Posted on December 5th, 2011 by mountain girl | Comments Off on little turkeys for the table
We’ve received our book in the mail, and we love it. “Wooden spool birds” was our very first project. There’s nothing quite like getting a free book in the mail…somehow it makes doing the projects even more exciting! We hopped in the car and took a trip to JoAnn Fabrics (along with an armload of coupons) […]
Posted on November 22nd, 2011 by mountain girl | 6 Comments »
Zia decided to paint some balloons the other day. I don’t know how she got the idea–she has never drawn anything representational before, not even a smiley face. Before I knew it, she was producing balloons left and right. Then came the second surprise of the day: she colored them in. Always before, she very happily […]
Posted on November 9th, 2011 by mountain girl | 4 Comments »
Finally, here’s that little blue something I knitted up a week or so ago. We’re both quite satisfied with it; mostly I just love the way it so perfectly frames that funny little face. I’m not sure what the wings have to do with the cat hat, but they probably help transport you to the […]
Posted on November 2nd, 2011 by mountain girl | 2 Comments »
She’s got her own snowshoes now, and she puts those things to work. We went yesterday, up and down the hills and through the woods. She trucked along, flipping over now and then, and climbing back onto her feet without a whimper. I love that girl…and we love this wonderland of a place.
Posted on October 25th, 2011 by mountain girl | 3 Comments »
Snow’s coming, although you wouldn’t have known it from today’s warm rays. I made Caleb pose in his newly knitted ski band anyway. He looks good in it, don’t you think? While waiting for ski snow, a slide is the next best thing. Caleb is on his way back to New Mexico today, to spend […]