One day late…Happy Mother’s Day! Caleb’s mom came to take him for the weekend, so it was just our little family of three…or four, as Zia always corrects me. “Don’t forget that little person in the belly.” We would never forget that person. Zia picked this card out for me. (Of course, a certain guy […]
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 […]
We spent the day yesterday at one of our town’s many festivals, Wild Earth Day. Nederland is nestled in the mountains at the edge of a lake, and for a mountain community, it has a lot to offer. We have a great library, lots of little shops, a natural foods co-op, and a park with […]
Early last week I found myself with 3 skeins of eucalyptus green cotton yarn. Hmm…3 skeins can make something bigger than a hat or a little sweater. I did a little searching online and found this: a hooded baby blanket. So I used the eucalyptus, edged it with a skein of creamy cotton I found […]
Friday morning Zia and I took off for Sourdough Trailhead to do some hiking. We had never hiked there before, but it turned out to be a good trail, well marked, and not overrun with hikers. In fact, we were the only ones on it. That could have been due to the fact that it […]
