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Sponsor Introduction & Celebration
I’m elated to introduce you to our first Feeding the Soil sponsor ever. Everyone, please meet MontessoriHouse, the Etsy shop that provides access to information about how to do Montessori in the home. MontessoriHouse, please meet some of the coolest and most insightful folks I know.As a certified Montessori teacher for ages 6-9, I knew that I wanted to implement Montessori in the home. However, getting my hands on exactly how to do that has been so, so difficult. There’s a book that shares how to set up your home for an infant, but it’s very dense and not always as clear as possible.
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A New Chapter for Feeding the Soil
I’ve been blogging since 2007, but I’ve been reluctant to jump on the sponsorship bandwagon. So much of what I started blogging about over at 2000 Dollar Wedding was the importance of putting our time, energy, hearts, and minds into something other than the predominant consumer culture. And I very much support the ad-free blog movement.
But lately I’ve started taking a more honest look at our situation. We have been living on one income since February, so I can take care of Henry all day and take giant steps toward my goal of opening a public, Montessori charter school in Austin.And just when we cut our income
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Best Spaghetti Ever
I said I don’t like superlatives (like “best ever” chocolate chip cookies), but here I am again with another “best ever” recipe.… Read MoreMy friend, Allison, is preparing for a three-month journey around the world with her partner Jason before they start trying to build their family, so she needed to stay with us for a few days while working on her visa situation.
We sort of have a tradition with Allison. Whenever she stays over, she always cooks us a delicious meal. This time, she cooked a spaghetti recipe from Bon Appetit.
You know when you make spaghetti at home the sauce always