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Holiday Home Tour
Catrina SivulaDecember 21, 2024
Vintage Christmas Gift Wrapping
Vintage Christmas Gift Wrapping
Catrina SivulaDecember 21, 2024
Happy Easter!
Happy Easter!

It’s my favorite holiday, so I just had to capture some moments with the buns to celebrate!

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Catrina SivulaApril 1, 2024easter, photography, farm, bunnies
The Garden in May
The Garden in May

It’s my favorite month of the year! So happy May is here 🌿.

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Catrina SivulaMay 18, 2023gardening, garden Comment
Chicken Update
Chicken Update

The ladies are all grown up and sweet as can be!

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Catrina SivulaMay 16, 2023chickensComment
Discovery Basket: Letter β€œB”!
Discovery Basket: Letter β€œB”!

A simple play-based learning activity that encourages independence and creativity!

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Catrina SivulaMarch 21, 2023montessori, homeschool, learning, toddler, activity Comment
Baking Butterflies
Baking Butterflies

Today I decided to make something beautiful: butterfly cookies! 

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Catrina SivulaMarch 17, 2023baking, cookies, cookingComment
DIY Floating Shelves
DIY Floating Shelves

Our latest home project: floating shelves in the kitchen!

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Catrina SivulaMarch 8, 2023floating shelves, diy, home, renovation, kitchenComment
Oh, Baby!
Oh, Baby!

We have some big news to share! 

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Catrina SivulaMarch 4, 2023pregnancy, baby, family, motherhoodComment
Thrifted: Antique Desk
Thrifted: Antique Desk

This vintage wood desk was a thrifter’s dream find!!

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Catrina SivulaMarch 3, 2023thrifted, vintage, antique, living room, desk, furniture, home Comment
Nearly Two Years
Nearly Two Years

Almost two years of nursing this boy. What a journey it’s been!

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Catrina SivulaMarch 2, 2023breastfeeding, nursing, babtoddler, motherhood, writingComment
Growing, Growing!
Growing, Growing!

Our girls are getting so big!!!

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Catrina SivulaFebruary 25, 2023chickens, chicks, farm, animalsComment
Our Raised Bed Garden
Our Raised Bed Garden

A look at our raised bed garden + lessons learned in our first year growing!

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Catrina SivulaFebruary 24, 2023garden, raised bed, outdoor, backyard, gardening
Free Vintage Art
Free Vintage Art

How to find, download and print vintage artwork from home for FREE! 

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Catrina SivulaFebruary 22, 2023vintage art, free, download, home, decorComment
Meet Honey Bunny
Meet Honey Bunny

It’s time for animal introductions! Meet our mini lop, Honey πŸ’›.

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Catrina SivulaFebruary 22, 2023bunny, hutch, rabbit, farmComment
Chick Update
Chick Update

A little update on our new chicks! 

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Catrina SivulaFebruary 21, 2023chicks, chickens, farm, animalsComment
Open Ended Play: Sensory Bins!
Open Ended Play: Sensory Bins!

My favorite toddler activity and the ultimate boredom buster: sensory bins! 

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Catrina SivulaFebruary 20, 2023sensory bin, toddler activity, learningComment
Baby Chicks!!!
Baby Chicks!!!

We’ve added a couple of sweet girls to the family! Say hello to Genevieve and Penelope :).

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Catrina SivulaFebruary 16, 2023chicks, chickens, farm, animals, homesteadComment
Simple + Sweet Valentines
Simple + Sweet Valentines

A simple way to celebrate Valentine’s Day with the little loves in your life 🀍. 

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Catrina SivulaFebruary 14, 2023valentine, diy, kids, giftComment
Vintage Inspired Console Table
Vintage Inspired Console Table

Does it get more charming than this turned leg entry table?! I’m over the moon for this furniture swap!

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Catrina SivulaFebruary 10, 2023entryway, home, decor, home decor, house, furniture, thrifting
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An ode to the garden in May ✨. This is probably my favorite month of the year. As the world turns green and comes to life, I feel my soul waking up alongside it. The peonies and lilacs and roses are blooming, the vegetable garden is overflowing with
Anyone else use golden hour to take photos in the garden with their chickens? Just me? πŸ˜† I’m so glad I prioritized adding a Buff Orpington to our flock when we were getting chicks this year—Daphne is the calmest, friendliest girl! She i
Meet Benjamin Button! Benny Bunny for short. Happy day πŸ’›. #bunniesofinstagram #hollandlop #tinyfarm #suburbanfarm #suburbanhomestead #livingslow
Foraged for wildflowers today and couldn’t be happier with our finds! Yarrow, penstemon, and some things I didn’t recognize but were too pretty to pass up 🌼. So excited to decorate for dinner al fresco tonight with these beauties! ✨ #wi
Sunshine and ice cream ‘staches β˜€οΈπŸ¦
We lost Honey bunny suddenly today πŸ˜”. She was only a year old and we’re not sure what happened, but when I went to check on her this morning she was fine and a few hours later she was gone. We’re all pretty heartbroken over here πŸ’”. Bun
Plant shopping with my fave wagon puller this week! 🌱
It’s a girl πŸ’›βœ¨. #mosesbasket #babyannouncement #genderreveal #motherhood #babynumberfour
What life looks like these days. Sleepy. Cuddly. Close. This isn’t a season of doing it all and I’m okay with that. It’s a season of slow. A time to nurture, and breathe, and bloom quietly. There will be plenty of time for to-do l
We celebrated max turning two yesterday with a grocery store birthday cake, a family dinner, and a lot of love πŸ’›.
Letter “b” discovery basket for the bubs this morning 🧸. #unschooling #homeschool #naturelearning #learnthroughplay #toddleractivity #waldorfinspired #montessoriathome #playislearning #discoverybasket
 

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