We just got back from a very special wedding in Georgia, and then a roadtrip through South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virgina—ending in Williamsburg and meeting Grammie there. It was amazing. There is so much to tell. And I will...

With a lovely green goddess dressing From Little Bird here in Portland where we had a great dinner a few weeks back. Since eating this salad I have been buying more butter lettuce. And I don't feel bad about eating...

About once a week or so, I let the two big girls bake by themselves if I can keep the almost five year old preoccupied. I let them make whatever they want to and and decorate it however they want...

We were learning about bridges a bit back (Portland is a mecca for bridges) and made a truss style model, which we covered with paper and turned into a covered bridge. We used the directions from a project in Bridges:...

I sewed this dress (Simplicity 2247) and am really happy with how it turned out. It's part of Simplicity's AmazingFit series, which provides a lot of tips about making it fit just right. It also has different cup sizes, which...

I love going back through my first few years of Everyday Food. I know I've mentioned this before. I pull out all the ones I have for whatever month we are in and then try to make a few recipes...

We had so much fun making soy candles. I found all the supplies locally at Portland Homestead Supply Co. in Sellwood. I was so happy to finally make it over there. They have supplies for all kinds of things. I...

We have a beautiful dining room table, a teak Danish piece with a hidden leaf which we have out all the time, so it's huge. For about 3 years now it's been our family craft table. I cover it with...

We sure had a blast at the 3rd annual homeschooling science fair last week. This was our second year and the first year for Lydia, who loved it. My friend Marcela has organized this 3 years in a row (she...

I knit this hat a while ago and it's been my go-to hat since then. Here's all the info on Ravelry. I am sad to say I have needed it a lot lately. It's just not very warm or sunny...

I was going to clean up and sometimes I wonder why I try. So I grabbed the camera instead.

We were out last week at Pok Pok Noi, without the small people, and were actually able to sit at the bar and eat there. We ordered a drinking vinegar, pomegranate, and it was so good. I couldn't stop thinking...

I'm still on an attachable collar, dickey, jabot, ascot kick. I have had great success sewing my own (a new red gingham one I need to show!), I knitted an ascot a bit back for a gift, and have also...

We are finishing a theme right now of Marie Antoinette and basket making. The Marie Antoinette theme has been so much fun. Ridiculously fun. Some surprise books that have really captivated us from the library were, The Revealing Story of...

Over the holidays I went out by myself and perused some yarn shops, without my children, and found myself wandering over to Lovejoy Bakers. I went there when they first opened, and then about a year later, but it's not...

I've been continuing to go through my closet and pull out sweaters, dresses, and blouses and alter them after noticing that I don't wear them very much, for whatever reason. This skirt was originally a maxi-length dress I sewed for...

After endless weeks of homemade soup I made a wild rice salad and it was such a nice change. I always mean to use wild rice, but always forget to. And I have tried to use radicchio more, but it's...

Another knitted item. I have all the details here. And we got the Beard Papa's cream puffs last week. It was sort of a comedy of errors. They are very nice and very unorganized. We got vanilla and chocolate—both eclairs...

My children are true Oregonians. What rain? What wind? It's not cold (yes, it was) let's play on beach! I knit this hat while we were there for the long weekend a few weeks ago. The pattern link and yarn...

my homemade BB cream I will cut to the chase for my preferring-to-not-read-long-blog-post friends. Here's what I mixed together to make my own BB cream. I didn't buy anything new— it's made from my favorite items I already had at...

We love this book. When we decide on a new theme to study, it often starts with a biography we can look up and then grows from there. This book, Lives of Extraordinary Women: Rulers, Rebels (and What the Neighbors...

I knit this a bit back, about a month ago I think. It is a gift for a beret loving friend. And I think she will like it. Giving hats can be tricky. But that hasn't stopped me yet. So,...

I sewed the jacket for Gammie.I was knitting a cowl for her and wanted to sew her a jacket to go with it. One great thing about sewing and knitting for other people is I can use patterns and fabrics...

We were studying Einstein and fruit last month. For themes we tend to gravitate toward people and their historical context and then a non-human item, often unrelated, but sometimes not. There was Sacagawea and bridges a few months back and...

It's now about 8" less long. Before it dragged on the floor, which looked cool and dramatic, but was a safety hazard and it was just a matter of time before it would snag, tear, and start to look a...

I put together this photobook (from Shutterfly, it's the Travel Snapshots theme) and it took forever. Not in a bad way. But it was not planned. I was all set to just upload the photos and place them on white...

This cashmere sweater was on mega-sale right after christmas. It was too big, but for the price, I nabbed it anyway. I took in the sides and made it shorter—there is a great tutorial on how to do this over...

I've been having so much fun getting these oils together to sell. They are over here in my etsy shop. They are available individually and as a sweet little boxed set (at a special price!) so please head on over...

This was really fun to knit. Here are the details. It required big needles and chunky yarn and knit up really fast. I gave it to Grammie for Christmas and she has been wearing it with style almost every time...

We were so excited to buy our copy of Oddfellow's Orphanage , by our very own Miss Emily Martin last week! The girls were entranced. It's so lovely. The artwork is interspersed between the text in soft pencil. The book...