I've done it again. Even though I used a pattern, I've made a shirt fit for a pregnant woman. The pattern was easy ( Simplicity 29...

Last year I announced to Jay that Hallowe'en was the one "holiday" I was going to purposely decorate for. Luckily, he didn...

The benefit of starting the Canadian Reading Challenge on time this year is that I don't feel rushed to get through my list. On the flip...

A certain little girl turned 4 yesterday. In one word, wow. I have no idea where those 4 years went, but at the same time I can hardly remem...

Boy, have I ever become a book girl - and Sadie is my little book-girl-in-training. The two of us went to Word on the Street on Sunday and ...

Every year when cheap peppers grace the grocery stores, I consider devoting a day to freezer cooking. Why peppers? Well, I was 8 1/2 months ...

Patience is indeed a virtue that knitting forces you to acquire. Case in point: this pink sweater. I originally bought some lovely tweed Gar...

This week, there was a seismic shift in our family life: Sadie started school. Sure, it's only Junior Kindergarten, but it's still ...

Three years ago I started this blog mainly because I wanted to join the "Month of Softies" challenge. I'm a student at heart ...

This little guy is from my "quick and dirty" category of sewing. I probably spent more time drawing out possible faces than sewin...