https://carasthilaire.com/about-this-blog/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/hen.jpghenhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/goat.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/cow.jpgcow2023-03-20T17:24:15+00:00weekly0.6https://carasthilaire.com/contact-me/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/10803008153_ccc5f7715f_k.jpg10803008153_ccc5f7715f_k2023-03-20T16:47:00+00:00weekly0.6https://carasthilaire.com/2010/11/06/to-start/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/chris_goat.jpgchris_goatChris at his grandmother's farmhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/mom_dad.jpgmom_dadMom & Dad2022-11-25T01:55:09+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2016/09/08/a-few-of-her-favorite-things/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_0757.jpgimg_0757https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/5156537712_1305874aa3_o.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/3685528975_34be5510ed_o.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/3982384924_78b6bd744f_o-2-2.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/aug1010_3.jpgaug1010_3https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/dscn0052.jpgdscn00522018-11-26T02:53:07+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2017/12/26/merry-christmas-to-all-and-to-all-a-good-night/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/santa1-3.jpgsanta1-3https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/santa3-2.jpgsanta3-2https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/santa2-2.jpgsanta2-2https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/santa1-2.jpgsanta1-22018-01-02T16:15:12+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2016/01/13/feed-the-birds/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dsc_1279.jpgDSC_1279https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dsc_1277.jpgDSC_1277https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dsc_1275.jpgDSC_1275https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dsc_1273.jpgDSC_1273https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dsc_1192.jpgDSC_1192https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dsc_1187.jpgDSC_1187https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dsc_1185.jpgDSC_11852016-10-17T15:07:23+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2011/05/22/building-a-cucumber-trellis/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/cucumber_seedling.jpgcucumber seedlingshttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/dill.jpgdill_seedlinghttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/finishedcuketrellis.jpgfinished cuke trellishttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/structurecomplete1.jpgcuke trellis hemphttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/structurecomplete.jpgcuke trellishttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/step7.jpgcuke trellis step 7https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/step6.jpgcuke trellis step 6https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/step5.jpgcuke trellis step 5https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/step41.jpgcuke trellis step 4https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/step4.jpgcuke trellis step 42020-07-18T19:39:23+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2015/12/22/hello-its-stressed-out-me/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/4054845214_93413e0348_b.jpg4054845214_93413e0348_bhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/editor_women_purple.jpgeditor_women_purple2016-03-24T18:32:46+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2011/02/23/carrots-love-tomatoes/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/garden.jpgdrawn garden planhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/carrots.jpglittle_November_carrotshttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/riased_beds.jpgbed_3_2011Raised beds are such a great way to grow vegetables and herbs if your soil isn't perfect. https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/front_perimeter.jpgbed_2_2011This mulched bed is a mixed bag in regards to hours of sun per day, so I have to be extra thoughtful about what I plant there. Most of what you see here is already growing because I really turned my nose up at annuals last year. However, this year I'm expanding with some annuals good for cutting and also impatients on the corner merely because they are so bright and happy when I turn onto my street after a long day. They also have an extraordinarily long growing season, which means I will have riots of color from June through October.https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/flower_veggie_bed.jpgBed_1_2011Bed #1 runs paralell to my raised beds and will house a mixture of flowers and vegetables. This bed will have a mixture of sunflowers for me (and the birds), corn to shade the back of the bird bath, rainbow carrots, pole beans, marigolds and calendula to ward off pests, and other cutting flowers.2016-03-24T18:27:09+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2015/07/18/the-best-granola-ever-made/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc_0313.jpgDSC_0313https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_1850.jpgProcessed with VSCOcam with f2 presethttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1437226771-827252-img_1848-2.jpgProcessed with VSCOcam with f2 presethttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/1437222448-380660-img_1847.jpgProcessed with VSCOcam with f2 presetMy two boys are in there somewhere.2015-07-21T18:13:19+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2015/06/28/the-weight-of-the-world/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/photo.jpgOn Deer Islandhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/a-and-l.jpgA and