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Christy Berghoef's Discussions
Calling all handymen (and women)!
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Ladies' Movie Night at TBD
November 16, 2009 from 6pm to 9pm
we're gonna have a movie night!
girls, food, and a movie about cooking... what could be better?
If you have some time, find a recipe from Julia Child and make it for us. Or, just make your favorite appetizer. We'll rave about your cooking know-ho...
Praying!
Yay! Congratulations on grandparenthood -- so happy for you guys!
Prayers and thoughts are with you and your family.
Bonfire 8-28 at East Bay
August 28, 2009 at 6pm to August 29, 2009 at 10am
Having another beach bonfire friday the 28th. Optional camping on the beach this time. Details under the forum/discussion section. Hope to see you there!
Q's- Andy's #-231 409 5785
Watershed Women's Weekend.... August 14th!!! at Crystal Lake cottage (Sarah inlaws)
August 14, 2009 at 5pm to August 15, 2009 at 5pm
we gots the details!!
Direct from Sarah who has graciously offered up her inlaws cottage on Crystal Lake:
Here is the latest...
When: Friday August 14th 5pm- Saturday 15th (time of closure unknown)
Where: Crystal Lake cottage, belonging to my inla...
So sorry to hear this, Rachel. It sounds like things have gotten worse at work. We'll definitely be praying for you and keeping our eyes open for job possibilities. Chelsea mentioned just recently that the Great Lakes Children's Museum is hiring a...
Profile Information
- About Me:
- Raised barefoot on a flower farm, alongside three brothers. Upon graduating with a bachelor's degree in Political Science, I worked for a congressman in Washington D.C. -- loved D.C. for its diversity, history, photographic opportunities, and cultural venues, but after seeing all the behind the scenes dealings in the political game, became completely disillusioned with politics and wanted no more part of it. So I headed to Seminary, where I met the wonderful Bryan.
Have done a lot of traveling/backpacking/road trips (am constantly craving more). . . Mexico, Japan, Indonesia, Singapore, Germany, Netherlands, France, Spain, Israel, all the provinces of Canada and 48 of the 50 United States.
Our family has been making efforts to be organic and green, to tread lightly on the earth, so to speak. We are also trying to educate ourselves about fair trade and being conscience consumers (this is a challenge when you grew up Dutch and "getting the most for your money" is ingrained in you from infancy.)
Am a stay-at-home mom of four sweet potatoes -- Henry, Winston, Charles and Josephine. I love being a teacher to them and have been forever, slowly plucking away on a book about simplicity in parenting.
- Location:
- Traverse City, MI
- When is your birthday? (month/day only)
- October 30
- Family members also part of Watershed Church...
- Bryan, Henry, Winston and Charles
- I consider myself a(n)...
- artist, musician, student, traveler, entreprenuer
- My passions and gifts:
- a lover of books, red wine, traveling, history, geography, interior design, card games, old houses with character, dinners on the porch by candle light, Settlers of Catan, star-gazing, Jane Austen, Francine Rivers, cultural experiences, camping, hiking, documentaries, A wide range of music types, walks in the snow, gardening, autumn, and spur-of-the-moment adventures.
an all around artsy-fartsy person -- singing, playing guitar, painting, photography and writing (songs, poetry and stories).
Christy Berghoef's Blog
A Few Blades of Grass
This is an excerpt from Heather Flores' book Food Not Lawns: How to Turn your Yard into a Garden and your Neighborhood into a Community:
A Few Blades of Grass
French aristocrats popularized the idea of the green, grassy lawn in the eighteenth century when they planted the agricultural fields around their estates with grass to send the message that they had more land than they needed and coul… Continue
Posted on July 11, 2008 at 2:30pm —
Comment Wall (12 comments)
- At 8:36pm on September 23, 2009,
rachel said… - is your house officially for sale?! hooray!
- At 10:20am on December 3, 2008,
Angela Josephine said… - Christy... got the beautiful note card today... that photographer chick is something else! ;-) Thank you so much and hope to see you soon!
- At 11:21am on September 9, 2008,
Angela Josephine said…
- Well... I do have posters available through Cafe Press... I can send you info on that. I would love to look into getting prints done. I'm halfway there... all the paintings have been professionally photographed. I need a personal manager. :-)
- At 6:34pm on September 7, 2008,
Lindy Boonstra said… - Hi Christy! I talked to my mom this afternoon and she said a few girls were interested in learning to knit. We talked about possibly getting together this week if anyone is interested or able. But we were wondering where? Would you have the boys? If so, would you be able (or want to) meet at your house? Let me know. Maybe if a few of us could get together this week, we could discuss what night works best for everyone...
- At 8:30am on August 6, 2008,
Eleanor Caluory said…
- Hey Christy! Yes, I spin yarn, maybe not great yarn but I'm learning--self taught. I used to teach knitting a few years ago at YarnQuest. A knitting party would be fun, I'm all for it. I'd be happy to help you work with patterns. And by the way, I'm a big fan of red wine too!
- At 8:39pm on June 10, 2008,
Holly said… - Thanks Christy, I'm looking forward to getting to know you better! :)
- At 2:14pm on June 6, 2008,
Bailey said… - I don't work Monday until 1, if that would be a good time to bring over food, etc. I don't work this Sunday (thank goodness) so I can also talk this over with you at church. :)
- At 12:51pm on June 3, 2008,
Bailey said…
- thursday i don't work, so that would be a good day for me to pick up stuff and drop it off at your house (and maybe help you cook it if i am able). drop me a line if thursday is good (i don't work friday until 12, so i could also drop stuff off before then if that works better) and let me know what sort of items to bring. yay for group cooking!
- At 12:24am on June 3, 2008,
Bailey said…
- i love seeing you and your kids at oryana. i would love to walk to work everyday, especially today (or at least the beautiful and summery morning). i would like to help with the meals for Tammy- I can supply produce or other items from oryana if someone (who is better at cooking) could use them to prepare that meal. let me know if that sounds like it might work...
- At 3:09pm on April 4, 2008,
Esther said… - Wow, thanks! That book sounds really cool! I was debating even putting that in my profile, I'm always afraid people will think I'm conspiring against the government! Actually... if I could work for them as their "assassin" expert, I think that would pretty much be the coolest job ever.
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