Handmade
a purple wool sweater
February 4, 2010
Brienne has a new friend, from her dance class, who has a lovely mother who can knit. We've had some playdates with Brienne's friend and her mother, enjoying a couple winter Friday afternoons together. When we met last week, R. (the friend's mother) gave Brienne a wonderful gift. A merino ...
Pottery ~ take two
January 14, 2010
Last spring the kids and I took a pottery workshop/lesson at a local studio. The photos I took that day resulted in a request from the potter herself for a photo shoot of her pieces, to be featured on her own website. Taking pictures of beautiful pottery is a creatively ...
Getting rid of the TV once and for all ~ Creating a pretty bedroom
January 13, 2010
We've had an on again, off again relationship with TV throughout our family life. For the first 5 years or so (Celine was born 2.5 years after our wedding) we didn't have a TV. Somehow (I honestly don't remember the details) we came in possession of one when the kids ...
Grandma's quilt
January 11, 2010
Four years ago today my maternal grandmother died. Memories of her sneak up on me all the time. In summer I think of her when I'm in my garden; recalling her own green thumb, her fondness for flowers and all the food she grew and prepared for her family over ...
simple pretty in my kitchen
January 5, 2010
Since coming home from our trip I've tackled a few household projects. Putting away Christmas decorations (now that we're down to one bin of decorations that process is almost painless), setting up a new winter wear system in the front porch with repurposed toy storage bins, and cleaning the fridge. ...
on the first day of Christmas
December 20, 2009
my true love gave to me... soap. What was supposed to be my holiday gift giving bar turned out slightly caustic. I knew something was wrong right away when it crumbled as I cut it, 24 hours after mixing it up. But I let it sit and cure for one ...
more handmade ~ just pictures this time
December 11, 2009
As of yesterday I was starting to get real tired of my writing voice. Then I wrote something in my last post that sparked misunderstandings and I got real tired of communicating all together. After a while it all starts to sound like blah, blah, blah, blah... I've posted a ...