L2015-12-25T13:21:32+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2015/06/09/small-batch-strawberry-jam/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc_0217.jpgDSC_0217https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc_0215.jpgkilner clip top jarhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc_0081.jpgsmall batch strawberry jamhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc_0028.jpgboiling strawberry jamhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc_0020.jpgstrawberry 1https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc_0009.jpgwalk of shame strawberry2015-06-10T03:49:09+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2015/06/02/bourbon-hot-chocolate/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc_0208.jpgbourbon hot chocolate2015-06-03T18:25:13+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2015/05/18/food-with-friends-chocolate-mousse/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc_0034.jpgBV MuscatBV Muscat from our 2007 California 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AMhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/5850792219_b2b4ce475a_z.jpgseedlings2015-05-19T03:38:06+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2013/03/20/happy-spring/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/photo-20.jpgphoto-20https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/photo-18.jpgphoto-18https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/photo-19.jpgphoto-19https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sdim0035.jpgSDIM0035https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sdim0037.jpgSDIM0037https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sdim0032.jpgSDIM00322015-05-11T21:43:27+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2013/03/27/change-is-good/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/photo-5.jpgphoto (5)our morning commute to daycarehttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/photo-4.jpgphoto (4)what working from home looks likehttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/photo-3.jpgphoto (3)my little "garden" at work from Awesome Husbandhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/photo-2.jpgphoto (2)https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/photo-1.jpgphoto (1)my "wall of love" at 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chicken tarthttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/photo1.jpgocean babyhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/swing.jpgswinghttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/park.jpgparkhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/stroller.jpgstrollerhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/tarte1.jpgchicken feta tartehttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/doughstep1.jpgchicken tart 1https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/tomatoes.jpgtomatoeshttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/silpat.jpgsilpathttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/feta.jpgfeta2015-05-11T21:36:48+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2013/04/22/happy-earth-day-what-will-you-do/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/wildlifesanctuary.jpgwildlifesanctuaryhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/coffeemug.jpgcoffeemughttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/lightswitch.jpglight 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It is important to use a scissor and cut the plant. Do not try to pull it out or you could damage the roots of the nearby plants.https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc_0834small.jpgDSC_0834smallyou typically over-seed to ensure you have a good number of healthy plantshttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc_0832small.jpgDSC_0832smallhealthy seedlings under the grow light that are ready to thin out2015-05-11T21:33:42+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2013/05/15/12-things-i-never-thought-id-do-before-becoming-a-mom/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc_0354.jpgDSC_0354https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc_0578.jpgDSC_0578https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/a_bath.jpgA_bath2015-05-11T21:31:39+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2013/06/30/running/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/afterwithmom.jpgcancer runhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/aftertherace.jpgIm Trying Road Racehttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/momandersonrun.jpghughttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc_0461.jpgdog, toddler, grandpahttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/finish.jpgfinishhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/run15.jpgrun15https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/start.jpgstarthttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/dsc_0391.jpgDSC_0391https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/run11.jpgrunnerhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/sneakers.jpgrunning sneakers2015-05-11T21:29:27+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2013/07/30/how-does-our-garden-grow/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_06051.jpgpurple balloon flowerpurple balloon flowerhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_0590.jpgDSC_0590we marvel at the obsession with rocks (future geologist?)https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_0556.jpgDSC_0556Grammy wrapped us up to keep us warm.https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_0582.jpgDSC_0582garden baby with Papahttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_0568.jpgDSC_0568Someone was super chill on Grammy's lap after swimming...for about two minutes before he was up running laps again. https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_0533.jpgDSC_0533ocean or lake, this child is in love with waterhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_0684.jpgAmish Paste tomatoAmish Paste tomato https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_0670a.jpgpink