tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74329991250121490812024-03-05T15:02:01.062-08:00Many Skies MamaExploring life one day at a time.Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17589246034990014513noreply@blogger.comBlogger349125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432999125012149081.post-29201880534875928292013-01-24T21:35:00.001-08:002013-01-24T21:35:03.779-08:00A Long Distance Hug.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This fall, in a moment of missing my oldest daugher - just wishing there was a way to hug her, even tho she was so very far away.......</div>
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A quilt.</div>
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I had never made a quilt before. But I wanted my daughter to have a piece of me with her all the time. Something she could wrap herself up in. Something that would always bring my love to her - any time, anywhere.</div>
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Interestingly, when I went looking for the fabric I had in mind, there were 2 separate lots on etsy - from the same seller. A whole lot of fat quarters, of my very most favorite fabric designer - </div>
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I feel a bit silly - i took the photos of it in progress, during the day - and then when I finished it, I completely forgot to take photos until evening - so flash it is.</div>
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As per my usual style - I chose to wing it.</div>
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Which means..... it's not even remotely square. </div>
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That bugged me for a bit - when I was trying to trim it at the end and nothing made sense lol.</div>
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I realized that it actually makes perfect sense to be a bit more mindful in the cutting and sewing than I might have been. Ahem. But it's ok - it's beautiful - and full of love.</div>
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And did I mention how soft it is?</div>
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I had a hard time giving it up. The other kids all wanted it. </div>
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It's very cozy.</div>
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It has fabric from my daughter's last 2 Christmas pajamas, and my Christmas pajamas from this year as well. I got us both in there.</div>
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I wanted it to be rainbowy too - because that just suits my girl. </div>
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When she was a baby, my mom helped my little brother to sew a beautiful quilt - and it was rainbow. With a starry sky on the back - cause her name is Skye :)</div>
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And it was for her birthday, so even better.</div>
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She got the message, and now can wrap herself up in me any time she needs. She will be reminded before she falls asleep - and first thing when she wakes up - just how much I love her.Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17589246034990014513noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432999125012149081.post-50608362083835509482012-10-09T10:42:00.001-07:002012-10-09T10:43:02.995-07:00Pretty Pockets<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I spotted a skirt recently on pinterest with pockets much like these and knew right away that there were going to have to be some doily pockets happening. It just so happened that a certain someone's legs grew and grew and grew this summer (must have been all that sun?) and she was needing pants, so here we are.</div>
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I used a pair of pants that she liked the fit of (she's uber fussy about fit) and just traced them to make a pattern. THe best part of all was that I already had the corduroy kicking around - picked up free or nearly free somewhere along the way.</div>
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A certain girl was spotted doing dance leaps around the yard in her new pants, hollering </div>
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"I just feel like *dancing* in these pants Mumma!!!!!"</div>
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It only took around 2.5 hours - definitely worth it for the look on my girl's face. Also handy, because in the past year I've gotten so chemically sensitive that going in stores isn't really an option right now, making shopping for clothes an online thing which = expensive. I love that the solution to a somewhat frustrating problem makes us both so happy !Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17589246034990014513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432999125012149081.post-28869048252224165392012-05-26T20:25:00.001-07:002012-05-26T20:25:33.984-07:00My New Purse a la Anna Maria Horner<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It wasn't a nice purse to begin with ;) </div>
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This week I decided it was time, and spied this fabric.....</div>
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I love this fabric. To be fair - I'm absolutely head over heels in love with it.</div>
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Anna Maria Horner is by far my favorite Fabric designer. Ever.</div>
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There is no other fabric that makes me so happy to look at. Giddy actually.</div>
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I have had this fabric for ages! I really just couldn't decide what to use it for. </div>
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This was the perfect project tho.</div>
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Easy. So. Very. Easy.</div>
