This is me, 38 years ago. It was a Winnie the Pooh theme that year. Its not the theme this year, but maybe it should be. When I turned 30, it was a blur. I know that was a Big Deal birthday too, but ...
The two older girls and I got up early to get to the Beaverton Farmers Market before it got too crowded. It was already crowded at 8:15! I gave them some spending money and they bought everything the...
There was a ton of amazing homemade food at the wedding in the woods we just got back from and one of the salads was an apple fennel slaw. I think I blogged about a similar slaw last year, but here i...
We just got back from a very special wedding in Georgia, and then a roadtrip through South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virgina—ending in Williamsburg and meeting Grammie there. It was amazing. Ther...
With a lovely green goddess dressing From Little Bird here in Portland where we had a great dinner a few weeks back. Since eating this salad I have been buying more butter lettuce. And I dont feel ba...
About once a week or so, I let the two big girls bake by themselves if I can keep the almost five year old preoccupied. I let them make whatever they want to and and decorate it however they want to....
We were learning about bridges a bit back (Portland is a mecca for bridges) and made a truss style model, which we covered with paper and turned into a covered bridge. We used the directions from a p...
I sewed this dress (Simplicity 2247) and am really happy with how it turned out. Its part of Simplicitys AmazingFit series, which provides a lot of tips about making it fit just right. It also has di...
I love going back through my first few years of Everyday Food. I know Ive mentioned this before. I pull out all the ones I have for whatever month we are in and then try to make a few recipes from ea...
We had so much fun making soy candles. I found all the supplies locally at Portland Homestead Supply Co. in Sellwood. I was so happy to finally make it over there. They have supplies for all kinds of...
We have a beautiful dining room table, a teak Danish piece with a hidden leaf which we have out all the time, so its huge. For about 3 years now its been our family craft table. I cover it with oil c...
We sure had a blast at the 3rd annual homeschooling science fair last week. This was our second year and the first year for Lydia, who loved it. My friend Marcela has organized this 3 years in a row ...
I knit this hat a while ago and its been my go-to hat since then. Heres all the info on Ravelry. I am sad to say I have needed it a lot lately. Its just not very warm or sunny here right now. ...
I was going to clean up and sometimes I wonder why I try. So I grabbed the camera instead.
We were out last week at Pok Pok Noi, without the small people, and were actually able to sit at the bar and eat there. We ordered a drinking vinegar, pomegranate, and it was so good. I couldnt stop ...
Im still on an attachable collar, dickey, jabot, ascot kick. I have had great success sewing my own (a new red gingham one I need to show!), I knitted an ascot a bit back for a gift, and have also be...
We are finishing a theme right now of Marie Antoinette and basket making. The Marie Antoinette theme has been so much fun. Ridiculously fun. Some surprise books that have really captivated us from th...
Over the holidays I went out by myself and perused some yarn shops, without my children, and found myself wandering over to Lovejoy Bakers. I went there when they first opened, and then about a year ...
Ive been continuing to go through my closet and pull out sweaters, dresses, and blouses and alter them after noticing that I dont wear them very much, for whatever reason. This skirt was originally a...
After endless weeks of homemade soup I made a wild rice salad and it was such a nice change. I always mean to use wild rice, but always forget to. And I have tried to use radicchio more, but its ofte...
Another knitted item. I have all the details here. And we got the Beard Papas cream puffs last week. It was sort of a comedy of errors. They are very nice and very unorganized. We got vanilla...
My children are true Oregonians. What rain? What wind? Its not cold (yes, it was) lets play on beach! I knit this hat while we were there for the long weekend a few weeks ago. The pattern link...
my homemade BB cream I will cut to the chase for my preferring-to-not-read-long-bl og-post friends. Heres what I mixed together to make my own BB cream. I didnt buy anything new— its made from my favo...
We love this book. When we decide on a new theme to study, it often starts with a biography we can look up and then grows from there. This book, Lives of Extraordinary Women: Rulers, Rebels (and What...
I knit this a bit back, about a month ago I think. It is a gift for a beret loving friend. And I think she will like it. Giving hats can be tricky. But that hasnt stopped me yet. So, knitting...
I sewed the jacket for Gammie.I was knitting a cowl for her and wanted to sew her a jacket to go with it. One great thing about sewing and knitting for other people is I can use patterns and ...
We were studying Einstein and fruit last month. For themes we tend to gravitate toward people and their historical context and then a non-human item, often unrelated, but sometimes not. There was Sac...
Its now about 8" less long. Before it dragged on the floor, which looked cool and dramatic, but was a safety hazard and it was just a matter of time before it would snag, tear, and start...
I put together this photobook (from Shutterfly, its the Travel Snapshots theme) and it took forever. Not in a bad way. But it was not planned. I was all set to just upload the photos and place them o...
This cashmere sweater was on mega-sale right after christmas. It was too big, but for the price, I nabbed it anyway. I took in the sides and made it shorter—there is a great tutorial on how t...
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