After what has been an epic summer, today is the first day back to school for my kids! Yes, HUGE grin 😀 A few weeks ago, Amanda from The Cozy Pumpkin asked me to share a Tuesday Tip on her blog. To say that I was thrilled to bits is an understatement!! So today, to celebrate Back To School, I have a tutorial for you 🙂 Head on over to Amanda’s blog to read more about it. English Paper Pieceing (EPP) is so much… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Hexagons
Learning Curves
Ah September, I expected you to be so very different! Sigh!! What should have been the first day of school filled with the excitement of seeing all their friends, exchanging summer stories, getting locker assignments, and meeting teachers, our kids were greeted with the unfortunate news that the teachers’ union in our province declared a full-scale strike 🙁 So, September began with no school and this continues indefinitely! I decided to take the glass half full approach and told the kids that we… 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 »