lillypink lillyhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_0665.jpgcrocosmia "lucifer"crocosmia "lucifer"https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dsc_0634.jpgmarigoldmarigolds grown from seed (seeds were started in April indoors)2015-05-11T21:26:35+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2013/05/30/ten-on-ten-may-2013/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/9.jpgliterary magnetsThese magnets (Shakespeare, Woolf, Dickens, Tolstoy, and the outsider Monet) have been on my fridge for years. They are now hung very low and belong to Anderson who loves to play with them. Funny story. He recently took Virginia Woolf from the fridge, climbed the stairs to the bathroom, and put her in still-filled baby tub. He must have just known that drowning was her choice. Back to the photo. This is a little glimpse from his perspective, complete with one of our three black cats in the background.https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/8.jpgwater droplet on a hostwhile trying out a borrowed lens, I spotted a water droplet on a hostahttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/7.jpgpurple tulips in the gardenmore purple tulips in my very wild garden that needs some attentionhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/6.jpgchocolate cookieI didn't just photograph it. I ate it. https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/5.jpgflowering treeI'm obsessed with flowering trees. This beauty was spotted on the way back from the walk to daycare. It was so heavy with flowers.https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/4.jpgbaby blanketsthese blankets make me very nostalgic for the newborn swaddling dayshttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/3.jpggreen vasethe glass from this petite antique vase (given to me by a dear friend) was so pretty in the bright sun coming through the windowhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2.jpg2dramatic purple tulip from my gardenhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/1.jpg1morning coffee in a bird mug (I love pretty mugs and I love things with birds)2015-05-11T21:24:49+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2013/07/18/real-simple-epiphany/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/chriscara_sm.jpgchriscara_SMhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/andersonswingsmall.jpgandersonswingsmall2015-05-11T21:23:33+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2014/06/29/3-miles-for-3-years/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo9_edited-1.jpgphoto[9]_edited-1https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo10.jpgphoto[10]https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo7.jpgphoto[7]https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo6.jpgphoto[6]https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo5.jpgdino jammieshttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo4.jpgphoto[4]https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo3.jpgphoto[3]https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo2.jpgphoto[2]https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo1.jpgphoto[1]https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo.jpgphoto2015-05-11T21:21:13+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2014/08/18/pickled-red-onions/2015-05-11T21:19:52+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2015/05/05/earth-month/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc_0244.jpgDSC_0244https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc_0241.jpgDSC_0241https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc_2116.jpgred leaf plum in springhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/thred.jpgthred uphttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/water.jpgwater bottle2015-05-11T21:18:40+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2015/05/09/talking-with-anne-geddes/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/anne.jpganne2015-05-09T07:09:18+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2014/03/17/march-is-colon-cancer-awareness-month-and-i-need-your-help/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/gyrig.jpgGYRIGGet Your Rear in Gear 2013, Team Carrie https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/photo.jpgwaiting for springwaiting for spring2015-05-09T06:04:53+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2014/04/10/garden-prep-and-compost-faq/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dsc_0102.jpgDSC_0102https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dsc_0101.jpgsoilhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dsc_0100.jpgcomposted soilhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dsc_0099.jpgBlack Goldhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dsc_0097.jpgcompost binhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dsc_0095.jpgcompost bin 2https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dsc_0094.jpgDSC_0094https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dsc_0093.jpgcomposthttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dsc_0093_edited-1.jpgDSC_0093_edited-12015-05-09T06:04:12+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2014/05/11/ten-on-ten-and-happy-mothers-day/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/mothersday2014.jpgmothersday2014I'm very lucky to be this woman's daughter.https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dscf1457.jpgDSCF1457still a baby - Fujifilm X-E2https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dscf1443.jpgDSCF1443and wrecking the tunnel! Fujifilm X-E2https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dscf1439.jpgDSCF1439building a pillow tunnel upon request - Fujifilm X-E2https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dscf1438.jpgDSCF1438opposite sides of the tunnel - Fujifilm X-E2https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dsc_0831.jpgDSC_0831our house - as seen with the Lensbaby Fisheyehttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dsc_0883.jpgDSC_0883daffodil with Tamron 90mm lenshttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dsc_0835.jpgDSC_0835red tulip with the Lensbaby Fisheyehttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dsc_0827.jpgcreeping phlox with lensbaby fisheyecreeping phlox with a Lensbaby Fisheyehttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dsc_0886.jpgDSC_0886my very first Mother's Day gift (from my parents): a peony taken with my new and gorgeous 90mm Tamron macro lens2015-05-09T06:03:24+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2014/06/15/mayfair-farm/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dad.jpgdadLoves of my life. https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dsc_0132.jpgDSC_0132They followed us, clearly bummed that we were leaving them. https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dsc_0117.jpgDSC_0117We are definitely coming back to this place. It is Eden. https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dsc_0113.jpgDSC_0113Huggies! 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https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/photo-18-copy-3.jpgProcessed with VSCOcam with f2 presetblue egg ornamenthttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/briancara2004.jpgbriancara2003Here we are over 10 years ago!2015-05-09T05:44:18+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2015/02/14/wine-and-roses/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/photo-18-copy-4.jpgrosehttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dsc_1203.jpgDSC_1203https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dsc_1192.jpgvalentinehttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dsc_1190.jpgred, red winehttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dsc_1183.jpgchocolate covered strawberryhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dsc_1188.jpgred, red rosehttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dsc_1186.jpgred rosehttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dsc_1194.jpgsleeping 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22019-02-17T15:00:19+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2013/08/08/words/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc_0355.jpgAndersonJuly2013https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/8335405957_6eb1661956_h.jpgbaby2015-05-09T04:27:10+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2013/08/14/ten-on-ten-august-2013/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/aug1010_10.jpgAug1010_10on our way back from Perkins cove as the sun started to set (I've grown really fond of wild roses)https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/aug1010_9.jpgAug1010_9our view from the prettiest coffee shop on earthhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/aug1010_8.jpgAug1010_8our walk on Marginal Way to Perkins Covehttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/aug1010_7.jpgAug1010_7My dad checking out the view of Perkins Cove from Marginal Wayhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/august1010_6.jpgAugust1010_6Grammy providing shade (for a pb&j face)https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/august1010_5.jpgAugust1010_5it only took a year and a half for this kid to let us put a hat on himhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/aug1010_4.jpgAug1010_4https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/aug1010_3.jpgAug1010_3a very happy Grammy and Papahttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/aug1010_2.jpgAug1010_2Papa waking a sleepy Anderson up after the drivehttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/aug1010_1.jpgAug1010_1crossing the Piscataqua Bridge near Portsmouth, NH2015-05-09T04:26:03+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2013/08/21/blackberry-lemon-coffee-cake-and-my-first-ferry-ride/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/screen-shot-2013-08-21-at-3-19-10-pm.pngScreen Shot 2013-08-21 at 3.19.10 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postedhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/sleep.jpgsleeping babythose eyelashes...https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/shoe.jpgshoemy favorite newish shoeshttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/peach3.jpgpeach3my mom sent me to work with a lovely, juicy peach as a snackhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/loveliesbleeding.jpgloveliesbleedingamaranthus, (aka love-lies-bleeding) my favorite late summer garden flowerhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/grammy2.jpggrammyGrammy C holding a still sleepy little boy post diaper changehttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/carrots.jpgcarrotslittle carrots pulled from the garden (which were later roasted for dinner)https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/andersonwindow.jpgAnderson windowwide awake, curious, and yelling like a crazy person out his bedroom 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mono).https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/firstbeer.jpgfirstbeerWhere someone tried to sneak his first beer. Do you SEE that naughty look? https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dsc_0582.jpgDSC_0582Time with family.https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/swimming_july.jpgswimming_julyLots of water and outdoor time--from the Atlantic to the lakes of New Hampshire. https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/mom_camping.jpgmom_campingOne awesome camping trip. https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/trailmix.jpgtrailmixAt least we gave him a pair of shoes to send him off into the wild to fend for himself...https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/believe.jpgbelievehttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/anderson3.jpgAnderson3Anderson's 1st Birthday Party Bashhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/2013garden.jpg2013gardenThe colorful surprises from the garden. https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/neighborhood.jpgneighborhoodSeeing the cutest dinosaur in the world. 