Archive for September, 2014

labyrinth box

Posted on September 30th, 2014 by mountain girl  |  6 Comments »

Here is my latest cord burning box.  Just to clarify things, I don’t normally paint naked bodies or show them on my blog, but I finally decided to put this up.  It’s art, after all.  🙂 The woman who ordered this for her baby’s birth asked for a pregnant woman with a labyrinth on her […]



enchanted forest in nederland, co

Posted on September 28th, 2014 by mountain girl  |  1 Comment »

Saturday was Wild Bear’s Enchanted Forest fall celebration at Mud Lake.  The floods swamped Nederland last year, but we went two years ago, when Cash was just a few weeks old.  Our first time at the Enchanted Forest was the year before that. Wild Bear is the only non-profit nature center in Boulder County.  Zia […]



{this moment}

Posted on September 26th, 2014 by mountain girl  |  7 Comments »

Linking up with SouleMama…a moment from our week.



some thoughts on life and motherhood

Posted on September 25th, 2014 by mountain girl  |  6 Comments »

There’s been an emptiness inside me these days.  A feeling of life fading a little, a decrease in productivity, a sense of stagnancy–those blahs I’ve referred to a few times lately. I have friends who are in the busiest, most fruitful season of their lives.  One girl and her husband are raising seven kids, homeschooling […]



zia’s lunch box

Posted on September 24th, 2014 by mountain girl  |  11 Comments »

I am about to make a confession.  Packing my first grader’s lunch at 6:30 in the morning is the happiest part of my day.  Pathetic, I know.  But very true. Now, making breakfast for the kids is also a high point–something simple, usually a pan of oatmeal and a batch of fried potatoes.  If you’re […]