagle..

until i saw these pics, i had no idea my roots were so bad, and why oh why are my cheeks all red? so much excitement i guess. i think this was taken soon after the great potato heist.

so much to love

Mum is enjoying her wonderful La Sylphide by under the pyramids! Mathyld, you are so dear!

Sneak peek of my new series. Another one was here.