When you’ve got to motivate your 6-year-old to make 22 valentines for her class and you don’t want to opt for the generic box of candy from the grocery store, where do you turn? Pinterest, of course. I came across this pin last week for non-candy valentines and jumped all over it. I had the necessary supplies to pull this off :: construction paper, cute pencils, Exacto knife… check, check, check. I even had said 6-year-old eager and willing to… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Rambling
Welcome! Welcome!!
Welcome to my new home here at… I’ve been sitting on the idea of moving to my own website for ages. I decided to stop waiting for the right time and just do it already! So, here I am and I’m glad you’re here 🙂 I’m totally green at all this techy stuff and there has been a definite learning curve. But, it has been quite fun thanks to all the support and tutorials supplied by the world wide web!!… Read more »
There And Back
We’re back home from our travels and are more or less or settled in. With the start of a fresh new year; like most everyone; I’ve embraced the idea of a clean slate providing a launchpad for brand new ideas and a renewed focus. Over the next few days, I will share the projects I have finished but didn’t get a chance to blog about before 2013 drew to a close. But today, some snapshots of our recent holiday to… Read more »
Merry And Bright
Warmest Christmas wishes coming to you from the other side of the globe! We are visiting family in India at the moment which accounts for my radio silence on this blog. I will be back with a post real soon. Have a wonderful, joy-filled holiday season with your loved ones! xo
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 »
The Leaves Edition
My cousin posted this picture on Facebook and I had to share 🙂 Source There’s a chill in the air, the days are getting shorter and pumpkin spice lattes are back! Time for nature’s catwalk to begin with trees resplendent in their autumnal gorgeousness. It’s not quite here yet, but soon it will be time to rake, rake, rake. Jump into pile of freshly raked leaves. Begin process again. Fall ❤ Leaves I noticed that my crafting is also leaf-centric. I’ve… Read more »
Seamed Vs. Seamless
When I initially began knitting sweaters, the concept of seamless, top-down knitting, in the round was pretty unconventional. Even for baby sweaters. Patterns instructed you to knit the sweater in pieces and then seam the parts together. There was little opportunity to try-as-you-go and you hoped that after all was said and done, the thing would fit ok. I loved the knitting, it was the finishing that gave me the blahs. Seaming all those pieces together and then getting the… Read more »
Screaming And Shaking My Fist!
My dear friend and neighbor (the same one who taught me how to quilt) has been going through some really tough medical issues and I have had to take a break from everything routine including social media/blogging and simply life in general. Today, she asked me to scream and shake my fist at her cancer because she is too weak to do it…. my heart broke into a million pieces. How do you comfort someone who has been issued a… Read more »
Summer Style
Hello lovely people! We’ve been back from our summer vacation in the Okanagan Valley for a few days now and things have eased back into the lazy, lovely summer-style schedule. Perfect! Time away in the valley means many, many dips in the lake and awesome sunsets. Plenty of delicious samplings :: wine, artisan cheeses and breads. Very yummy! And, fruit… oh, the fruit!! Also, we’re big fans of summer oatmeal. Usually, we throw the refrigerated mush in the blender for a breakfast… Read more »
