Its fairly obvious at this point that I am taking a bit of a blogging break. It wasnt intentional, its just that roller derby has ate my life and spit out only the most essential things to exis...
To every woman who has lived to know exactly what her own mother meant when she said, "May you one day have a child just like yourself" And then go on to one say those exact same wo...
Its done! Bib Tunic PDF pattern, now available in the shop!
I know Ive mentioned it before, but I have to say it again. I love my grandparents farm.They seem to think that the farm is theirs, but in reality its mine.Its been mine since 1975, the ye...
We love crayons. We use them every day but not always to colour stuff.We like to mash them, peel them, break them, eat them, and, of course, melt them.The fun thing about crayons is that w...
Having a passion about something - or someone - can be an impressive motivator and source of energy. Ive always envied people who discover a passion in their childhoods and then follow it ...
Well, the boss got the flu. And then we watched a lot of movies. Thats all I can say.
I have a friend who has this amazing talent. She can sit and play with her kids... forever. Its her idea of a perfect day. I very much envy her.One of my shortcomings as a parent is my nearly minuscu...
This morning, once again, Smootch couldnt find matching socks to wear to school. Apparently this long running problem of ours has imprinted itself on her psyche because she considers match...
Around here you cant throw a rock without hitting a farmer or three. But, youd have to throw a particularly large rock quite a few times before youd whack a roller derby playing, photograp...
I havent made anything in what feels like a long time.At first it wasnt from a lack of trying. Ive always had an element of distractability to me. I get involved in something - the s...
Smootch was telling someone the other day that she homeschools. And I took her off to the side after, so as to not embarrass her and reminded her she does, indeed, attend public school. To which she ...
Whelp, I think, if someone cared enough to give me a domestic report card, theyd have to fail me on minimalism. I am a rotten declutterer. I can not resist funny little dishes f...
Last night I came home late from refereeing a game to this guy sitting at my kitchen table:This is what The Man and the kids get up to when Im away. Hes very cool. And very big. ...
Food is such a persnickety thing lately. It used to be, in the bad old days, that the question was whether or not there was food. And it still is the main question for far, far ...
I made this for my roller derby teammate Fatal Fantasy. Fatal both plays and refs derby while also being the sweetest little goth girl to ever work at a car dealership. She also happ...
Id rather be homeschooling.It sounds awful but since Smootch started in-school school last September, my favorite days are the ones when she is home due to illness or inhospitable weather. ...
1. Play2. Eat3. SleepThat is all.Have a good one.
Outside right now its -41 c with the windchill. I opted to keep Smootch home for the day instead of dragging us all out into air that is so cold it hurts to breath.But its sunny. As long ...
My three favorites ways to express love:1. Food2. Letting someone read without disturbing them3. Patchwork quiltsWhen I was a child, my favorite play surfaces were patchwork quilts....
Although I avoid buying things with obnoxious plastic packaging, it seems to find its way into my home anyway. Id like to make it all go away forever, but while its here, Im trying to make...
Lately Ive been fascinated by clothing created out of basic shapes, worn by people without the time, resources or desire for shape fitted clothing.It came from reading a book about viking cultur...
**Thanks all for playing along! The giveaway is now closed. Could Liz A and Kelly please email me at vegbee@littleprintdesigns.com and I can send you your patterns. ***I did it!I FIN...
As some of you may have noticed, Im slowly collecting the fragmented pieces of my life and gathering them back up. Perhaps its a desire to start the new year off fresh, without the energy drain of ta...
Ahhhhhh, were home.Thank goodness.It was determined over this past Christmas that Birdie is, without a doubt, a homeboy. This how Birdie refers to himself and his acute need to s...
Its really easy, this time of year, to become overwhelmed and distinctly un-jolly like. I admit it, the holidays bum me out. Ive been trying to be cheerful because the world does not need...
This evening I lent out my sewing machine to a friend who is hand making Christmas presents. While I applaud my friends efforts, especially since a handmade Christmas was not her idea but she seems t...
One of the things I miss about living on Vancouver Island is a great little raw food restaurant in Qualicum Beach that we would visit every once in awhile. Being vegan, we are not used to ...
Why is it that the very rare time that I get my secret wish of having the children leave the house without me to spend a few hours elsewhere, the very first thing I do is run to computer to write abo...
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