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It fits perfectly.</div>
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The pattern is from her book. Very clear instructions - comes with the actual paper pattern, so no tracing.</div>
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I guess she loves it ;) Maybe kind of like I love this bag - tho I don't sleep with the bag - I swear ;)</div>
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(Yes she sleeps in that skirt too.) I'm going to have to sneak it into the wash - or sew another couple ;)</div>
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I will definitely be making more of these bags! They'd be perfect for gifts. </div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17589246034990014513noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432999125012149081.post-74548733680571930632012-05-24T21:51:00.000-07:002012-05-24T21:51:13.869-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I was looking for some instant gratification the other day - some sewing pleasure that would also make my girl happy. I remembered my tutorial! As in <a href="http://manyskiesmama.blogspot.ca/2010/08/tutorial-repurpose-womens-skirt-into.html">this one</a>. I had picked up this pink skirt ages ago thinking it would be a great candidate. It was ! </div>
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Ok - go ahead and laugh - yes I just finished these *after* Easter ;) It's the thought that counts tho right? And next year ? I'm soooooo prepared now ;)</div>
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This was a really easy pattern to follow - <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/learn-to-felt---easter-basket">The Learn to Felt Easter Basket, by Staci Perry</a><br />
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The thing that made this project extra extra satisfying, is that it used up a bunch of the peace fleece that my entire family finds too scratchy. I bought a bunch of it in my early knitting days - it's such a great price, and the colors are amazing...... but alas, I discovered that if I want my family (including myself) to wear anything I knit, then I have to use merino, or something equally as soft. <br />
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I'm doing an online course with Sheye Rosemeyer this month. This is my first assignment. We were to to choose a word to describe a part of ourselves that maybe get's a little lost in every day life, and then take a photo to represent that word.</div>
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<br /><br />I chose the word "Strong" because I need to reconnect with my own strength. I've always struggled with my health, but this fall I had a health crisis that I'm only now recovering from. I've spent most of the fall and winter feeling very weak indeed. I chose to photograph the river - most specifically the current, because I admire not only the strength and power, but the *flow*. Trying to stop the flow is futile, much better to settle in and enjoy the ride. Surrender to the flow. I am reconnecting with my own strength, power, flow, and learning to surrender. I included the metal of the bridge above to represent strong foundations, and transitions. Crossing over into a new and different me.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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My 2 girls have birthdays 3 weeks apart, and decided to share a birthday party this year. A very rainbowy birthday party ;) I had a lot of fun (and spent way too much time on pinterest) planning.</div>
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I didn't sew the dresses this year - I just knew I didn't have time or energy for it, so I went looking on etsy, thinking that if I couldn't sew them, then the next best thing would be to have another mama sew them. She did a wonderful job on them. Here's the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/89012250/girls-scoop-neck-rainbow-party-dress">link</a></div>
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A dear friend sewed this lovely rainbow banner for us :) Isn't it gorgeous? It's reversible - with different colors on the other side.....<br />
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I did try so hard to keep food coloring out of it. I'm really not a fan, but in the end, several of the colors would have been brown, and I'd have had some sad little girls, so I did use coloring for the blue, green, and purple layers. Not a lot - but it's there. </div>
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We're not done with rainbows yet around here - now I'm knitting little Miss A a <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/stores/melody-lisa-designs">rainbow pinafore</a> !Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17589246034990014513noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432999125012149081.post-41003966950086493562012-01-15T15:45:00.000-08:002012-01-15T15:45:13.112-08:00Regina - the hat, not the singer ;)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Knit using leftover scraps of several different colorways of Noro Silk Garden from <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Skiesmama/tiny-tea-leaves-cardi-2">Aeowyn's Tiny Tea Leaves</a>. This was an easy knit, thanks to Carina's excellent pattern - which didn't surprise me one bit, since she is just meticulous like that :) And of course I am a big fan over patterns that are easy, but produce a result that *looks* complicated ;)</div>
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<br />Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17589246034990014513noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432999125012149081.post-87209295761981327532012-01-15T14:27:00.000-08:002012-01-15T14:27:05.964-08:00Man Hat<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I've been knitting up a storm, but keep not getting around to taking photos.... Today is the day ;)</div>
