From the category archives:
a child’s creativity
he played with that paintbrush and cup of flour for long enough for me to knead the whole batch.
and then some.
sunshine
the way it sneaks around the corners in my home
the way it warms the winter sky
bright colors
they make even a messy house feel cheerful
naked babies
just because
my kitchen
and trying new recipes.
What’s inspiring you today?
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It felt a little disingenuous, writing yesterday about such a happy thing. Our love story. The quilt which is supposed to remind me, every time I run upstairs to shove a stinky diaper in the bin. Every time I run downstairs to get ice from the freezer to soothe a boo-boo. Every six a.m. wake [...]
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Now, I know it’s not the camera that makes the photographs. Any more than the box of sharp colored pencils makes the illustrator. Or owning Photoshop makes you a web-designer.
But it helps.
For example. I’ve never showed you this
because I didn’t have a fast enough lens (or a tripod) to get a shot of my window-less [...]
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Getting all cocky last week about how much I could do. About how well-adjusted my toddler was that I could draft patterns and volunteer time and be social. About how accomplished a multi-tasker I was that I could design websites and cook dinners and take showers.
I should have known better.
This week is shaping up to [...]
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When all he wanted to do was play with me.
(Did you ever notice how much more they need your attention when you have other things to do?)
I wanted to write and sew and wrap gifts and clean and bake and he wanted to play fire-fighter-Legos with me.
Something had to give.
Most days are a sweet mix [...]
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There were lots of you who liked the idea of participating in a blog-ring of sorts where we pledge to show more of our real-life on our blogs. So I give you: Moments. If you’d like to participate, here are the guidelines: try and be as authentic as you can. You don’t have to post [...]
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Now that we know each other a little better I feel like I can share a little more deeply with you. Let my freak flag fly as it were. But please be warned: I am about to reveal an ugly truth and you may wish to send your children out of the room or change [...]
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Okay then. It looks like I’ll be working on a tutorial for the Roundabout Quilt. In the spirit of full disclosure however I think you should know that I don’t have any secrets about how to piece the curves. I pin pin pin them and when I think there are enough pins, I add some [...]
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We spent Memorial Day weekend with my husband’s mistress.
The house is a never-ending project. Today Niall painted the front door and replaced a dozen window panes.
I spent most of my time chasing Quinn around and not cooking.
We ate Pork Supper at the Rupert Firehouse on Saturday night and Sunday night my in-laws came to us [...]
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Saturday I spotted these.
And decided it was time to make these.
Quinn’s dolls were cold. So I made them this.
(That’s Marine-Bear. My cousin Zach gave him to Jake when he entered the Marines seven years ago. Quinn thinks it’s really funny that he has shoes on.)
I’ve never made quilted pillows or a doll quilt before. I [...]
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