Bliss Beyond Naptime

Handsome Dare Devils

 

Good news; I got a new laptop and everything I need is on here pretty much and, we got a wireless router so I'm typing here in my studio ~ bliss! Bad news: I was super flu sick yesterday. Yuck, I never get those. I'm just so happy I'm well enough to be able to type right now and that I have an explanation to those eerie chest sensations I've had for the last two weeks. So yay to health! We had a pretty special weekend before I got the consumption. My dad was performing at the local air show and my brother came out with his family to check it out too. It was a sweet family reunion.

Not that I'm a little biased but I have to say that my dad was the best act there. He flies his glider to the song "Born Free" playing on the speakers and his wings shoot off technicolor smoke (at least I think it was technicolor - or maybe I was getting consumed already). 

Next time we do the air show I'm going to wear my hat (I think I may have burned my eyelids), sunglasses (eyelids.ouch.) and  I'm going to bring those earmuff/headsets for the kids for some of them jet planes are way too loud for little ears. I think that's another reason I loved my dad's performance so much. So quiet, peaceful and organic.

And as you can plainly see here Kale was pretty smitten ~ with grandpa and the glider.

 

And the previous day before all that high flying action the other handsome daredevil in my life, Craig, attempted an epic climb with two of his climbing buddies. That up there is Mount Gimili. There are ten pitches in total but the first pitch took the three of them two and a half hours to pull off so they decided to pack it in.

But not before they made an encounter with this little guy. He was pretty curious. And cocky. Showing off how he can scamper up and down effortlessly what's been taking them silly humans hours to surmount. Okay, off to down more ginger tea. Salut!

This Moment ~ Drunken Cowboy

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. ~Amanda Soule

Fascinating Garden Tour

Father and son were having a pretty precious bonding moment harvesting the garlic together. That is until I busted in with camera, tripod and fasinator in hand and asked Craig to video tape me for a vlog post. Whoa, did I ever just date myself saying video 'tape'!

And there's the bounty. Eighty bulbs of garlic should last us the winter - considering the vega machine at the naturapath informed us that Edie's was 'sensitive' to the stuff. I knew she was goth all along.

Here's the last installment of our garden tour. There's still much more of the property to explore and share with you so hang on to your bloomers! We actually have a professional cameraman staying with us and I asked him last night if he'd be keen on filming Craig and I staring deep into each others eyes talking about how we met and the shared journey of manifesting this dream life together. He (the camera man) seemed keen. Craig, on the other hand, just kind of stared off to space' mouth breathing for a bit' so can't promise you that's going to happen. I'll keep trying.

Ooo, before I go, I wrote a guest post for the lovely Leya over at Curious Bird while she and her sweet little family are embarking on a big move. I share my love for Kombucha time. If you have the love already, pour yourself one and enjoy the tour, if not, check out the how to and try it out. If I know you you'll love it! Then come back and enjoy the garden tour with cool one in hand.

 PS Craig wouldn't let me finish my break down swimsuit purchase story on the video but basically I would get a discount if I spent a hundred bucks so I had to pick a little something extra for my cart ~ thus the fascinator. Looks fabulous with  my new swimming trunks!

 

Go Ahead, Axe Me

Here are some silly out takes from my photoshoot for the Fall Camp with the incredibly talented friend of mine, and knit circle buddy, Heather from Many Skies Mama.  Heather passed this final try out challange by standing completely still, shooting away, while I came running at her fully armed with ax in hand. You're hired!

I'm plugging away at the Fall Camp, hoping to debut it either in September or perhaps October (seeing here how life hands out all these fun obstacles to clambour over; ie broken laptop) but in the meantime I wanted to mention I'm offering the Spring Backwoods Mama course to you at a discounted price.

It was $100 and now I have axed it down to $67. Word has it that it's a pretty bummer of an economy these days so I'd thought it best to make it a little bit more affordable so you can save some by making more of your own clothes. Perhaps Maria Von Trapp style with curtain bloomers? As mentioned before, the Spring Camp is now converted to an ongoing class so you can play with it at your own pace. Chop, chop!