2015-05-09T04:19:33+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2014/01/01/2013-in-review/2015-05-09T04:17:03+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2014/01/15/veggie-chowder/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/chowder.jpgchowderhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/chowder_7.jpgchowder_7https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/chowder_6.jpgchowder_6https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/chowder_5.jpgchowder_5https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/chowder_4.jpgchowder_4https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/chowder_3.jpgchowder_3https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/chowder_2.jpgchowder_2https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/chowder_1.jpgchowder_12015-05-09T04:16:18+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2014/01/21/weekly-photo-challenge-family/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/toys.jpgtoysFrom Pretty Ponies to Shrinky Dinks, this toy bin held all sorts of treasures from when my sister and I were kids in the 80s. Anderson was so thrilled that he laid down in the toys and started swimming through them. https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/hair.jpghairMy boys have the best hair. https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/group_hug.jpggroup_hugGroup hug with Grammy and Papa A. https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/cake.jpgcakeOur beautiful joint birthday cake, though if you look closely, you'll see that this cake is really cupcakes! https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/anderson_tree.jpgAnderson_treeThe bird tree stays up well into the new year at my parents' house. It makes a great hiding spot for little boys. https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/anderson_puddle.jpgAnderson_puddleLittle feet jumping up and down in a puddle. https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/anderson_aquarium.jpgAnderson_aquariumOur visit to the aquarium where Anderson yelled "BIG BIG FISH" continually. He was completely enamored by this place.https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/alica_anderson.jpgAlica_AndersonGrammy Alice holding a sleeping little boy. 2015-05-09T04:15:55+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2014/02/13/love-and-dinosaur-cards/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dinocardstencil.jpgdinocardstencilhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dinocardprogress.jpgdinocardprogresshttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dinocard.jpgdinocardhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dino-cards.jpgdino cardshttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/pbj.jpgpb&j 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earth livinghttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mel4.jpgmother earth livinghttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/dsc_08861.jpgmother earth livinghttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/mel6.jpgMother Earth News2014-09-18T11:32:01+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2011/02/06/finding-beauty-in-nature-and-imperfection-wabi-sabi/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/p1011276.jpgwabi-sabi tomatoThis organic tomato has more antioxidants and was not grown using pesticides, which is better for the environment and better for our health. It may have some imperfections, but the taste is better.https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/rock.jpgwabi-sabi stoneWhen Chris and I first moved in together, we lived right on the beach. We'd go out for walks constantly and if we were feeling really mushy and ridiculously in-love, we'd pick up a rock and go home and paint the date on it. They sit in a clay pot on a windowsill and I forget they are there. Looking through them brought back memories and I might just paint the date on a rock again soon. https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/p1011269.jpgwabi-sabi afghanThis afghan was made by a friend (Joanne) as a wedding gift. It took her four months to make and, knowing how much I care about the environment, she used leftover scraps of yarn that she'd been accumulating. The blanket is so bright and comfortable...and completely hand-made with love.https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/p1011234.jpgwabi-sabi mugThis mug was purchased from a potter in Pennsylvania when I was in my early 20s. I remember being so broke at the time, but I loved the earth tones of his work. All of these years later, I'd prefer to drink my coffee or tea from this lovely piece of art than an unoriginal mug with my company logo on it.https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/p1011200.jpgwabi-sabi shoesI no longer buy leather shoes, but these deserve a moment of honor. I purchased these in Seattle a long time ago and they represent so many memories, from gardening to vacations to sadder events that have shaped me as a person. From "I Love My Shirt" by Donovan in 1968: https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/herb_jar.jpgwabi-sabi vaseI was helping my grandmother clean out a bunch of shelves. Way in the back, we found a box of old blue Mason jars. She gave one to me because I couldn't get over how beautiful the color was. It serves as a perfect vase for flowers or herbs.https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/harvard_classics.jpgwabi-sabi booksYes, I have shelves of worn out paperbacks and mass market fiction. However, I cherish these Harvard Classics from 1910. They were given to me by my grandparents and spent many years on a shelf built by my great grandfather. Though they are in wonderful condition, the pages have a lovely