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fo: black & white cowl

I am declaring this my new favourite cowl! Continue reading

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long weekending

I hope your weekend was a restful as mine. It was a long weekend here and we spent it relaxing and taking it slow. So much so that I think it will be hard to return to the regular work day tomorrow. Continue reading

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this moment

{this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. – inspired by Soulemama. Continue reading

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love day cards

K’s Valentine’s day cards this year consisted of handmade cut-out hearts glued to folded construction paper, decorated with stickers (of course!) for our family, plus the above simple printable cards for her classmates. Continue reading

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share the love + winner!

A sampling of our love day treats…it was a very sweet day indeed. Continue reading

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fo: his mitts

I’ve been knitting for over 6 years now and last week was the first time he’s ever asked me to make anything for him. I always assumed he wouldn’t wear anything I knitted (most men are like that, aren’t they?) and I didn’t mind just knitting for the girls anyways. Continue reading

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vintage finds: sweet treats

I found this sweet treat earlier this week at my local thrift shop and knew immediately when I saw it that it was perfect for my sweet K. It has the initial TCP etched on the heart at the end of the clasp. I wonder what little girl had that before my baby. Continue reading

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a taste of friday

An evening spent tonight at The Purple Purl for another wonderful yarn tasting event by knitty.com. I love joining in on these nights when I can. Continue reading

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shop update + a giveaway!

I’ve been making hair clips for my girls since K was a baby. Recently, I’ve been experimenting with bows, even adding them to K’s 5th birthday loot bags. I’ve created a bunch of them for the shop, available now in wide palette of colours. Continue reading

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his photos

Hubby has been taking a photography class one night per week for the past few weeks. Last week his class hit Kensington Market for an outing. Pretty cool if you ask me, but I’m a little biased. My favourite of his shots is the last one. Continue reading

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