Posted in Knitting on Jul 31st, 2009
Another pixie hat off the needles. This pattern is so simple and looks pretty adorable, so it’s become one of my favorites to knit for baby gifts. Knit on size 3’s with a wool/silk hand-dyed fingering-weight yarn. (One skein looks like it might be just enough for two hats!)
This one is going out in the [...]
Little Hen and I had such a good time making our doll quilt for the show, and the weather has been so hot, we thought we’d spend yesterday and today indoors, keeping cool, and making some more scrap doll quilts.
I cut 2-inch squares from more fabric scraps in my stash, and Firecracker joined us as [...]
Posted in From my kitchen, Uncategorized on Jul 28th, 2009
For the past few weeks on and off, we’ve been experiencing some uncharacteristically hot weather here in Portland (hovering around 100 degrees). The forecast for the next few days is 103!! Ack!
So, in an effort to simultaneously keep cool and fulfill my need to cook (without running the oven!), I made a batch of Watermelon [...]
Posted in Crafting, Locally grown, Moderation and Economy, Sewing on Jul 25th, 2009
Little Hen, who loves to help me sew, has been asking if we could put makes some quilts for her dolls. And then, a while back, I saw the invite to a Virtual Scrappy Doll Quilt Show and Challenge on From my Scrapbag and thought it would make a great project for Little Hen and [...]
Posted in Moderation and Economy, Playing/ Free Exploration on Jul 24th, 2009
Tum Tum playing peek-a-boo with his own fingers for quite a while this afternoon. I love how he chuckled quietly to himself every time his finger peeked through the boxes’ holes.
Later in the day, the box was turned into a race car as the girls gave him rides around the living room, and currently it [...]
Posted in From my kitchen, Homemaking on Jul 20th, 2009
I don’t usually make marmalade until the winter, when citrus is in season. (Although citrus is so refreshing in the heat of summer.) However, I happened to have an abundance of limes, so what else was there to do but make a batch of Dainty Lime Marmalade ( in the wee hours of the [...]
Posted in Crafting, Outings, Playing/ Free Exploration on Jul 19th, 2009
At day camp this week, Little Hen made a magic potion, which she has been applying on everyone – to cure anything from splinters to a grouchy mood. She loves bestowing “goodness” on everyone.
Here’s her recipe as she dictates it to me ( how she remembers it from camp)
Magic Potion Recipe by Little Hen
24 handfuls [...]
Posted in Building Community, Locally grown, Nature Table, Outings, Playing/ Free Exploration on Jul 17th, 2009
Little Hen has been at Waldorf Art Day Camp (and thus immersed in magical-make-believe) for the past two weeks, . Her sister misses her terribly while she’s gone (”Is it time to pick up sissy yet? Is it time to pick up sissy yet???”), but we’ve been trying to do something special in the mornings [...]
This yarn is frustrating me to no end! I have started and frogged 4 different projects with it so far. It’s hand-dyed 100% cotton fingering weight. The colors are beautiful, the yarn finicky. So, I’m going back to an old standby and hoping 5th time’s a charm.
Updates soon. Things have been so incredibly busy the [...]
Posted in Books and Reading, Learning, Playing/ Free Exploration on Jul 8th, 2009
After a break of several weeks (during which time, she preferred to draw and paint large portraits and wildlife scenes) Little Hen has returned to drawing miniatures and creating mail for our Sparrow Post.
We’ve decided to put the Sparrow Post box out in the garden in a few weeks when it starts to take shape, [...]