Archive for March, 2010

the artist behind the art

Posted on March 27th, 2010 by mountain girl  |  2 Comments »

Several years ago, I came across this book in a library. I think I was in college. I loved the illustrations, and took it home to study it. Later I found more of Uri Shulevitz’s books (he’s written and illustrated dozens of them) and I loved them just as much. He became something of a […]



make a pair of garden gloves

Posted on March 25th, 2010 by mountain girl  |  Comments Off on make a pair of garden gloves

With the first few days of spring, I practically leapt out of doors, landing unceremoniously in the muddy plot of ground I call my garden. As I began digging around in the dirt, it didn’t take me long to start wishing for the 4 pairs of garden gloves I sold at last year’s yard sale. […]

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springtime sightings

Posted on March 24th, 2010 by mountain girl  |  2 Comments »

Loving springtime…and discovering Kansas City all over again. Don’t forget to get outside and take in all the things around you that you take for granted, just because they’re always there. Your corner of earth is as good as any!



homemade deodorant test results

Posted on March 21st, 2010 by mountain girl  |  14 Comments »

Remember this homemade deodorant? Just a note to say that after 3 weeks of testing and using nothing but this, I think it works GREAT! For sure,we haven’t hit the sweaty dog days of summer yet…but so far it has way exceeded my expectations. I definitely like it better than any natural store-bought deodorant I’ve used (and […]



weather caper

Posted on March 20th, 2010 by mountain girl  |  9 Comments »

Yesterday we worked all day in the garden (we were in tank tops by afternoon) and then hopped in the Mini, cranked the top down, and zipped down Highway 71 to the KC Community Garden to grab some seeds. Unfortunately, we never got a chance to get the seeds in the ground. Today, Zia put […]