OK, everybody, here it is, the photo tour of our new home that you have been waiting for. Last night we had the amazing and talented Melanie Folwell over to do a photo shoot for Rio’s first birthday (which was over a month ago!) and this morning we awoke to the awesome photo above! There … Continue reading
Behold, dear readers, my first canning as a mom. I’m super proud. As you may have noticed, doing everything one-handed or during Rio’s naptimes has set me back a bit, and getting things done for my job and laundering diapers have been taking priority over blogging or interesting cooking. Anyway, we recently came into a … Continue reading
Happy Mother’s Day, everybody! It’s my first one. I thought you might enjoy these photos that we did just before and just after Rio was born. I could have done a little better job making sure the lighting was the same for both sets, switching to black and white helped a little, but oh well, … Continue reading
City Gardens’ CSA started up last week, the first of May! Good work, Farmer Marty, on getting the produce rolling so early! He might be able to add a couple more members if you’re still interested, click on City Gardens CSA. If you’re already a member, you might be wondering what to do with that … Continue reading
So what with spending hours a day gazing in wonder at my new boy, not to mention feeding and changing him, I’m a little behind on blogging. I wanted to share a little of what we were up to in the weeks that we awaited Rio’s birth. My friends Elysia and Emily threw me a … Continue reading
Our son Rio Camberlango was born on March 28, 2012 at 2:37 in the afternoon. We had a long journey, and his birth confirmed a couple of the suspicions I’d had throughout pregnancy. First, that he’s a boy! Most everyone else had predicted girl. And second, that since my pregnancy was so easy, fun, and … Continue reading
It’s official: Marty and I now have matching bellies! 30 weeks down, 10 to go! The Cast Iron Baby is still growing right along, moving and kicking a lot, and according to the midwife, positioned head-down and ready to be born at the end of March! I am still feeling excellent, though a bit more … Continue reading
Every great once and a while, a farmer gets off the farm. About as far off the farm as I dare get is onto to someone else’s farm. So when Katie and I took off out of town, in early November, we headed straight for Upper Rogue Organics. Upper Rogue is a small 10 acre … Continue reading
Farmer Marty always says that winter is the best time for gardening. Everything is perfect in your head, the possibilities are endless, and there’s not a bug or a weed to be found. So, let’s get thinking about the gorgeous home garden you are going to have next year. The most important thing that your … Continue reading
If you haven’t heard, we have some big news at Cast Iron Idaho. We are expecting a baby, sometime around March 29, 2012! Marty and I are super excited about our growing family. Not to mention my growing belly, and what to feed it! So far, pregnancy has been wonderful. Besides the inherent joy in … Continue reading
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