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This is <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Skiesmama/man-hat-2">"Man Hat" by Haven Leavitt</a> (click to see my notes on ravelry) I used Mirasol Sulka in "biscotti. It's a lovely blend of merino, silk, and alpaca and is absolutely dreamy to knit with. This was a really simple knit, and has a great fit. I will most definitely revisit this pattern again. There's something about mens' knits that is intimidating to me. I did attempt a hat for my man a couple of times, but both attempts were dismal failures ;) That's fine - we got there eventually. Perhaps it would have been sooner if I wasn't always knitting for my little cuties ;) </div>
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There is such a huge focus on the surface of kids - their outer manners, what they can and can't do. SO much pressure, that is rarely age appropriate. More important than any of that is what lies below the surface. *Why* is my child acting out ? What need isn't being met? Do they *feel* loved? We know we love our kids - but that's not enough. So often kids don't feel loved - have lost the connection, in our busy lives that leave so little room for connection. With 5 kids - it can be tricky to maintain a connection with each of my kids, but that is my number one goal, every day. Maybe my kids will swear. Maybe they'll.....pick their nose in public *gasp* or forget to say please once in a while. Heck - they might be downright mouthy at times, but that is the surface, and the more years pass, the more I realize that that is not the part that matters. That surface stuff - it matters, but it matters because it's there to signal us. To let us know that a child needs *connnection* and lots of it, more than anything else. <br />
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I just noticed that this week's theme over at <a href="http://iheartfaces.com/">i heart faces</a> is pink :) Since I just finished doing a very pink photo shoot project with my lovely friends Andrea at <a href="http://fleurishstudio.blogspot.com/">tapestri</a>, and Becca at <a href="http://all-about-afternoon-tea.com/">all-about-afternoon-tea.com/</a> well I figured I didn't really have a choice now did I ? So here it is - my entry for this week :)</div>
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My favorite part tho (did I say that already? - hmm ok I have a best part and a favorite part ;)</div>
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My favorite part was that the lovely light purple wool, was left from one of her very first sweaters - the 2nd sweater I ever knit. The sweater that I knit in purple, in that very specific shade of purple, because it was *her* color. I hadn't met her yet, but I knew. It's still her color. </div>
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Tho I must say I'm a wee bit nervous about her choice of colors, and whether or not there is enough, but since it all worked out with this one, I'll just have to have faith. It will be somewhat of a coat of many colors ;)</div>
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It was such a treat to photograph these little sweeties! I enjoyed our time together so much - and unlike my own kids - they looked at the camera! Don't get me wrong - I love taking pictures of my kids - but man I sure have to work for every shot I get ;) They think it's so funny to run away giggling. </div>
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These little guys' response when I asked if they were getting bored of having their picture taken was "NO! This fun fun! This is a hundred fun - no a hundred million gillion fun!" </div>
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The first session we did, this little sweetie was awake the whole time. Which was totally fine - I love eyes :) We had hoped to try some of those cute sleeping newborn shots tho, so we decided to give it another go asap. And then my whole family got sick :( There was a 2 week delay, during which time I knit a beautiful cocoon to take photos of her in - knowing that more than likely she'd be waaaaaay too big, but doing it anyway ;) Needless to say, I definitely see why photographers say you need to do these shots by 2 weeks of age. Little Miss did what any of my babies would have done - she woke up! I've always been a little skeptical of those newborn shots - none of my babes have been even remotely that sound of sleepers. Sooooooo yeah - none of those kinds of shots - and this little munchkin isn't so little anymore! Gosh they grow so fast in the first few weeks!</div>
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I snapped a few at the end of her sleeping - no way was I going to wake this little one again ;) Mama's arms do just fine. I think that famous rule "Don't wake a sleeping baby" is a wise one ;)Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17589246034990014513noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432999125012149081.post-17387454010367969302011-09-06T23:54:00.000-07:002011-09-06T23:54:47.561-07:00Newborn Bliss<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Anyone who knows me knows that I'm just cuckoo for babies :) I don't know why, but I was actually surprised at just how much I *love* photographing newborns. It's kind of a no-brainer if you think about it - but I guess i just never did. This little lady just rocked my world. I mean look at her! Everything about a newborn just screams to be photographed! And what a huge honour to create the photos that will be treasured for a lifetime. They grow so fast - you have to capture them quick, because sure enough, you blink, and there's a teenager sitting there in front of you. Miss Veda is just 2 weeks old in these photos. I've got another batch to share soon that are closer to 4 weeks.....</div>
