Monthly Archives: June 2010

summer salads

Just like soup is comfort food for me in the winter, salad does the trick all summer long. I made two of my favourites for our family Father’s Day BBQ last weekend. Continue reading

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in my basket

I’ve officially given up on the retro knit sweater I was making for L and frogged it a couple of weeks ago. Maybe someday when I have the patience for colourwork with such fine yarn, I’ll revisit the pattern again as I really love the resulting sweater so much, but not right now. Continue reading

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baby food

I made my own baby food for K and I also wanted to give L the same fresh start using local or organic food whenever possible. Fortunately, it’s summer and farmers’ market season is on so there’s plenty of local and organic produce available. Continue reading

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reno mondays: week 6

This was the week I was waiting for in our renovation schedule — the installation of our kitchen cabinets! I can’t describe how happy it was to see the cabinets in place. Hubby and I just stood for a long time in the middle of the room silent and gazing. We can’t get over how different it looks. Continue reading

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a little taste

After her first taste of solid food this week, my babe was all in — grabbing the spoon and helping herself to more! Continue reading

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6 months

My dear littlest one, you’ve reached the halfway mark! Six months have blown by. In the sort time we’ve been living at Grandma’s you’ve hit so many milestones that I’m starting to lose track.  Just this week alone, you started … Continue reading

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sisters

I feel very lucky to have two daughters, although I’m dreading the teen years… the drama, the boys, the expense — oh boy! I always wanted a sister growing up, so I hope my girls will be best friends.  L … Continue reading

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strawberry fields

We went strawberry picking today! Continue reading

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more legwarmies

A while ago I casted on a pair of legwarmers for K and had only completed one of the two before a series of other knit projects came in between. I picked these back up last week and finally finished them, much to K’s delight. Continue reading

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reno mondays: week 5

Something exciting happened in our renovation in the fifth week… a new door appeared! Continue reading

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