August 2009

Making Mothering Babies Easier: Babywearing

August 17, 2009

I thought this would be a great guest post to start things off with, seeing as I have just entered back into the world of frequent babywearing myself! I love wearing my new little sweetheart in my Hotsling, and especially love the convenience and free hands that it offers me. The author of this post, [...]

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Johanna’s Birth Story

August 14, 2009
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The birth story begins about 2 1/2 weeks before she actually arrived. It was then that I began having regular bouts of contractions, a week and a half before my due date. With many positive signs of impending labor (increasing contractions, crampiness, slightly elevated blood pressure, a baby that was sitting incredibly low, etc.) [...]

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Preserving Summer’s Bounty: Freezing Garlic

August 10, 2009
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Remember all of my garlic galore?
Well, I've just finished preserving it all for this fall and winter! I've now dried all of the bulbs out completely. Just recently I did some sorting into piles: gorgeous and intended for planting this fall, good for storage, and not so good for storage.
I set aside any [...]

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Interview with Nourishing Traditions Author Sally Fallon

August 8, 2009
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