The Six O’clock Scramble does it again! This delicious soup is perfect for a cold night, and it’s so healthy and fresh you won’t fee bad about having seconds! A great meal for you Whole 30 or Paleo eaters out there! My boys oooed and awwwwed over the beautiful color, and then promptly gobbled up every bite!
Along with my ode to Edward Abbey’s Desert Solitaire, I wanted to take on a more family/kid centric subject this Friday– camping with your progeny. I also have a Mom’s Guide to Moab that you don’t want to miss!
I want you to know that this was maybe two minutes after setting up camp, and quite possibly the LAST time these two little adventure lovers sat down for the rest of the trip. Well, maybe for a quick bite to eat. We have some high energy gentlemen! Read more!>
Today we’ve got some baking goodness going on over here. Coconut Granola, friends! It is just. so. good!
Come clean, what landscape do you love?Have you ever gone somewhere, and upon departure, realized that you were leaving cleaner than when you came? Have you ever felt like you had your soul scoured out by sun and wind? That the elements were stripping you of your pre-disposed human-ness?
That you were honestly communing with the Divine? An encompasingly holy, sacred, cathedral of place? Have you ever discovered the raw, barren, lonely alive all around you? Have you ever seen a landscape, and upon return, realized that you were seeing it again for the first time?
Previous to life on this blog (make no mistake, we are still living outside of this space as well), I kept up a personal series on Facebook and Instagram that I affectionately titled “Science Friday”. I am an NPR junkie, as those who know me can attest. And I LOVE Mr. Ira Flatow’s Science Friday programs!
My own mom has always been into hands-on learning and interactive/creative play (thanks for chasing some pepper around with some soap, Mom!). I wanted to do something in that vein for my boys– hence the birth of our Science Fridays!!!
For this particular project I wanted to make a model of our Solar System, have the chance to talk about planets, their order and orbit, where our earth is positioned in our solar system, etc. I read a couple online tutorials, but didn’t really like their take on the model. So one chilly Friday, my oldest and I set out to procure the items we needed for our model.
Refined + Rugged 