Handmade
Critters in my Garden
September 2, 2010
It has been ridiculously hot this week. In the 90s and humid. Yesterday afternoon we went swimming but the other days I've been working to get life in order for the new season. Organizing for the school year and wrapping up my buying club commitments along with my usual daily ...
Who Needs to Knit?
August 18, 2010
The last knitting project I was working on stalled at about this point: This photo is from last Christmas when I decided, after too many mistakes to count, to frog my first pair of socks. The fact that they are "froggy" green is simply a sweet irony. This brings the ...
When The Boy is Away... The Girls Will Play
July 14, 2010
This past weekend we took a whirlwind trip up into New Brunswick to pick up Laurent from my parents. We were supposed to meet in Maine and be hiking Mt. Katahdin with them (and a bunch of other people) but the rain and thunderstorms thwarted those plans. So instead we ...
Summer Skin Care & Homemade Deodorant Recipe
July 10, 2010
My first batch of homemade deodorant was based on a popular web recipe; this time around I made a few more modifications, enough to call it my own.
Prizes, Swaps and Gifts from the Heart
June 9, 2010
One of the things I have so enjoyed about blogging is how it has expanded my circle of friends and contacts, in ways unexpected and delightful. Meeting people around the world, reading about their everyday lives, so different yet sharing similarities to my own, makes me happy. Sometimes you get ...
A Felting Workshop and Fiber Fun
May 6, 2010
Earlier this year as mom and I started to think more seriously about our weekend together we thought it would be nice to do something crafty together. Maybe even learn something new. Mom contacted her friend, whose home we stayed at, to see if she knew of any artisans/craftspersons who ...
On rainy days we sew
April 13, 2010
We had a few rainy days last week. I'm not hard core about being outdoors in the rain (unless its been that way for weeks and then we go out regardless to save our sanity) so last Friday, while it rained, we stayed inside to sew. Can I just say ...
