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Sweet Life
The blossoming tree out in front of our house.My poor Gary is sick again. First it was his ribs back in December, now it's some weird stomach thing, that's the only way I know how to describe it....
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Corners of Our Insides
Photo by G. DorringtonI have been wondering what, and even if, I would be inspired to write something this year for the "anniversary" of my mom's death. Every year I have honored her somehow by...
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Tasty Tea 8: Nettle
Me surrounded by my nettle friends, in pure heaven!Nettles are more than just a tasty tea. Nettles are amazing! The stuff is like liquid gold, rich in iron and calcium. When I drink nettle tea, I...
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Wordless Wednesday 9: Eastsound Beach (+ updates)
Finding Peace© J. Dorrington. . . . . . . . . .A quick update as I will be MIA for the next week and a half! I'm heading back to Oakland for my Dad's b-day with the kiddos. Wish me luck, as I will be...
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Robot Rampage
Um, my daughter is obsessed with robots. As you may know, she was Plex (Yo Gabba Gabba) last Halloween. She still dons her robot costume every once and a while and walks around the house saying "All...
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"Earth Day"
In my opinion, every darn day should be Earth Day, can you imagine how our world would be if all the consciousness that went into this one day was extended to 365 days a year?? If we respected the...
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Orcas Dreams Part 9: Going and Coming
One of the many sunsets that Gary took from "the top of the hill" in Oakland It's always nice to go away, but it's even more nice to come home. There is something about absence that, as you know,...
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Nettle Pesto
Yeah, yeah, I've already been called obsessed in regards to nettles (RISHA!). But being obsessed about nettles is not such a bad thing, they are so good for you! We've got so many of them I figure...
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Welcome Fairies!
We welcomed the tree fairies into our garden yesterday. I was poking around Etsy and found Fairy Hill Woodworks. I couldn't resist myself, these fairy portals were adorable. I was so excited about...
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Wordless Wednesday 11: Down The Road
© G. DorringtonOne afternoon the hubby came across this beautiful eagle. As he was driving down our road, the mighty bird flew across his windshield and landed in a tree right next to the road. How...
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Orcas Dreams 10: The Tent Caterpillars Have Arrived
In regards to tent caterpillars, I've been feeling quite sadistic these days. The little crawlers have arrived and we are trying to get rid of their nests. I was told about the outbreaks here on...
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Pill Bug Habitat
Ms. Serafin made a pill bug friend out in the garden last week. Everyday since, when we went out side, she would dig into the dirt till she found a rolly-polly and said, "Look Mom! I found Lasia...
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The REAL Greek Salad
You don't know a real Greek salad, "horiataki" as it's called in Greek, until you've been to Greece, or had a Greek make one for you. You know how sometimes you can find a, so called, Greek Salad in...
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Orcas Dreams 11: Random Acts of Paint
Today I decided to do some random painting, the kids joined in too. I don't know what possessed me, I suppose I just needed to do something creative. It is also very satisfying to add color to...
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Food Coloring Pellets (or whatever)
What kid doesn't love to play with their food?Ms. Serafin came up with this one herself. In order to get breakfast going I wanted to have the kiddos distracted with something. While Silas got a...
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Lilac-Rose Marmalade
Ok, so I'm a total beginner when it comes to making jellies/jams/marmalades, but I thought I would give this a try because it looked like fun. Our lilac trees are in full bloom, they are so beautiful...
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Carrot Ginger Soup
I make this pretty often. Usually I buy large bags of carrots at a time. At some point, there comes a time when I know they need to get eaten soon, or they will get spoiled, so in comes. . . . yummy...
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