Thanks for stopping by! I'm Magi, a scratch cooking, homeschooling mama, learning to raise good kids, good food, and good fun on our teeny-tiny little farm!
Lately I’ve been noticing a trend in parenting. We’re convinced that our children aren’t getting enough “sensory play”, so we manufacture opportunities to feel a new texture, hear a new sound or absorb a new odor–yeah, I said absorb a new odor. You know you’ve […]
And in the morning the pipes sent forth a mighty gurgle, and the toilet flushed slowly, and Mama said “If it’s yellow, it’s mellow” and it was yellow, but it was not mellow. Because it’s a proven fact that septic tanks only ever get full […]
I come to you today, folks, with my head hung low. I have to ask forgiveness for thinking I had all the answers about grumpy babies. “Jut put them on a schedule”, I said. “They thrive on routine”, I said. “It only takes three days […]
I have to admit something embarrassing. I’ve put on almost 20 pounds since little Hazel joined us. This is especially embarrassing, given that I only gained 10 pounds over my whole pregnancy, and was about 15 pounds under my pre-pregnancy weight when I came home […]
I love summer. Despite the heat wave and drought we’re enjoying in our corner of the world, the girls and I are having a great time. I love having them home, and they love being home. We’re doing summer homeschool Charlotte Mason style, and it’s […]
Spring brings changing weather, changing wardrobes, and changing routines. It’s a perfect time to update your skincare habits to reveal your best skin. I know, this isn’t my usual food/dirt/baby poop kind of post, but I bet you didn’t know I was a skin […]
We are so fortunate to live in a place where there is abundant game. No joke, this is something I thank God for every day, and twice or three times when I go to the grocery store and look at the price of the crummy […]
It’s definitely looking like spring around here! And some gratuitous baby spam.
I know there are some of you (LISA!) who will never buy into the whole cloth diaper thing, and that is totally ok. I’ve said it before and I still totally understand why anyone would choose disposable over cloth. Cloth ARE more work, and yes, […]