yellowed edge and the spines are started to unravel.https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/floor.jpgwabi-sabi floorAnother bit of history from 1910 would be my very worn floors. One of the things I love most about my 101 year old home would have to be the floors. There are gaps and cracks in the wood, but it only adds to the beauty. You have to imagine who was walking on these very same pieces of pine 100 years ago. https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/earrings.jpgwabi-sabi earringsThese earrings were a birthday gift from my dear friend, Jackie, last year. I don't know how old they are, but I love that she found them second-hand somewhere and thought they "looked like me." They have a lovely blue stone material surrounded by silver. Some may say the silver is tarnished, but I say it has a patina.https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/winston.jpgwabi-sabi about cat furThis is one of my kitties, Winston. The chair and blanket are not old, but one aspect of wabi-sabi is accepting imperfection. So, I am trying to be less cranky about kitty fur by realizing that it just is. I'd rather have my three kitties than fur-less furniture and blankets. 2013-04-17T03:46:05+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2013/01/14/nursery-tour-and-things-for-baby-registry/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/to-do.jpgto doHanging photos on this blank wall. I’d like to put pictures of up Anderson’s family…from grandparents to aunts and uncles.https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/to-do-2.jpgto do 2hanging this growth chart that we received as a gifthttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc_0949.jpgDSC_0949a basic Graco analog monitor with two parent unitshttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc_0927.jpgDSC_0927way cool owl plus baby monitorhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc_0919.jpgDSC_0919here it is up closehttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc_0918.jpgDSC_0918I had it framed with matting pulled from colors in his roomhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc_0913.jpgDSC_0913trash can with diaper pail linerhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc_0901.jpgDSC_0901handmade with lovehttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc_0899.jpgDSC_0899there were several babies rocked in this rocking chairhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dsc_0894.jpgDSC_0894great laundry “bin” for small spaces2013-05-20T01:04:55+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2013/01/06/poop-disaster-a-funny-story/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/photo-18-copy.jpgphoto-18 copyhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/soup1.jpgvegan butternut squash souphttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/soup4.jpgvegan butternut squash soup2013-04-03T03:17:55+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2012/05/13/blackberries-cancer-and-love/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/photo-12.jpgphoto-1https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/photo2.jpgmomma 1https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/photo1.jpgphotohttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/photo-11.jpgphoto-1https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/photo-1.jpgphoto-1https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/photo.jpgphoto2013-03-18T17:32:08+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2013/01/30/whats-in-a-baby-name/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/photo-18.jpgphoto-18https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/name.jpgNAME2013-03-08T19:54:36+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2013/02/02/making-baby-food-using-dried-apricot/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dsc_0950.jpgDSC_0950https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dsc_0948.jpgDSC_0948https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dsc_0946.jpgDSC_0946https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dsc_0940.jpgDSC_0940https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dsc_0939.jpgDSC_0939https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dsc_0938.jpgDSC_0938https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dsc_0934.jpgDSC_0934https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dsc_0931.jpgDSC_0931https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/dsc_0928.jpgDSC_09282013-03-08T19:59:18+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2013/02/11/a-blissful-blizzard-weekend-and-a-random-act-of-mom-kindness/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/blizzard2.jpgblizzard2https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/blizzard.jpgblizzard2013-03-06T18:40:55+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2012/03/08/use-up-the-veggies-risotto/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/risotto.jpgrisottohttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/stroller.jpgstrollerhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/bureau1.jpgbureauhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/bureau.jpgbureau2013-03-06T18:12:37+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2012/04/24/happiness-and-one-sweet-baby-moon/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/enchilada-momma1.jpgenchilada momma38 weeks...the night of our last date as a childless couple!https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/smiles1.jpgsmilessmiles, 2 weekshttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/stretching.jpgstretching3 weeks and his loooonnngg limbs are moving like crazy (now I know why his kicks made my whole belly shake)https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/squishy-baby-with-momma.jpgsquishy baby with mommamomma baby time, 2 weeks old (look at that squishy baby skin!)https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/salem-daddy.jpgsalem daddynearly 4 