kids books you should check out

We’ve recently checked out some books at the library that I loved and can’t wait to share with Ruby when she gets a little older. They would be excellent additions to a classroom or home library.
Artist to Artist is a collection of interviews with famous childrens’ book illustrators. The essays include some of the artist’s [...]

book love

I’m not quite sure where I read it, but a mother wrote about her need to craft daily to keep her sanity and her sense of self. I can completely relate to this. I love my time creating, but don’t quite get to it daily. I do, however, read everyday. I have always needed to [...]

smock and books

I made this little smock for Ruby’s birthday.  I used a pattern from Amy Karol’s Bend the Rules book and it was great!  It was the first time I sewed on a curve and used bias tape and both went pretty well, for the most part.  I used some leftover fabric from a project my [...]

simple sewing apron

Recently one of my friends posted a handmade challenge on Facebook.  The first 5 people who responded to her got an item  handmade by her within the year.  The rule was, if you signed up,  you had to return the favor and make 5 items to give away as well.

I made this apron for one [...]

gardening

Ahhhh, the gardening season is upon us.  We have been busy outside, turning more of our grass into food.  We’ve planted many new flowers, broccoli, spinach, tomatoes (I know, too early, but we couldn’t help ourselves), carrots, more herbs, and enjoying watching rogue potato plants come up and our strawberries blooming, stretching, and gaining more [...]

Little Chef

Ruby and I made pizza dough a few days ago from our new cookbook that I love.  I’m sure she will grow to love it as well.  We topped our pizzas with mozzarella, some herbs, tomato sauce, and, Ruby’s favorite, olives.

Enjoy the pictures.  Ignore the bad lighting.

bookworms

I’m debating something and I need your help.  I used to have a section on the right side of the blog with a list of links to books that we’ve been reading lately.  I know some of the links were used, I’m curious if its something you’d like me to continue updating.  Leave me a [...]

um, hi

Yeah, I’m still here.  Been a little busy.  Ruby & I are battling colds.  And I’m re-reading Jim Trelease’s The Read-Aloud Handbook.  [Edited to add:  I had a request to add this book to my amazon shop.  You can find it there now, in the parenting section.] One of the things I read the [...]

warning: political views below

Oh, that speech.  Wasn’t it amazing?  I was impressed by so many of the speeches given during the convention, especially of the abilities of the “normal” people to speak in front of that many people.  Impressive.  I know I’m a little late blogging about this, especially considering the Republican convention has already begun, but I [...]