Friday, June 25, 2010

gnome towels

made oliver his bath towel. much easier this time than the last. maybe because this time i didn't try to do a tutorial. anyway, it took me less than ten minutes.
and now he can match the other gnomes.
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Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Monday, June 21, 2010

mei tai


this mei tai was one of the projects i frantically finished before oliver was born. very very easy, and i have loved it. i made a sling for isaac and it didn't work out very well. (i actually liked it better when the baby was older and could sit up on my hip). anyway, i based it off of this tutorial. i used quilted fabric and just edged it with bias tape. well just the main square. the straps were just zig-zagged so they wouldn't fray. i didn't want to spend the time to add the bias tape. did i mention i was having contractions while i was sewing this?
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spinach and cilantro dal

i have spinach and cilantro coming out my ears, so this was a good recipe.  i liked it, doug liked it, the kids just need to get used to cooked spinach and they would like it...maybe.

changes i made:  i have no garlic in my house.  (doug doesn't like it and i can't tolerate it while pregnant.)  so i used garlic powder.  i did have tumeric and mustard seed, but i didn't have fresh tomatoes so i used canned.

and i want to try this recipe for honey butter popovers.  yummy.

Friday, June 11, 2010

oliver!



whenever oliver asks for more, this is what i am going to sing to him (doug is already sick of this song.)

Tuesday, June 08, 2010

doug's garden tour, pt 1

herb garden: cilantro, sage, rosemary, and thyme. basil, lime basil, chives. strawberrries.

peas.
tomatoes and peas.
potatoes of many colors. and my hand and camera.


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Monday, June 07, 2010

legwarmers:

what you put on the baby when the weather is not cooperating with what you thought it would be like when you pulled out baby clothes...




of course anything on a baby is cute.

tutorial here...

Thursday, June 03, 2010

oliver pictures

a friend took oliver's pictures and they are simply beautiful...

here's the link.