Archive for May, 2012

sewn trumpet

Posted on May 2nd, 2012 by mountain girl  |  3 Comments »

With a brother who plays in the school band, Zia decided she needed a trumpet of her own. She found the perfect one in Made to Play! We love that book–the projects are so simple and original. Would you have thought to invent a stuffed trumpet? Me neither. She picked out her fabric from my scrap […]



nature boy

Posted on May 1st, 2012 by mountain girl  |  4 Comments »

Caleb spent last week with his classmates at a camp called High Trails. They hiked 6-8 miles a day, learned a ton about the forest, saw moose, roasted marshmallows, and had an all-around blast. I think he would have liked to stay there indefinitely, but a certain little girl was very glad he came home. […]