Just so.

Just a few pictures of mine and Clara's adventures in the yard and woods! I love the woods and I know Clara does too! Have you ever noticed just how magical being in the woods can be? I am still looking for a "secret spot" as Forrest Carter says everyone should have in his book The Education of Little Tree. It won't be just for me it will be for Clara too! ( Oh and by the way, I got hold of Clara's bangs thinking I could really trim them up, well trim them up I did, more like hack job! Poor thing all she has left are little twigs of bangs, thank God hair grows back!)

Pray.

This is one of my favorite prayers that I find myself saying throughout the day. This is also one of the prayers that Clara and I say at bedtime. I'm teaching her to fold her hands when she says her prayers, well she tries to say them, she's not quite old enough yet to get all the words.
This prayer is so simple and so beautiful and comes from the heart. It brings me comfort when I'm worried, scared, or just plain down. It reminds me that Our Lady is watching over us at all times.

"Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen."

Fairy Houses!

The hubs came upon an unfinished bird house in our woods, and I immediately thought "that would make an awesome fairy house!" Now let me start by telling you that I am a firm believer is fairies and other creatures of that sort, among many other things that most people wouldn't believe in, but that is for another post.
So....we started making a fairy house, and everyday Clara and I pick something out to add to the fairy house. I haven't completed the decorations for the house yet, and I'm even thinking of doing a whole fairy village! Brent added a moss roof for us, and I added bits and pieces here and there. The pictures aren't wonderful because I took them with my phone, but I'll take better ones soon with my camera so you can get a better look!

 

The first picture is an abandoned nest I found for Mimi from The Feathered Nest! The egg is not real it is actually one of our eggs soaps!
 The other photos are our fairy house in progress!

I have missed you so!

Today I'm taking the day off waiting on my mama to get here so Clara and I can spend some much needed time with her. I've been looking at all the blogs I used to follow and all my blog friends I used to talk to on a regular basis, and can I just say I am AMAZED by some of the wonderful stuff I am seeing! Blog friends I have missed you so, reading your blogs again makes me remember why I started this blog, drinking a hot cup of coffee and catching up warms my heart and inspires me!

Currently reading....

I have just finished The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield, which is one of those books you can't put down and spend all hours of the night reading. You know what I mean. Now I have moved on to a book that has sat on my shelf for ages, but I never really noticed it, but it has caught my eye, and my attention and I am stuck in the pages of it daily. The Education of Little Tree by Forrest Carter makes you look at everything with a new perspective. So far I know how to catch wild turkey, I know that having a secret space in the woods all your own is a must, and that you literally can live off the land if you know what to look for. More updates later.

Diary of a soap maker.

We have been busy as bees at work, which is a VERY good thing! I love making soap, and never thought in a million years that I would be a soap maker our be part of such a cool family business. It's totally out of the norm, but alas I love it, even though I must admit the soap business can be stressful sometimes! But I get to work with my family everyday and I get to keep Clara with me at work, which if you're a mama you know how great this can be! Here are just a  few photo's of soap in progress at the Shop. And by the way I promise every blog post I do will not be all about soap, the Shop has a separate blog for that!;)

And our little soap maker in the making! I'm hoping pretty soon here she'll be able to bag soap and tie bows!!!

Wishing everyone an amazing Friday, and a great weekend!

New obsession....

Newfoundland! I want to visit so badly, it looks beautiful, like something out of a fairy tale! Could you imagine living is a place like this? So rural, so gorgeous and so close to nature.