So last thursday we sent little O off to his very first day of preschool with his snack, his drink and his little tote bag. (Back to school printable available here!) I’m not generally the kind of mom who has a hard time separating or gets weepy about things like this. Nervous? Yes. Excited for him (and me! I get… View Post
This adorable Baby Bear Hat knitting pattern is a quick and easy knit and makes a great gift for the newborn, baby or toddler in your life! As I mentioned previously, it’s new baby season in my neighborhood. I made a couple Super Easy Baby Shower Quilts a couple weeks ago and I also wanted to add some cute knitted… View Post
About a two years ago I decided that if at all possible, I was going to stop buying wrapping paper and gift wrap. It was Christmas at my parents’ house and the giant garbage bag just full of wrapping paper kind of made me feel sick. Of course, sometimes it can’t be helped, like if you are giving a gift… View Post
I had to bring a dessert to a ladies’ night out recently and decided to go with these Dulce de Leche Coconut Bars because I haven’t made them in a while. You might be familiar with Seven Layer Bars, right? Once upon a time, this was a Seven Layer Bar recipe. But after O’s diagnoses with peanut and tree nut… View Post
Happy Monday (or as we call it, the day after Breaking Bad is on)! If you’re a fan, you know the season premiere of the very last season was last night. And if it isn’t obvious, Aa and I are big fans. Yes, it’s pretty violent. But I still think the pilot episode of this show is one of the… View Post
You know how there are certain ages in life where it seems like you are surrounded by big life events? Like when you’re in your mid to late twenties and lot of people you know are getting married? My brother is in this category and I think last summer, he and his girlfriend went to something like 9 weddings (can… View Post
We just got back from an entire week of vacation (awesome!) in Wisconsin with my family. There was a lot of this: We were gone for six days and I made it through five books. (Have I mentioned I like to read…ALOT? Well, I do, I really really do.) But I didn’t do all of my reading alone: Apparently I’ve… View Post
Ok, maybe high rise farming is a silly title. High Rise Gardening? Urban Tomatoes? Anyway, when I was growing up my dad always grew something in the summer. He’s had always had plants and flowers, sometimes vegetables. And when I was really little, at our old house, we even had raspberries. I think those were less “gardened” and more “growing… View Post
I’d say 90% of the time, if given a choice about dessert, I go with chocolate. Unless there are strawberries. And Strawberry Shortcake is my kriptonite. (The dessert, not the character. Although I did LOVE Strawberry Shortcake the character when I was little. I had a little Strawberry Shortcake action figure that actually smelled like strawberries. She was awesome! I’m… View Post
Until about a year and half ago, we had two wonderful cats. (Trust me this story is going somewhere…) We got them from a shelter when we first moved to Chicago when they were six weeks old and completely adorable. They were brother and sister and we named them Yuko (left) and Hiro (right) after some friends we met in… View Post
Over the weekend, my friend Rebecca from Homemaker’s Habitat posted a picture on facebook of her family picking blueberries at a local farm. O and I are huge blueberry fans and finding a food related activity that’s safe for us to do is pretty rare, so on Sunday we packed up the car and drove about 45 minutes to northern Indiana… View Post
When it comes to crafting, I never shy away from a challenge. I have tried pretty much every craft out there. Ok, not stained glass, I haven’t tried that. (It’s sharp and scary!) But, Ukranian egg decorating using melted wax? Yep. Heat embossing? Sure! DIY lip gloss. No big deal! So when I noticed that at our friends’ houses, O… View Post
So to my eternal sadness, I am not Italian at all. Not even a tiny little bit. But I loooove pasta. I mean, who doesn’t really? (One of the saddest times of my life was then I did the South Beach diet before my wedding and couldn’t eat it. It was rough.) I have many good pasta recipes but this… View Post
About a year ago I ran across these gorgeous quilts by a Emily Fischer of Haptic Lab. A friend of mine had been ogling them since I finished them and for her birthday this weekend, I thought I’d make one just for her and document my process.She’s also a designer with architectural background I just totally loved the idea of a… View Post
We came to my hometown this weekend to visit with friends and go to the local fireworks and festival. Our town has a little carnival down by the community center that I went to every year when I was growing up. It’s no state fair, just a tilt-a-whirl, a tiny ferris wheel, a few other rides and some games to… View Post
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