May 2011

Little Sapling Toys Review

May 29, 2011

We have made a conscious effort to try to provide the Tomato with as many non-plastic toys as possible. I have searched high and low over the last year to find retail outlets and online sources for wooden toys. We like to supply Tomato with safe, wooden options that have non-toxic finishes and one of [...]

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Homemade Baby Food: Part 2

May 18, 2011

A couple of months ago, I wrote about making baby food at home for the Tomato. I have enjoyed doing so very much and in addition to using the Beaba Babycook, I have been utilizing a huge steamer pot from Martha Stewart. It’s an 8 quart pasta pot/steamer and works wonderfully for making applesauce and [...]

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Potatoes Brumbaugh

May 17, 2011

As a child of the 80′s, I definitely watched my share of television miniseries on TV or on VHS tape. My all time favorite of those miniseries is Centennial. I dreamt of being Elly Zendt and running away to the West with Levi Zendt. I didn’t want it to end in a snakebite like her [...]

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KidCo Go-Pod – Oh How I Love Thee!

May 13, 2011

Every time that I use the KidCo Go-Pod, I think that it is the most wonderful baby thing that I have purchased. I will try to put into words how much I love it. First of all, I can use it everywhere! It goes in the kitchen for the Tomato to jump, stand and play [...]

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Smallville Tribute Peas

May 9, 2011

This year, we are adding some new foods to our backyard garden. Among those newbies are peas. I love peas and the Tomato eats them up. When I was deciding which type of heirloom peas to grow, I came across the Green Arrow peas in the High Mowing Seed catalog. Since DH and I have [...]

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Babyproofing and Simplifying

May 6, 2011

It has been a busy last two weeks here at Casa Crafty Garden. The Tomato has learned to pull up to stand, crawls like the wind and is even starting cruise on some items in the household. This can only mean one thing…Babyproofingpalooza! I have been working diligently to try to stay one step ahead [...]

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