We did make it to the beach this week, though we did have to pack up the picnic quickly when the warm drizzle turned to a downpour. Today is cold again. We are holding out hopes for a little sun this weekend, as it is our local music festival- a big highlight of our year. Though we will just dress warm and pack the rain suits if need be. Festival cannot be missed!
Ari is also very excited for a Canada Day kids race tomorrow morning. It is very casual- I don't even know if anyone actually "wins", but it is a chance for a bunch of kids to run around together and Ari loves to run. We even bought him new shoes as his pink crocs are always tripping him up. Hopefully there is a break in the rain for the kiddos to run around the track a few times. Dorian plans to join in too, of course.
We have also been lucky to have our very own farmer's market set up in our living room. A farmer's market for gnomes and little people, that is.
(Can you see the pickup truck backed up to the market stall, loaded up with veggies? Love that.)
There has been some very adorable play with this set up- the boys both busily acting out the buying and selling of various tiny wares. So sweet.
And today we are::: celebrating Papa's last day of work! Yippee for summer holidays! We have no plans to travel, we will just stay close to home, maybe get in some camping adventures but mostly just work and play on the farm and in the garden. We will miss seeing family and friends out east this year, but we are pretty excited about being home. 
:: Making tea for my poor biggest boy who is really suffering from seasonal allergies this year. Nighttime is hardest for him, so I made him this bedtime tea: chamomile for its calming properties, nettle to help with the allergic reactions, rosehips for immune boosting, and fenugreek seeds for congestion. I hope it helps him feel better.
I also had my first attempt at goat feta today. It looks good so far, it is being pressed under a weighted plate right now. It would be great if we could make more of our own cheese. We've had good luck with paneer, and I made mozzarella a couple times last year, but this feta recipe was easier than the mozza. Fingers crossed that it is good!
:: and watching the rain fall. I think we will be dressing in our woollies for our outside time this weekend!
:: Making tea for my poor biggest boy who is really suffering from seasonal allergies this year. Nighttime is hardest for him, so I made him this bedtime tea: chamomile for its calming properties, nettle to help with the allergic reactions, rosehips for immune boosting, and fenugreek seeds for congestion. I hope it helps him feel better.I also had my first attempt at goat feta today. It looks good so far, it is being pressed under a weighted plate right now. It would be great if we could make more of our own cheese. We've had good luck with paneer, and I made mozzarella a couple times last year, but this feta recipe was easier than the mozza. Fingers crossed that it is good!:: and watching the rain fall. I think we will be dressing in our woollies for our outside time this weekend!Happy long weekend, friends!
Oh these Canadian summers eh?!
ReplyDeleteLove the inside play going on in your house though! So sweet! Don't you just get all giddy inside when your kids are playing farmers market rather than i dunno some latest movie or tv show? I'm so out of that loop that I can't even bring one to mind right now!
It's good livin'!
Thanks for sharing your lovely home with us!
~ joey ~
Happy Canada Day! I hope the rain has eased up for you and the festival fun. Not so here where it continues to pour. Oh well, perfect day for Cam and the kids to finish the rowing frame in the basement for the boat and for me to make a quilt block for the quilt friends are gathering to make for a sick friend. Thank you so much for the chat earlier. Just what I needed. Take care and enjoy this weekend, dear friend! Much love to you, Perry and your growing young men.
ReplyDeleteOh my, I love the way Ari plays! How perfect- and those are darling tiny little pots and pans- where did you get those?
ReplyDeleteThe race sounds fun- and Asa has an old pair of crocs that trip him up too. The shoes he does best in are his soft stars.
I am sorry to hear of Ari's seasonal allergies! Andy suffers pretty badly, and we've been lucky that so far none of the children suffer too, though Ella has eczema. I am wondering about Asa, who takes after Andy a lot and is so fair in coloring. Andy has to avoid chamomile as it is in the ragweed family and ragweed is one of the many things he's allergic too!
Making mozzerella is one of the things I've wanted to do with the children- was it easy?
Have a wonderful weekend, Taisa!
Oh, I will try that tea for my own allergies, that's a great idea! Enjoy the beginning of your holidays together!
ReplyDeleteOh I so want to play with that farmers market! I love the set ups your boys make! I LOVE feta cheese, would love to taste it :-)
ReplyDeleteJoey- oh yes, these Canadian summers. It has been unbelievably cold this weekend. I hear you guys are freezing down there too! And yes, I do get giddy with this kind of play! I am out of the kid- pop culture loop too- happily!
ReplyDeleteAnnie- so good to talk to you too! We are missing you guys this weekend, but the weather has been pretty poor. We'll all cross our fingers for the next fest to be sunny.
Melanie- I got the tiny pots and pans at a little waldorf store in Ontario, I can't remember the brand name Hmm, that is interesting about the chamomile, maybe Ari is allergic too ragweed too and I've been making it worse? I think I'll make up a batch of tea without it and see if it makes any difference. Thanks for the tip! The mozza was pretty easy though the streatching does add another step- though a fun one for kids. It was really yummy!
Catherine- Thanks! And I hope the tea works for you, it is hard to tell so far, the allergies seem to come and go anyway...
Laura- I wish you all could come over and play with the market! And we are going to do a taste test on the feta today. It is pickling in the brine right now!
I love how you capture and really seem to relish your children's play. I always keep the images of their little (and quite brilliant) play scenes in my mind! And your tea sounds delicious!
ReplyDeleteI've been wanting to make feta for a while. What recipe did you use?
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