Cottage Dreaming : Continued

Photo from Wikimedia.

Papa (Corey's father) reads this blog and told me to check out the Charlevoix Mushroom houses.

I would say he gets it, yes?

While waiting for spring:

I made this quinoa pudding - with coconut milk. You should, too. Fresh mango would be nice with it.

Must have a lap loom. (Thanks for the link, Leora!)

Downton Abbey. So satisfyingly English, but with a nice dose of intrigue and scandal (just like that other little show I scarfed up years ago).

I am sad to finish Keith Richard's Life, but am looking forward to something a little more, well, wholesome through The House at Riverton. (I don't think I will get the image of what it means to go 'cold turkey' from smack out of my mind's eye.)

I am trying my hardest to stay away from the stores and just use (or re-use) everything we have around the house. That now includes creating activities for Willa. This site kept us busy over the weekend (look along the right side for a quick guide to tutorials). The homemade play dough with natural dyes was a huge hit (and I learned that a garlic press makes a terrific play dough fun factory). I spent time on Sunday making the paper beads out of old magazines and it was very, very addictive.

Something green is coming up in the cold frame {!}.