September 10, 2012 – 1:30 pm
A month before Stephen’s birthday, I realized that the local group who flamingoed yards for a living had gone out of business. This was sad-making because I had been planning to give him the full flamingo treatment on his 40th birthday for some time. One of our best pals, RenĂ©e, suggested we do it ourselves. […]
Anwyn has claimed under our bed for her den. Liza visits her there in the mornings for some one on one snuggle time.
A Granade doing what we do best!
Liza and Pop hamming it up!
The newest Granade!
Liza dressed for her Spring Music Concert on Thursday.
There are lots of things I love about Eli and Liza. They are kind and funny and smart and, best of all, interested in making things.
It’s a bit late in the season, but both of the kids wanted a scarf to wear. So yesterday Liza and I purchased yarn (she picked out both hers and […]
February 6, 2011 – 8:31 pm
Several folks have asked me today about Eli’s birthday cake from the photo in the previous post.
I made the cake Thursday afternoon from our favorite chocolate cake recipe.
Then my mom and I decorated it Friday morning. It is a retired Williams-Sonoma cake pan that I bought on a whim when they were closing it […]
January 23, 2011 – 8:53 pm
I’m a bit obsessed right now with keeping my ravelry.com page updated with photos of the work I’ve done. This is my Granny Square Shrug I re-finished this weekend. (I finished it the first time over Thanksgiving but it was WAY too big.) So I had to take it apart and make it a bit […]
January 22, 2011 – 9:36 am
When I asked for Eli to pose for this photo, I asked him to look sad. He replied that he wanted to be happy. We got kinda bogged down in the discussion after that when I was explaining to him that when the brain slug is on your head you are most definitely not happy.
Brain […]
January 7, 2011 – 10:20 am
Eli and Liza got straw glasses for Christmas. They have been nearly endless entertainment for everyone involved.
Liza poses like a rock star with an octopus I just finished crocheting for charity.
November 11, 2010 – 1:45 pm
Here’s hoping that it won’t be too many more years until this is what we are all doing every Saturday morning.