The Field House - Old School Teachings

http://helloblackbird.blogspot.com/search/label/Classes

I'm sad to miss the upcoming classes (whiskey appreciation-yum), but I'll definitely keep an eye out for future topics.

prego

I've been a bit distracted with the move and with the baby on the way! Here's a quick update - I am indeed getting bigger. :-)

The left side is 9 weeks, and the right was yesterday, at 15 weeks:

back to urban farming

All month I've been working on moving from the apartment I've lived in for the past six years, to a house a bit further north. The house is actually 250 square feet smaller than our current apartment, but is on about 1/3 of an acre. The house was built in 1926 by a woman named Hazel Wolf (not THE well-known Hazel Wolf, but it turns out she was very similar - progressive, also lived to over 100 years old, and was all about working the land and raising goats, chickens, crops, etc), and she lived there for 60 years before her death. It's now owned by her niece, from whom we're renting.

This blog started as a mostly urban homesteading blog, then for many reasons I turned more to crafting. While my plan is to continue with both, I'll be spending lots of my time working the land of this new house to create a more sustainable way of living. I'm totally inspired by what this land once was, and plan to enjoy it to it's fullest. As a renter it's too easy to say that I don't want to put the work in to something I don't own, but as a 36 year old who has always rented, I'm getting really sick of that excuse!

Today I found a great article with some fantastic links to Bay Area resources, but where are these resources in Seattle? I know they're out there...


After some searching, I found this. I'll be looking into more local links, so stay tuned!

More to come - the big move is this weekend and I'll post pictures as we start settling in.

on hiatus

I've definitely been on hiatus a while - lots of big changes in my life. More info to come, but once I get back into the swing of things I'll be back to updating this blog. I'm itching to craft and explore more!!

Cool Old Stuff

http://coololdstuff.com/showSite62.html

I just found this resource of a website. "Vintage Clothing: Patterns, Sewing, Textiles."

Great!

Queer Farmer Project

This is so exciting to me. Makes me want to find my farm out there..

gorgeous table & future/current projects

First off, I just ran across this on Design Sponge. I have a coffee table I ended up with after a breakup, and the top of it is screaming for a renovation. It's not quite this shape, but it's that same 50s style. I'm totally inspired!



In other news: I've been making more baby bibs, a pack of pocket protectors made with old atlases and contact paper, and I've redone my craft space, otherwise known as my living room. Very much looking forward to moving in April and finding somewhere with enough space for more projects!