weeks...on an outing in Salem and getting some love from Daddyhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/mom-and-andy.jpgmom and Andyhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/its-a-boy.jpgits a boyI'm a Boy! Day 1https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/bath-time-baby.jpgbath time babyAnderson's first real bath after his stump fell off (around 12 days old). He is definitely a water-lovin' ocean baby. https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/andy-cara-cell.jpgandy cara cellhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/4-week-chatter.jpg4 week chatter4 weeks old and chatting and cooing2013-03-06T18:11:52+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2012/06/17/my-2-fav-dads/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dad-chris.jpgdad chrishttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/fam.jpgfamhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/2810002842_265c1118f1_z.jpg2810002842_265c1118f1_zon a ferry from Seattle just a few years agohttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/natureman.jpgnaturemanhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dad-amber-joy.jpgdad amber joyhe is an animal lover too (clearly he loves his kitty cat)https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dsc_0981.jpgDSC_0981one of my favorite pictures of all time -- rarely can you capture such pure happiness in a picturehttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dsc_0577.jpgDSC_0577my young dad in 1979https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/fathers-day-chris.jpgfathers day chriswhich apparently was funny enough to make him drool!https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dsc_0562.jpgDSC_0562going over the to-do list for the day at 12 weekshttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/andy-dad-hospital.jpgandy dad hospitalAnderson's first day in the hospital (both Dad and baby were quite tuckered out)2013-11-13T17:43:07+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2012/09/23/september-joy/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/queen-annes-lace.jpgQueen Anne's Lacehttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/leek-soup.jpgleek souphttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/baby-book.jpgbaby bookhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dsc_0859.jpgDSC_0859https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dsc_1055.jpgDSC_1055https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dsc_1043.jpgDSC_1043https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dsc_0937.jpgDSC_0937https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dsc_0936.jpgDSC_09362013-03-06T18:10:25+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2012/11/22/so-much-to-be-thankful-for-and-a-veggie-thanksgiving/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/thanksgiving.jpgthanksgivingGrammy and Grandpahttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dsc_0338.jpgDSC_0338cranberry saucehttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dsc_0334.jpgDSC_0334potatoes (from a friend's garden) and string beans (from my mom and dad's garden)https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dsc_0333.jpgDSC_0333butternut squashhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dsc_0332.jpgDSC_0332lovely table (no turkey!) with a cutie eyeing the sweet potatoeshttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dsc_0327.jpgDSC_0327Veggie Gravy - a must! https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dsc_0325.jpgDSC_0325Quorn "turkey" roast and veggie stuffinghttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dsc_0313.jpgDSC_0313Great Grammy Alice timehttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dsc_0310.jpgDSC_0310dude time (Uncle Ian, Daddy, Uncle Jim, Uncle Mike, and Grandpa Steve)https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dsc_0086.jpgdad and baby2013-05-20T16:09:58+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2012/12/31/2012-in-review/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/mom-andy-2.jpgmom andy 2https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/dadandy.jpgdadandyhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/champagne1.jpgchampagne2013-03-06T18:09:05+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2013/02/01/good-reads-from-this-week/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/34th-cake.jpg34th cakehttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/cake.jpgcake2013-03-06T18:08:37+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2011/07/18/mojito-monday/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/green-beans.jpggreen beanshttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/mojito.jpgmojitohttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/p1012821.jpgmojitohttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/p10127221.jpgchocolate minthttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/chocmintsign1.jpgchocolate mint2013-03-06T18:06:38+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2011/04/19/a-week-of-spring-daffodil/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/p1011856.jpgdaffodilThe official name of the daffodil is narcissus. The do truly let us know that spring has arrived. A poem by Wordsworth dedicated solely to this lovely flower: I wander’d lonely as a cloud That floats on high o’er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. White Daffodils Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the Milky Way, They stretch'd in never-ending line Along the margin of a bay: Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly dance. Yellow Daffodils The waves beside them danced; but they Out-did the sparkling waves in glee: A poet could not but be gay, In such a jocund company: I gazed -- and gazed -- but little thought What wealth the show to me had brought: Mixed Daffodils For oft, when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eye Which is the bliss of solitude; And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils. 2013-03-06T18:05:03+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2010/12/31/3-veg-restaurants-in-3-days/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/p1010950.jpgWhole in the Wallcoolest natural foods restaurant in Binghamton2013-03-06T18:03:04+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2011/07/02/uk-trip-london-brighton-and-lewes/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/weeds.jpgweedshttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/redlion.jpgredlionhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/londonpride.jpglondonpridehttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/protest.jpgprotesthttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/big_ben_clockadj.jpgbig_ben_clockI learned some interesting trivia. 