A Walk in the Woods

It's a bit drizzly here today, but that didn't stop the kids and I from walking the Henry Cowell Redwood Grove Loop Trail! 

Good times

 We took a short walk in the neighborhood this morning. There is the smell of camp fires in the air.... sweet memories of childhood camping trips!  

Father's Day

 For Father's Day I made Mike a Vanilla Bean Mint ice cream sweeten with honey to pair with one of his favorites, the brownie! Turned out Mike didn't like the ice cream, but everyone else did! The ice cream had a subtle sweetness and a more savory flavor that was very cleansing to the palate.  Loved it!   

Nourished Kitchen recipe

Sometime ago I contemplated buying fabric napkins for everyday use, but was a bit shocked by the price so didn't get any. A few weeks ago I made my own from cotton linen. They absorb well and it feels nice to use something you've made. I hope to make more in the near future and place some in my Etsy shop!

We used our napkins for the first time yesterday during our Father's Day celebration

After dinner we took Mike to the park to get his wiggles out!

Happy Father's Day ~ Michele

Cross body bag

I was glad to spend some time sewing today! It has been a week and I needed to get back to it. I worked on a small cross body bag. I have never owned one and have wished on many occasions I had one; like those trips when you don't want to be weighed down and want free hands, but need your phone and some cash and your pockets just won't do.  

The first bag on the left was WAY too small. The bag on the right was a better size. My brain needed some warming up. 

Putting a snap on. 

On the next bag I am going to try to go a bit more narrow with the flap. 

I like this strap concept, It's fun! 

Becoming a minimalist

I often think about what it means to live minimally.... mindfully. I am already hard wired to function better in a minimal environment were everything has a place. Minimalism is about scaling down your possessions to only those items that give us pleasure and enhance your life. I begin to feel very weighed down when I am living among too much stuff. Or hanging on to something that just doesn't serve a purpose any longer. So, here at our home this week I have been preparing for an up coming flea market at the Felton Presbyterian Church. Our duplicates, unloved, unnecessary items are packed up and ready to go! And I am feeling better! Everyone tolerates their “stuff” differently but when I have too much stuff around I tend to go CRAZY! Now for the harder work.... buy minimally and buy mindfully.   

While reading about this subject I came across Becoming Minimalist and I liked it :) 

Have a wonderful weekend!