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Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17589246034990014513noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432999125012149081.post-63995481781022247992011-09-06T07:00:00.000-07:002011-09-06T07:00:00.587-07:00Coaxing the grumblies awayI started writing this post in the spring and somehow forgot about it. I like it tho, so I'm sending it off now :) I know I've talked about much of this before - but I know for myself, I need to remind myself of it over and over again - even 16 years into parenting!<br />
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I'm sure we're all familiar with cranky kids. In our house we call it the grumblies - these are little bugs that hide in people's ears and between their toes and even in their belly buttons! When a little one has the grumblies (definitely only fun for littles - the biggers would be offended lol ) we have to catch every last one of them and squish them, to make the grumblies go away. It's amazing really - the transformative effect that silliness can have. Really, so often when kids are acting out, if they aren't hungry, tired, or overstimulated, all they are really needing from us is love and attention. <br />
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It's so much simpler when they are littles tho. Easier to shift, easier to accept the love and attention once it's offered. Helping them shift requires a whole nother level of skill that I don't always seem to find in me. And yet it's so important, especially in a big family like ours, where there are 5 kids - needing all different levels of attention. It's so easy for the older kids needs to fall by the wayside - in our family - I've seen other families where the older kids' lives took up so much time and space that it was the littles that were needing more. One on one time is something we have always made a huge priority, and that is sooooo helpful. When I see one of my kids out of sorts, I always know that it's time for that mama (or papa) time. <br />
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Today tho - today was a little different than usual. A boy was desperately wanting to go to his friends, but it wasn't in the plans, and he was angry. Really really mad. In all honesty I had given up trying to help him shift, out of sheer frustration. We were heading out the door to go up the road to the local nursery for some herbs, and I assumed both my bigger boys would want to stay home. My older boy decided to come tho, and at first he was still mad, but slowly, slowly, as he found himself chasing around with his sisters, a shift happened. It certainly wasn't me. Being all together outside, choosing plants - that was quiet and relaxing, and the air smelled good. There was a request to stop at the river and check the temperature of the water, with high hopes of swimming. We humoured him. It didn't matter that the water was still too cold. He had gotten to a place of ease again. Maybe he's gotten a little bit older. Maybe being with family was what he was actually needing. Maybe..... I don't know. I do know tho that being a kid is harder than we adults would like to admit. Learning how to shift out of that yuck place and back into a pleasant place can be hard even as an adult, so however it happened. I was pleased for him.<br />
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Even better tho, was that when we got home, a certain boy followed us out to the garden and proceeded to help with digging and planting leeks! <br />
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I think that by far the biggest lesson that I try to remember as a parent, is look past the surface, and a little deeper to the why. Why are they angry, mouthing off, sad, ignoring our requests? It's certainly not because they are bad kids - there's no such thing. Look for unmet needs. That is where I try to direct my attention. Past the swearing. Past the yelling, to the often times hurt feeling that came first, and on to connection. That is where the learning is. Love.<br />
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We found lots of ways to break it up tho and get them out and *moving*. We did do some big crowd activities (not my favorite thing, crowds) but really the beach is where it was at ;)</div>
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And really what can be more fun than hurling yourself off a sand dune into the soft waiting sand below? I loved the expressions on their faces - especially little Miss A ;) Such fierce determination. Big Miss A is not the sort (yet) to jump with wild abandon - she's a cautious one so far. I'm sure that as she gets older and gains confidence she'll find her way - maybe she'll jump with reckless abandon sometimes - or maybe she'll be cautious. Both are good in my books ;) A little of both perhaps ideal, tho is there really any such thing ? I mean we are all such a gorgeous blend of our various quirks and qualities. Acceptance can be hard at times as a mama tho - or a papa I'm sure. It's easy to accept the pleasant qualities - not so hard with the stuff that doesn't look so pretty, to know that they'll find their way - and we just need to be there, attentive, listening, and letting them. be. them. I need reminding of this at times. To allow this unfolding. To love and have faith that with the proper care these sweet rose buds will bloom in all their very own glory.Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17589246034990014513noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432999125012149081.post-13584832870430998252011-09-04T14:07:00.000-07:002011-09-04T15:35:36.808-07:00Just Like Grandma<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This baby girl of mine arrived just two short months before my much loved Grandma passed. What a lucky babe she was tho to share some of her Great-Grandma's last shining moments. I've always felt the two of them are very much connected and ever so much alike in looks and fiesty personality.</div>
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So much so that we added her name as a second middle name for this girl of mine.</div>