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Featherhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dsc_00151.jpgDSC_0015https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dsc_0014.jpgsleeping cat pendantcat pendant made from one of the artist's original canvas paintings at Lisa Everett Designshttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dsc_0013.jpgturquoise beaded necklaceturquoise beaded necklace by Mixstone09https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dsc_0008.jpgcopper and jade earringscopper and jade earrings by a vendor that no longer exists, sadlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dsc_00051.jpgDSC_0005https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dsc_00041.jpgDSC_0004nesting bowls from Glazed Over Potteryhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dsc_0015.jpgetched silver spoons garden markersetched silver spoon garden markers (perfect for a gardener!) by Magpie Desigzhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dsc_0004.jpgDSC_0004nesting bowls from Glazed Overhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dsc_0005.jpgstuffed owlplush owl pillow from Bellamina2012-06-05T15:51:10+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2012/05/30/thank-you-mother-nature/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dsc_0227.jpgDSC_0227butterfly bushes with a butterfly househttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dsc_0224.jpgDSC_0224after four years, our grape vine finally has grapes - holy cow!https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dsc_0223.jpgDSC_0223https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dsc_0222.jpgDSC_0222a total explosion of color next to my drivewayhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dsc_0220.jpgDSC_0220this roses is a stunnerhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dsc_0218.jpgDSC_0218my mom's Don Juan rose bush quadrupled in size this yearhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dsc_0219.jpgDSC_0219this lamb's ear ended up here on accident, transplanted from New York in another pothttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dsc_0217.jpgDSC_0217this picture does not show how huge this rose is, also one of my mother'shttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dsc_0179.jpgDSC_0179https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dsc_0178.jpgDSC_0178the front bed, which now looks very cottage-like2012-06-05T12:45:05+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2012/06/03/getting-the-veggies-in/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dsc_0229.jpgbasil pottedhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dsc_0214.jpgDSC_0214beetshttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dsc_0208.jpgcucumber seedlingcucumberhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dsc_0131.jpgmom and Andersonhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/weeds.jpgweedshttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/tidybeds.jpgtidybedshttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/seeds.jpgseedshttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/seedlings.jpgseedlingshttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/photo-5.jpgphoto-5https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/photo-32.jpggarden baby2013-08-09T02:40:09+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2011/06/07/cage-free-is-the-way-to-be/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/brees-chicken.jpgFarm sanctuary chickena happy chicken at Farm Sanctuary in Watkins Glen, NY taken by Bree 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pesto?!?!2011-07-17T16:43:43+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2011/07/07/and-i-shall-have-some-peace-there/2011-07-08T12:02:06+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2011/06/19/a-perfect-fathers-day-weekend/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/summer_day.jpgsummer_daysummer breeze...makes me feel finehttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/cara-anderson-eigthsize.jpgCara Anderson-eigthsizeLove you dad!https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/white_flower.jpgwhite_flowerhttps://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/bug-copy.jpgbug copyDragonflies are the "good bugs" because they eat the nasty mosquitos. This one actually ate a mosquito while sitting in my hair. 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It flowers before growing leaves, so it is nothing but a giant ball of canary yellow. Forsythia is really easy to root. If you cut a few branches from an available bush (and no...I'm not suggesting you steal...really), you can put them in water and they will root! Be sure to change the water to keep it from becoming stagnate and stinky. 2011-04-23T21:01:35+00:00monthlyhttps://carasthilaire.com/2011/04/20/week-of-spring-garlic/https://carasthilaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/p1011812.jpgspring garlic sproutsGarlic lowers blood pressure and cholesterol, aids in digestion, fights parasites, and is a natural antiseptic. 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