Archive for the ‘Earthy Possessions’ Category

snow, doughnuts, and a home of our own

Posted on April 9th, 2013 by mountain girl  |  6 Comments »

Well, the snow is here–but so are the doughnuts. We found this cute little donut maker half-price at Target this weekend.  It was just in time to warm up the kitchen…and procure some very big smiles. Cash had his own plans for those doughnuts, but he ended up with a spoonful of mashed banana instead, poor […]



made by mimi

Posted on October 9th, 2012 by mountain girl  |  3 Comments »

My mama made this baby blanket for Cash. It’s soft and cozy and extra big to wrap him up snugly. In classic Mimi-ishness, she sewed his name in calligraphic lettering using a wide navy ribbon. It has a sweet Scottish flair, which is definitely fitting–since not only is he Spanish, Italian, French, Irish, Welsh, Czechoslovakian, […]



gifts from grandma and grandpa

Posted on October 1st, 2012 by mountain girl  |  6 Comments »

I have very cool in-laws.  Besides the fact that they gave birth to and raised the cutest and smartest boy on the planet, and besides the fact that they live in a little adobe house smack in the middle of Santa Fe (where we get to stay when we visit them), and besides the fact […]



moby baby

Posted on September 16th, 2012 by mountain girl  |  9 Comments »

I love wearing my baby. It feels natural to have him snuggled against me, and he sure digs it. I have a couple of Moby Wraps, and we use them every day. I pop him in for an hour or two at a time, and if he’s tired or fussy he cozies right up and […]



bellies

Posted on July 23rd, 2012 by mountain girl  |  12 Comments »

The belly cast is finished–plastered and primed, painted and sealed! Notice that Zia gave me a hand with it. Here it is next to the one I made while carrying Zia. Both were cast 3 weeks before my due date, and they are almost identical, but not quite. Zia’s appears larger because I plastered a […]