Under the sea

Time for a little tropical colour. We had a lovely visit with my brother and his family this past weekend. It was our first time having house guests here at the new place and the first time they got to see our new house. While it was not a PA day for our local school…

Backpacks for the kiddies

This is a bit of a late post — I kind of forgot about posting this project until I came across the photos while doing some photo housekeeping. I made these two backpacks for my niece and nephew’s birthdays, which are usually celebrated on the same day at one big party because their dates are…

Play farm

After Christmas 2010, my mom told me about a potential sewing/craft project she thought I might like to take up for my niece and nephew, as a future Christmas gift. I endeavour whenever possible to make Christmas presents — I loath the commercialism of the holidays — and I truly believe people appreciate something more…

Hams for Thanksgiving

This was the first time the family was together at the new cottage in Coboconk (I know, I know its hilarious! People who live there call it “Coby”). The kids, Chris’s niece and nephew, were really into hamming it for the camera. Mr. B is about 2 and a half, and he’s one of the…