Coffee press cozy

I know this sounds weird with the 92 degree weather and all, but my coffee press cozy rocks. It works _really_ well. I am quite pleased with its performance. Before I had the cozy, I frequently would forget my coffee on the counter, or table, or stove top, then find it twelve minutes later and…

Bartering

* * this post is also at my geocaching blog * * Today, I conducted a trade. Unschooling friend Heather has been bartering a toy bus for various items, always bigger and better. This will continue until she can barter for a real bus. That’s right, her family would like to live on the road…

More from the CSA

I drove out to Turtle Farm to pick up our box this afternoon. I was very pleased to see peas. They were gone within minutes. In addition to the peas, we also got lettuces, garlic scapes, kohlrabi, and green onions. The children said they were scared of the kohlrabi. They didn’t elaborate on how the…

Wearing the knitted skirt

I found some crazy yarn called Smania at Jo-Ann Fabric. I say crazy because it is multicolored and covered with netting. I can’t explain it better than that. Anyway, I thought that the multicolor would be great for me — the hot pink would go great with my swimsuit and the netting would disguise any…