Yay for going to the library. I just finished the Ten-Year Nap (meh. Didn't love it or hate it.), so that went back and The Invention of Wings came home with me. My mom read it and spoke highly of it. We also found a pile of dinosaur related books. I didn't have a dinosaur… Continue reading A Lot of Dinosaurs
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FO Friday Cuteness
Happy 4th of July to all my American friends! It is a rather dreary day here, so that is annoying and giving us a touch of cabin fever. We are having a mostly quiet 4th even with the rain. The biggest plan is to tucker out the kids so that my son will sleep ok… Continue reading FO Friday Cuteness
A Pile of Yarn, Books, and Plans
Who's surprised? Not me. I can't really show you my WIP this week, as it is sample knitting. Also it needs to be finished and sent back, so I'm knitting hardcore on that! Winding the yarn does make me stop, stand up, take a stretch break from being hunched over and knitting, so that's good.… Continue reading A Pile of Yarn, Books, and Plans
Orange You Glad It is Friday?
It feels like forever since I have had a Finished Object to share! And today I have not one, but two! First up, my Camp Loopy Project #1: Socks, inspired by the Wrinkle in Time series, in String Theory Colorworks Little Ghost Nebula Colorway. Mostly plain vanilla toe-up, fish lips kiss heel, with the addition… Continue reading Orange You Glad It is Friday?
Let the Wild Rumpus Start
Hello Summer! Two things have always marked the beginning of summer for me: the end of the school year and my birthday. Both happened at the end of last week, and here we are - summer has finally arrived after a very long winter and a very delayed spring. We're once again adjusting to new… Continue reading Let the Wild Rumpus Start
Yarn Along June 18
I'm including the books I'm reading with my kids for this week's Yarn Along. My son, like most 2.5 year olds, likes repetition. We've been reading and re-reading the same books over and over and that's ok, but I wanted something different. I introduced him to Where the Wild Things Are this week, one of… Continue reading Yarn Along June 18
Keep the Calm
What a wonderful weekend! My closest friends planned a surprise lakeside getaway for my birthday - no kids, no husbands, just the girls. There was good food: homemade lasagna, homemade rhubarb cake, homemade banana bread, homemade granola, cheese & crackers & olives & tapanade, a candy assortment, NYC cheesecake, and my first ever macarons! We… Continue reading Keep the Calm
Fiber Friday
Over the last few weeks I have been trying something new, spinning cotton! I have shared my experience as a newbie spinner over at the Cotton Clouds blog. I am proud and pleased of my initial efforts, and hope to get a bit more practice in! I am impressed by what that little tahkli spindle… Continue reading Fiber Friday
The Oldest One in the House
Today is a special day in this little nutshell, Jackson is 9! He has been a part of our lives forever it seems like - we brought him home only a few months after we moved in ourselves. He was here before the kids. There have been many ups and downs with him, a whole… Continue reading The Oldest One in the House
Starts and samples
It is Wednesday right? Monday holidays (while wonderful) really throw me off my game. Tuesday felt like Monday, so today doesn't feel like Wednesday. My daughter's school has a half-day for some reason, so her timeline is shifted and I can already hear my son wide awake in his bed (so napping is off as… Continue reading Starts and samples