Lupine Ridge Botanicals

Soaps were one of the very first of my creations I sold publicly (okay, at first I was bartering them!) but as many folks know, I haven't had the time to make some for a while! (though there will be a small selection of my felted soaps available for a limited time!) I am now very pleased to offer a selection of locally made (fifteen miles or less from my door) natural soaps! And, not only are they local, and natural, but they are made by a stay at home mama...my favorite kind of businesswoman! To order easily online, please visit my web-link at Lupine Ridge Botanicals where not only will you find these soaps, but soy candles too!... and look for the Lupine Ridge Botanicals products at some of my upcoming fairs and markets.

Beautiful New Year

"...and Son"

So wonderfully perfect

The Garden Rules

Thorn-Nox Educational Garden

Introducing the Thor-Nox Educational Garden! For the use of the Mount View School Complex (and beyond!), this garden is a community project. This is to be a significant school production garden, with community efforts that will be ongoing this summer to prepare a functioning garden, allowing the children to look forward to in the 2011-2012 school year: Harvesting food for the cafeteria, Nature Journaling regularly in Art classes, & Getting outside and into the field and forest! MVES staff, Administrators, Cherie Andrews (the cafeteria will buy our produce, and the plan is to get Seniors to fulfill their community service hours by helping chop and freeze) Peace Jam kids, Travis Collins' greenhouse staff, and other staff (MVMS and MVHS) will also be involved. I am very proud to be the Volunteer Coordinator for this wonderful project! (Though hope to perhaps think of a fancier name for myself at some point down the line!) So if you'd like to be involved, let me know! mothersmoon@fairpoint.net

To keep up on the latest updates, you may want to "like" the Thor-Nox Educational Garden facebook page

Baby Products

Okay, I haven't posted in a while, and it seems a bit unlike me (I hope) to just stop by to place an ad, but I have been getting excellent feedback about Magic Cabin's new line of natural baby products...so thought I should suggest that you check them out for yourselves.

5:30am Sunday April 17th, 2011

I tried posting this thought/feeling to my "profile" on facebook, but I'm not sure it "caught", so here I have come to say: Outside the window it is stormy, rain and wind as I haven't heard in a long time. And I've been up since 2am trying to keep heat on my aching back and heal, making wonderful excuses for wrapping in a handmade quilt and sipping tea harvested from the garden last year. Then I decided to watch some old birthing videos. Aching back still, yes, but I am peaceful :)

New Logo?

I'm in the process of re-inventing myself, and my business(es)... re-defining my purpose and intent. This is something that happens in cycles. Often part of this process is creating a new logo. This time I'm returning to my roots... so I took the old "Storyteller Tree", removed the bird & squirrel, placed some words along a few branches, and used my original web-site addy (where MothersMoon.com redirects) This one may be it for a long, long while I think.

Soaps!

A small selection of Mothers Moon soaps (along with other Mothers Moon natural produts!) are now available at Twice Loved Boutique in Belfast!

The Cyber World

It's winter in Maine. I miss the simplicity of roadside stands and farmers markets that the other three seasons bring. But I'm vowing to reach out to folks more here on my blog, and twitter account, and even perhaps create a "business" facebook page. Edited 2-27-11: See link buttons to the twitter and facebook pages on the right hand side

A New Life

I had the pleasure of being called in as a back-up for a birth this morning...mother and child healthy and strong when I left baby nursing. Beautiful. Wonderful. I love being a doula!

Mothers Milk Soap

Okay, so here is what my contribution to the Handmade Holiday Idea Exchange over at FIMBY , will be... my Mothers Milk Soap from over on my Mothers Moon web-site

Handmade Holiday ideas

A fellow blogger (a more elequent and frequent blogger than I) came up with a wonderful idea for sharing handmade/homemade holiday ideas. Do you have something to share?

Please visit her blog FIMBY - Fun in My Backyard for more information, and perhaps some inspiration too!

ME/NH LLL Conference

The Annual Maine/New Hampshire La Leche League Conference will take place November 13th this year, at the Breakwater School in Portland.

Come visit me at my booth!

For more information on the conference and to register on-line, please click here

National Honey Bee Awareness Day

You know how important honey bees are!! Celebrate our friends this weekend, as August 21st is National Honey Bee Awareness Day!

Giveaway!

In celebration of International Doula Month, head on over to Bellies and Babies and enter in their International Doula Month Giveaway. There you will find that my little sculpture from MothersMoon.etsy.com is just one of the wonderful creations that you may choose to enter to win. You'll also get to "meet" the doulas and artisans, and enjoy Nicole's incredibly beautiful blog!

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Jewelry

Sunny day in Maine! Sorting through my handmade jewelry to possibly sell at some upcoming vendor events! Nursing necklaces, nursing bracelets... glass beads, wooden beads, clay beads, semi-precious stones... necklaces and earrings just for fun, a few anklets... Should maybe put a few things in my etsy shop as well!

Maple Syruping at our house

Lots of fun for a Saturday's work...too cold for the sap to run much today so we're excited to see how much tomorrow brings! Plus, we also tapped a second tree!

Adorable Creation

"Coccon, Wrap, Pea Pod, Pouch, Bowl, Egg, Sling, Hammock, Newborn Baby Photo Photography Prop"... this description on OrganicMamas etsy shop says it all! Isn't this the most adorable thing you've ever seen? She's currently running a contest to celebrate her 100th sale, which I'd love to win myself, but win or not, I just had to share this adorable creation! She also has beautiful nursing reminder bracelets, and more. I recommend you stop by OrganicMamas.etsy.com to see what else she has to offer!