Vancouver’s annual fiber festival, Knit City, took place this past weekend. It was bigger and better this year. Thank you Amanda & Fiona! Two days filled with yarny fun and this time we even had the pleasure of listening to a lecture by the Yarn Harlot herself. Unfortunately, I didn’t have my camera with me and so all I have is this blurry instagramed picture of her standing behind the podium. And yes, she is that pint-sized IRL! It was… Read more »
Monthly Archives: October 2013
Doodle Stitchery
My son, Prithvi, is a delightful, talented soul. He is the quiet one in our family and has always been drawn to creating things with his hands. I’ve saved pages and pages of his kiddie art which first began during his superhero fixation days… Batman, Superman, not forgetting good old Spidey! His art has definitely matured over the years and I think he does some real good work now (even though I’m a biased Mama :)) A while ago, he… Read more »
Canning Season
So, I’ve never canned anything before. That is, before yesterday! By the way, we did have a great day at the pumpkin patch and I’ll share pictures of that soon. However, we also went apple picking :: which was a first for us and good fun too. Jonagold apples are in season and although, they’re no Honeycrisp (my favorite!), they are deliciously juicy especially straight off the tree! Off we went to the Taves Family Farm in the valley to… Read more »
Pumpkin Day
I have been thinking a lot about traditions lately. Come October, my kids never miss out on reminding me that Pumpkin Day is almost here. What began as a bit of fun picking out pumpkins at the patch, has become a family tradition and I love the fact that my kids have embraced this. We have our favorite list of things to do during each celebratory season. Springtime definitely means Bike The Blossoms. Christmas is jam-packed with traditions – the Vancouver Christmas… Read more »
