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At 2:45pm on January 14, 2009, Stacy said…: Hi Mon, thanks for commenting. The knitted piece is called Clapotis and it is a free patterns in the archives of Knitty.com.

Adoption is the hardest most wonderful way to build a family...at least for us! Nice to meet you!
Stacy

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At 11:45am on January 11, 2009, Spottie said…: Hey there Mon! Glad you could make it! I try to get around and say hello to all the new members of the Spiritual Moms group! Herbalist, eh? Kewl! Looking forward to growing with you naturally! :) Never bored here! Happy Twitter Mom Journey! ~*~ Sandy PS - My fun foodie self Twitter ID is "Sweetland" and my serious 'professional' ID is "FamilyClassroom"--meet you there!

At 2:32pm on January 5, 2009, Angela said…: Welcome to a wonderful group! We're glad you've joined us and we look forward to learning more from you. Feel free to browse the discussions and blogs. There's definitely something for every mom!
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At 12:07pm on January 5, 2009, Genell Hodges said…: Wishing you a "Warm Wyoming Welcome". Happy Tweeting!

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What is your blog link?

http://holisticmum.blogspot.com/

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http://twitter.com/monbov

A little about yourself...

bohemian, babycarring, nomadic, intuitive parent, bookworm...

I am a village herbalist. I left urban-living in the UK to live up a mounatin in Eastern Euope. To grow herbs, unschool my baby, and lead a simple green life.

What kinds of things do you typically Twitter about?

baby, child issues, social issues, daily life

What are your areas of interest?

mommyhood, blogging, home & garden, crafting, green living, travel

Mon's Blog

The Child Shadow

There is a part of us that is our Shadow. It is not exactly the Jungian Shadow, but very much like it. This Shadow is what I refer to as our Child Shadow. It is to be loved and handled as gently as we would a child. It is not to be feared or maligned. It is what is behind the behaviours that Estes mentions.

No matter how loving our parents or how happy our childhoods, we all have 'issues', and when we become parents we pass these issues on to our children, or ther psyches create new ones from o… Continue

Posted on January 22, 2009 at 11:56am —

Knit happens

Soooo... been knittin'.

Along with knit and purl stitches, I learnt how to do yarn over, knit two together (which until Docwitch commented I hadn't even realised that's what K2tog meant! *chuckle*), and I sort of learnt how to read a pattern. This is all just from videos and a few sites, because that's the insane way right?

Here's what I discovered...

Knit stitch is like a good friend, solid, reliable, easy to get along with. You wouldn't go out on a drinking bender with her, no, you would si… Continue

Posted on January 20, 2009 at 3:54pm — 1 Comment

anti-resolutions

I wasn't ever going to bother with blogging about resolutions. Afterall, I've never made any. I've always held a high suspicion for resolves made in a mad dash to a calender timescale. Now, that's not to say if you've made them I'm not cheering you on. But, how many people, including ourselves, do we know that make then break them? That almost seems part of the tradition. Like, if you actually follow them, you're a traitor to the rest of us. *chuckle*

I do suspect that unkept resolutions are th… Continue

Posted on January 5, 2009 at 9:31am —