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This photo tho (above) ..... oh my. The likeness is striking, and pulls at my heart just a little, reminding me.</div>
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Last December ..... ahem..... my oldest daughter asked me ever so sweetly to knit her some thigh high leg warmers - striped purple and turquoise to be exact ;)</div>
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This is really making me realize that I am a good candidate for learning to "magic loop" it - using 2 circular needles to be able to skip those awkward dbl pointed needles altogether.</div>
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I used the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/road-tested-legwarmers">Road-Tested Legwarmers </a> pattern by Lynn DT Hershberger, found on Ravelry</div>
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She has grand plans to wear them with garters - ahem - tho it might be actually practically necessary, as I'm not 100% sure they will stay up - I suspect my gauge wasn't spot on - another thing I find with dbl pointed needles - I end up knitting really loosely.</div>
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While we were away on holidays our garden just exploded with yumminess......</div>
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What a treat to come home to! <br />
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This dish came about as a result of a craving for butter and garlic, that coincided with dinner time ;) We've loved it so much that we have made it over and over again nearly every day since then! You can switch it up a little - I've since made it with leeks instead of garlic. Sometimes left out the carrots, or alternately the beans. It's pretty basic and simple, but not really a combination I'd made before, and I figure that if we love it so much then some of you might too :)<br />
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Gather up the freshest green beans and carrots you can find - as much as you need.</div>
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A whole head of garlic - less if you don't love garlic like I do ;)</div>
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Chop your garlic. Heat up a frying pan, on medium heat, and add a nice big blob of butter - more or less depending on how much you love butter ;) I love butter - it was a good sized blob - maybe 2 tablespoons for a whole fry pan full. Add the garlic and cook just a little. <br />
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Toss in all the carrots, and pour in a little chicken stock, or water. Put on a lid and cook until they are about half done. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That would be the scientist slash climber ;) Right before I made him come down - he was just about to go higher!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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These were taken in Morro Bay California. *LOVED* this beach! It was big and beautiful and hardly anyone was there most of the times we went! Heavenly.<br />
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</div>Oh just wait until you see how many shots I've got of my kids mid-air! Oh my! Jumping off of sand dunes was a fave of all except the more cautious Big Miss A ;) I wouldn't call little miss A cautious tho ;) On the contrary - she had a close call when she hurled herself off a rock into the water, expecting that I would read her mind and catch her from 10 feet away! That was one very scary moment for all involved! A reminder of just how quickly a fun activity like swimming can turn tragedy. Needless to say there is a firm eye glued to this little adventurer ;)Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17589246034990014513noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432999125012149081.post-38720745914141077492011-08-26T22:09:00.000-07:002011-08-26T22:10:36.164-07:00We're back!We just got back from our first family vacation in 5 years :) We drove to San Luis Obispo to take my scientist to the <a href="http://superchargedscience.com/">Super Charged Science Camp</a>. It was amazing and I highly recommend taking a peek at their site - they offer some pretty amazing science offerings for kids of all ages. I'm pretty sure there is nothing like it anywhere.<br />
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I have several thousand photos to sort through and edit, and several grandparents that I know are dying to see photos, since I've been a terrible blogger lately and haven't put anything up! I'm going to ignore my urge to finish with all the sorting and editing and just start posting! <br />
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Today you get to see some sunset shots! I'm pretty sure that sunsets on the beach were the part I was most looking forward to, and my favorite part of the trip! We just don't get that kind of sunset where we live - too many mountains in the way. I definitely made the most of it, and being on the beach at sunset was high priority! I can't promise this is all of them either ;)<br />
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Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17589246034990014513noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432999125012149081.post-62500761519124805912011-07-21T23:22:00.000-07:002011-07-21T23:22:08.808-07:00I found a wee fairy in my garden!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM6V4uubOONNSr2xzG28SZ5Dj-ITsztNKaraHqF6giZLShyphenhyphenMSWYklZ_cdTMZml9cSIV2z7RwtkzsIGZnQoK676E6IriMx2H7uFUHMc9GRk4hTCbV06oEOr3O6_GiZclz1iIv16WHcKiENk/s1600/_MG_2642.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM6V4uubOONNSr2xzG28SZ5Dj-ITsztNKaraHqF6giZLShyphenhyphenMSWYklZ_cdTMZml9cSIV2z7RwtkzsIGZnQoK676E6IriMx2H7uFUHMc9GRk4hTCbV06oEOr3O6_GiZclz1iIv16WHcKiENk/s640/_MG_2642.jpg" width="426" /></a></div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17589246034990014513noreply@blogger.com4