November 5

I used the last of a favourite thrifted sheet to make myself some comfy (clown?) pyjama pants tonight. I'm on the lookout for some flannel sheets now!

November 4

I've been wanting to make snack bags for ages. I even bought some laminated cotton for the purpose back in April, but didn't get around to using it, perhaps because it was kind of stiff.

Today was the day! Inspired in great part by some wonderfully soft Kaffe Fassett (rhymes with Safe Asset) laminated fabric, I whipped up several bags in different sizes tonight.

I made some with cotton on the outside, and others with the laminate on both inside and outside. I think I prefer the latter.
Let me introduce to you: my nutsack (giggle). So yummy.

November 3

I stayed up late making a wintry garland, and woke Josh up by hammering nails in the wall to hang it. Poor man had to get up for work at 3:45 AM so didn't appreciate me making a sudden loud noise at 11:30 PM :-( Bad wife.

Wow, it's hard to photograph long things like this!
I tried again this morning in the back yard.
Now I'm not sure if what I fondly imagined to be shabby chic actually looks like a bunch of rags. Yes? No?

November 2

I'm feeling a surge of creativity, so before I unleashed it, I thought it behooved me (love that word) to finish up a few projects and clear off the sewing table. There's an unborn baby boy out there somewhere; this scrappy quilt is just waiting for him!

November 1

This morning my big girl and I headed out early to the Natural History Museum to be first in line for the Spider Pavilion which closes next weekend.










For old times' sake, we spent an hour at the Science Center too, before coming home to prepare Sunday Dinner. I love that she loves to do this kind of thing with me ... she always has, and it seems she always will. I am going to miss her so much when she leaves. Heart break ...

October 31

The school costume: I had to lengthen Miss Muffet's dress a little to give her a bit more leg coverage. 'Twas a trifle too sexy for a very-long-legged tween to wear.

Tonight's trick-or-treat costumes:

I made Rhea's devil dress. Lauren cobbled together her 'look' with a lot of help from Daddy and his stage makeup box.

October 22-25

A week ago we were revelling the splendour of Yosemite National Park. We laughed, squabbled, rode (bicycles and mules), walked, shivered, gasped, stared, and loved. A family vacation to remember.

{Bear, pooping}