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When Life Hands You Basil
Basil is one of the few things I’m able to grow and not kill! So it’s ever so thrilling to make a batch of fresh pesto and eat it!
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Save-My-T-Shirt Pillow
Tau’s school is part of the No Excuses University Network, an organization that promotes college awareness and readiness at elementary, middle and high schools across the US. Each class at his school...
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Again With the Swaddling!
Unlike Kelli, I loved sewing the swaddle blanket so much that I decided to make another one. This time for old friends Jana and Chris, who have just had a sweet baby girl called Joss! I could not wait...
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Getting His Climb On!
Tau took a few of his friends rock climbing for his birthday. Fun! Click through for all the pictures on Flickr!
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Yarmulke Deja Vu
I turned around the other day in the kitchen to see this: Hmn … where have I seen Tupperware Yarmulke Baby before? Oh right! Same kitchen, different baby!
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The Internet, She Does Not Lie!
Weekend before last, I flew to Colorado to spend a weekend with my friend Kelli. For years we’ve read each other’s blogs, shared joys and sadnesses, recipes and sewing patterns. And I feel in our...
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This One Doesn’t End Like All the Others
I was so chuffed with myself. This month’s Fabric-by-Fabric One Yard Wonders sew along was the Eight-bottle Wine Tote. Perfect Christmas gift, filled with eight bottles of wine, I thought. I’d whip it...
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Surfacing
I am starting to feel like I can blog again. This past weekend, I tidied paperwork, got some exercise, went to the pool with Dave and the kids, and finished an entire sewing project. I didn’t feel the...
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Once Apouon a Time
Fantasy Land – by Tau Once apouon a time the horses saw a mean, red, and big horntail. His name was Drago. Uh oh seid the horses. Drago is go ing to eat us. Quick get in the castel said the oldest...
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One Community: July!
This month, I’m joining One Community, a monthly photo project in which bloggers take pictures of their homes and communities with a theme in mind. The theme varies by month, and the goal is to both...
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Instacamping
Saturday night we took the kids, plus two of Tau’s friends, to our local family “campout.” And I use “quotes” because it involved Dave and Tau pitching our new tent in the afternoon at Lake Poway,...
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Orange and White Belt
This boy has been doing taekwondo for a few months now, and he’s loving it. He finally accumulated enough classes and stripes (for various achievements) that he was able to test for his first colored...
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One Community: August!
We’re away for a week with friends in Ojai, CA, just northwest of Los Angeles. And while I remembered to bring my good camera, I forgot my USB cable. So we’re going to Instagram it this month for One...
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One Community: September!
I was at a loss this month for our One Community post. Our words to photograph were work, gold, centerpiece and balance — and I had no upcoming celebrations where I might see a centerpiece to...
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Surf Is Totally Up!
On our recent trip up to Ojai, just north west of LA, Tau was keen to try surfing, mostly because the two older kids that we were vacationing with were very eager to take lessons. Dave doesn’t surf...
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One Community: October!
October in San diego is a flippy-floppy month. Turning leaves, hot Santa Ana winds, barreling towards the holidays, still wearing open shoes. October has a hard time making up his mind. October is...
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