Here they are- my last two finished projects of 2008! I started the mittens when all the snow was still on the ground and Mike complained of not having any mittens. (Note that my kid cried because her hands were cold and she still does not have mittens. Again- What is wrong with me?!)’ I [...]
Secret Message Snowflakes
Posted in Celebrate, Christmas, Create, Holidays, Paper Crafts, Paper Crafts, Patterns & Tutorials, Seasons, Winter on Dec 24th, 2008
I love making paper snowflakes and was excited to learn a fancy new (to me) technique from a co-worker 2 Christmases ago. She and I made so many snowflakes that year (while we should have been working) that I actually got sore spots on my thumb and finger from the scissors! These snowflakes have words [...]
Peppermint Marshmallows= Heaven
Posted in Celebrate, Christmas, Cooking and Baking, Eat Well, Holidays, Patterns & Tutorials, Recipes on Dec 23rd, 2008
I made peppermint marshmallows last night and they turned out better than I even imagined! Dense but light at the same time, squishy and chewy and so much better than those at the store! I read a lot of different recipes and blog posts about marshmallow making and I want to put all the good [...]
A Fitting 1st Day of Winter
Posted in Celebrate, Children, Family, Seasons, Winter on Dec 21st, 2008
In the last week we’ve had snow and ice and lots of overreacting byt weather forcasters but this weekend the storm really came! We have about a foot of snow and it’s still coming down. This is Portland, people! We usually get a little snow and some ice but this is nuts. The first …
Christmas is really next week?!
Posted in Children, Create, Family, hats, knitting, Nature, The Outdoors on Dec 17th, 2008
Last I updated, I was on my way to L.A. for a sunny Thanksgiving. It rained a tiny bit but we still had more sun than if we’d stayed home. We came back and made the trek to Mt. Hood to pluck our tree out of the wilderness. It was a gorgeous day and …
Isn’t she cute?’ Mom is a French Angora and dad is 75% French and 25% Giant. I’m getting this little black one and I can’t wait to bring her home! We’re leaving today to go to L.A. for Thanksgiving so I have to wait to get my sweet little bunny until we get back home. [...]
Baby Bunnies
Posted in Create, Felted Sweaters on Nov 19th, 2008
Are so cute and I want one! I might get a baby French angora on Saturday! Some details need to be worked out, like where to put him/her since right now Oliver is on our back porch and there’s no room for another bunny cage there. Mike says he can figure something out so I [...]
Birdies, Fly Away Home
Posted in Create, Felted Sweaters on Nov 7th, 2008
I made all these cute bird and leaf pins for this month’s Little Black Box. Like all of my other etsy creations, they’re made of recycled wool sweaters and hand embroidered by me. They have 2 layers so they’re soft and squishy and just adorable, if I may say so myself. I loved holding a [...]
Is Twitter! Oh, Twitter, how much do I love thee. Here’s the thing readers. I’m on Facebook but I just don’t really get it. There are too many things going on -groups and games and I’m supposed to write on someone’s wall?!- and all I ever really logged on for was to see if anyone [...]
Dia de los Muertos- Portland Style
Posted in Celebrate, Children, Family, Halloween, Holidays, Places, Portland on Nov 2nd, 2008
Mike and I didn’t really get into Halloween this year. Oh sure, we dressed sesame up as a batbaby and went to the Kennedy School where she got some candy and we got beer and then ate her candy.’ We didn’t put up decorations or even carve pumpkins and I usually love pumpkin carving! If [...]