A great little starter sewing project for me: napkins!
busy (sewing) bee.
maple (or hazelnut) oat scones.
I love scones (or biscuits, or whatever you want to call them). When I was little, my Nana would bake proper Scottish scones, and they seemed to me to be the most complicated and delicious things in the universe. Turns out, they're not that complicated! I make them a lot because they're really quick to …
small joys.*
{Flowers that have lasted all week and are still going strong.} This week has not been the best for me. It started out okay but just wasn't my week! (Does that ever happen to you?) I think that it's especially good to think about small joys on a week like this one. Anyway, I'm sure …
country wedding.
I mentioned that we were in the Motherland last weekend for a wedding. Well, it was the cutest darn wedding you ever did see and although I was struck by some major cowboy boot envy, I managed to have a magnificent time! The bride and groom (and family and friends) built (or is it raised?) …
galette is the new pie.
You heard it here first ... {Chopped up peaches and pitted cherries.} This weekend, in the midst of crossing things off my massive to do list (seriously, I actually crossed them off ... on the internets ... 'cause I'm cool like that) I decided to make a galette to serve after dinner with Lisa on …
they don’t call it labour day for nothin’.
With the Labour Day long weekend upon us (and plans for a trip to Portland, sadly scrapped), there are quite a few things on my to do list. Yes, I should be soaking up the last bits of summer (though I just have a feeling, summer is long from over ... wishful thinking). Since I've …
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small joys.*
{Last weekend, we stopped at Nick's parents' cabin on the way home from a wedding in Innisfail to pick fruit and harvest the garden. Some times it's just nice to be out in the sun, doing physical work.} The last two weeks have been so fun but so hectic! We've been to the Motherland and …
the motherland from a moving car.
Every time I come back to Alberta, I'm struck with how beautiful it is. Maybe it's because I grew up here, but I don't think so. The colours are magnificent, especially this year, with all of the rain. But, I'll let you be the judge.
tree of codes.
I love being part of the process of book making, but my book making doesn't look like this! Above is a video of the making of Jonathan Safran Foer's Book of Codes. He basically made a book from another book. (Mind a little blown? Ya, me too. Check out the finished product, here.)
happy birthday sister.
{My sister and I in 1987. Terri Whetstone photo.} Today is my sister's birthday. If I could have anyone in the world for a sibling, I'd still pick her. She's probably the funniest person I know and the most loyal. Happy birthday Ann! Can't wait to celebrate with you this weekend.
Kate Moore Hermes 