Archive for June, 2010

handmade beginnings

Posted on June 9th, 2010 by mountain girl  |  Comments Off on handmade beginnings

I won this brand-new book over at Sew Liberated! Anna Maria Horner is a mother of 6 and an awesome seamstress. I am having a lot of fun going through this book. Like the title suggests, many of the projects are oriented toward new babies, but several of them would suit toddlers just fine…since the clothing […]

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green is my favorite color

Posted on June 6th, 2010 by mountain girl  |  2 Comments »

The beginnings of cherry tomatoes, carrot tops, baby cucumber plants, a tiny serrano pepper, leafy lettuce, curly garlic scapes, and herbs (sage, chives, dill, parsley). They are all growing happily with all the rain and sun we’ve had this spring!



moleskine poster child

Posted on June 3rd, 2010 by mountain girl  |  2 Comments »

There’s been another cat girl sighting! This week, Decor Addict had a random post featuring 5 artworks done on moleskines. And yup, our own sweet child is one of them! Check out the post here. A bit on moleskines. Moleskine (mol-a-skeen’-a) journals are pretty hot items, it seems. They’re a favorite with a whole lot of artists, musicians, designers, […]



cool cucumbers meet hatch heat

Posted on June 1st, 2010 by mountain girl  |  3 Comments »

When the sun shines as much as it has this week in Kansas City, I start longing for some good summer food. So I picked up these juicy cucumbers at the River Market, sliced them up, and threw together a tangy dressing to douse them in. Just a few simple ingredients did the trick: raw apple […]