This weekend at our local farmers’ market, I was thrilled to see sign-ups for two things: the winter CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program and the Thanksgiving pastured turkey order sheet.  Yippee! Full Cellar Farm is our favorite nearby farm in Maryland …

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A family photo!

(A little gallery of photos is below the post!) As summer approaches each year, many people gain excitement.  Perhaps it is simply the warmer weather they anticipate or maybe it is the vacation(s) they look forward to.  I don’t know. …

Our Beach Trip (or The Weekend I Went Without Facebook) Read more »

    Ah, playdates.  Let’s take a look at some of the advantages and disadvantages of hosting a playdate in your home. Pros: Child interaction Parent interaction Reason to REALLY clean your house before everyone comes. Cons: Child interaction likely …

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A brief calm after the storm.

I feel very compelled to share this right now.  I’m not sure why.   Throughout my emotional and physical recovery from my first (and only, thus far) childbirth, I came across many wonderful networks of support.  I often came across …

I Am Strong Because… Read more »

I hope everyone’s year is off to a smashing start!  Here at the Evans household, we’ve packed a lot of activity into 2014’s mere week.  Very proud of us.  Big Daddy Orange celebrated his 29th birthday.  It was the twelfth birthday of …

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New Year's Day Meal

I did not get to finish writing Part Two of yesterday’s post about New Year’s Intentions (Eventually I did…Check out Part One and Part Two here).  Oops, I missed January 1st!  But that’s OK!  Because I highly doubt anybody is …

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