Kathleen | Roots & Boots
8 Favorite Children’s Books About the Beach
Our annual trip to the beach is a major highlight of the year for our boys. Having just returned home from this year’s trip, I’ve got beach on the brain! So here’s a list of our favorite children’s books about the beach. These are the books we read in the days leading up to the big…
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4 Tips for Library Lovers, plus bonus quotes
Do you love the library as much as we do? Are you tired of paying exorbitant fees for the 30-some-odd books you forgot to renew five days ago? Not that it’s ever happened {ahem} to us, of course. Are you ever disappointed to discover your library does not have a specific book you’d really love…
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How to Save Money on Children’s Books
Note: This post is part of a week-ish long series on one of my favorite topics–books: Children’s Books, Used Books, Favorite Books, Libraries and more. Not interested in books? Just skip over this series and join us again next week… Have you entered the Children’s Books Giveaway yet? You can do that here: Giveaway: 10…
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My Favorite All-Purpose Reference Guide for Holistic Health
Look what just arrived in the mail! Prescription for Natural Cures has been on my book list for some time now, and after borrowing it multiple times from the local library–as well as from my holistic doctor’s lending library–I finally broke down and bought a (used) copy.
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How to Fix a Jute Rug
Need to fix a jute rug? Try this! All you need is upholstery thread, a needle, and a pair of scissors to make a simple repair.
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No Bake Chocolate Truffles
These truffles are my new favorite treat–easy to make and good for you, too. And what could be better than an easy summer treat that doesn’t require the use of an oven?
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9 Favorite Children’s Books for Summer
The first day of summer is just around the corner! Check out these summery stories to enjoy with your littles as you welcome warmer weather, ripe berries, swim suits and all that comes with this season of sun.
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4 More Delightful Children’s Books About Gardening
Guess what: we’ve discovered four new favorite children’s books about gardening! Anyone else get all excited to read about gardens with their kids?
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Almond Coconut Cookies (Awesome Shortcake Substitute) {gluten, dairy & egg-free}
Hang around the Real Food World long enough, and sooner or later you’ll hear about the Weston A. Price Foundation and its president, Sally Fallon. You may recall that my relationship with this famous Real Foodie (Sally Fallon) is a complicated one. 🙂 Nourishing Traditions is of course the Sally Fallon Bible of Cooking, and…
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Square Foot Gardening: How to Construct Sturdy, Economical Trellises for Climbing Crops
As you may know by now, we’ve undertaken two key experiments in our organic vegetable garden this year. Our first experiment revolves around a concept called Square Foot Gardening. (See book recommendation at the end of this post.) After installing the raised boxes and special soil mix, we needed trellises for climbing crops like zucchini and…
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