Oscar and I are reading this book.
We’re loving it! Oscar thinks it’s hilarious and I’m just so glad to be getting a break from the magic tree house books he loves.
On deck for us, more hi-jinks
And these are for me. These are the books, probably the exact books, I read as a tween… in the 80s. Nothing like heading into high school armed with vital morality tales like the Luckiest Girl who realizes of course how lucky … More
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Ok, here’s the big gardening project we’ve been working on… our very first vegetable garden!
We figured it was finally time, we’re growing two kids we could probably handle a few vegetables. Last year we figured out our best spot and left it bare so it was ready to go this Spring. Tim did all his research and then built us this beautiful 8′ x 4′ cedar box. We love it so. It was so satisfying just to have a … More
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Sewing did it’s best to catch up this weekend, and had it a fine showing — 3 projects cut out and one sewn up — but really gardening is still king around here. I can’t wait to share our big gardening project! Well, big for us.
Phoebe’s new dress in amh’s social climber from a pattern in this book.
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Phoebe’s boots are seeing lots of action today. April showers and then some. We’re going out to visit the new blooms on her pear tree between deluges.
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It’s a beautiful warm sunny day and we’re holding tryouts for this year’s maypole dance.… More
A captivating gang of 24 huggable, lovable creatures to sew—from classics like Margot, a topsy-turvy doll, and the button-jointed teddy bear Bjorn Bjornson, to irresistible Evelyn, a wool felt inchworm decked out in mod glasses and a kerchief, and Koji, a fiercely cute spiked softie monster. There’s something for everyone here—from kids to grown-ups and from beginning sewers to advanced dollmakers. Published by STC Craft, August, 2010.
