The last couple of weeks, Lara kept disappearing into her room for a secret project. The result of that secret project was revealed this morning. Thanks go to consultants Aunt Mary and Courtney for sharing ideas and stories behind the quilts they made. These are the lessons she learned for the queen-sized quilt she and […]
[Edited to add newly found pictures during the build.] In one of the nautical museums that we visited in Crete, we saw ship models, including one that was a full-sized replica of an ancient Greek ship, built using ancient techniques. This is Lara’s version.
While Lara and I were working on extending the mudroom cabinet, Neil was focused on removing the mold/mildew in the guest room/playroom/storage room in the basement so Nolan could have his own room. The contractors that finished our basement did not install the vapour barrier properly (they didn’t connect it to the subfloor) 😡 Check […]
The cabinet for the kids’ coats, bags, and other outdoor gear was a short single bed frame tipped on its side. It has been too short for the kids’ jackets, which means they often end up sitting on muddy boots/shoes. Lara and I decided to see if we could make it taller using what we […]
Lara’s class was learning about energy in class and they had to do a slide presentation about hydropower. She decided she also wanted to make a waterwheel to show how water turns a wheel, and the energy transfers through a rod to generate electricity.
One evening (Feb 18), I received a message from a friend who said he was getting rid of 5 Ikea PAX units and wondering if we could use them? Each unit came with a slide-out coat rack and a drawer. We said “YES! We’d love to take them.” We figured that if we couldn’t use […]
The Littles decided to claim Tuesday Feb 16 as their combined birthday day-off-school day. It extended their long weekend to 5 days, and in spite of the lockdown, it was loads of fun. The planned the activities for the day in advance together, and put it in a spreadsheet and shared it: What did we […]
As part of our ongoing efforts of improving the back yard last year, we decided to add another small shed specifically for gardening items so that we could easily fit the bikes in the large shed (the kids bikes are more adult-sized now). We ordered the “6 ft. x 3 ft. Grand Garden Chalet Cedar […]
Lara’s project from virtual school entailed plasticine, toothpicks, our yoga ball, a blanket, the sunroom, and Neil’s camera.