new favorite knitting book, originally uploaded by Lizi Beth. and the beginnings of a sweater vest for Emma (using yarn from a cotton sweater that was just too short on me for my liking). This knitting book – Essential Baby by Debbie Bliss – is just too sweet! It’s projects are all classic and timeless, and range in time consumption from itty-bitty socks to a jumper or lacy blanket.And the instructions are clearly written, too (a HUGE plus in my…
These pictures were taken on the evening of Emma’s due date, February 20th. I spent that day and the next week wandering around the apartment, doing little things that didn’t need doing – since everything was already prepared – and waiting. I think baby due dates are just wonderful.Because they are a concrete date, they give a sense of expectancy and anticipation to the waiting family and friends, but can also be (and usually are) a form of divine joke….
happy valentine’s day!
Emma’s birthday is just around the corner (where did the year go?!), and in anticipation of it there are a few projects that I am working on.The napkins are for the party that we are planning to have with the Smillies, and the ribbons might be part of Emma’s first year album that I am hoping to have finished by then.At the rate that I am finishing pages, though, I will be doing well to have the album done by…
I stumbled upon this post this morning, and found it to be quite encouraging.As some of you know, John and I have been driving one car since we got married. It has worked out fine overall, but there have definitely been times when I/we have thought about buying another!Since we aren’t in a position to afford one (and by afford I mean pay cash for, etc) without digging into our savings, we have put the idea on the back burner…
One of the men in our church sang this during the service yesterday, and it brought me to tears (I had to borrow a Kleenex from the lady ahead of me). I recommend listening to it if you have time this morning. It is so good. Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea.I saw the Holy City, the new…
I’m switching the web store host for the aprons from BigCartel to Etsy. Just to let you know. :) You can follow along on the “Market” blog (it’s only updated sporadically) if you like. Fell free to leave feedback on what you think!
Do you remember this post from last fall? A very kind friend from California read it and sent us the pattern. It was so sweet of her! I found an extremely good deal deal on the material the day after Thanksgiving ($1.49 a yard! so amazing!) and made up the jammies for Emma a week or two later. The pattern arrived with a paper doll that I’m going to hold on to for Emma to play with in a few…
Back in November, when Emma and I went to California to visit Gramma and the rest of the family, Mom pulled out a few of Gramma’s old hats that she used to wear to her ladies’ meetings. We tried them on, Gramma wearing a lovely royal blue feather one for quite a while.It added a bit of lovely fun-ness to an otherwise emotion filled day. Anyway, all that to say, I really like those pretty little hats. They’re not the…
hello again. :) the shop has a new site. you can now begin to find me on Etsy! it will take me a bit to get all the listings transferred over, so you can still find me on BigCartel for a while.there are a few reasons for the switch, but the main one is that hopefully the shop will get a bit more exposure there. we’ll see how it goes! in the meantime, thank you so much for being along…