That is how the Singer Sewhandy No. 20 is advertised, and it is true! This is Lara’s favourite sewing machine because it simply works. There are currently FOUR sewing machines in the house: An Ikea one that we bought about 15 years ago. It has been repaired once, and is now broken again. One we […]
Activities
Leith Glass Art
Every time we’re in Leith, we walk the beach and bring home glass that has been washed up. We finally did something with it. First step was googling for some ideas, then we got to work.
Covid19
Felix Dose 1 complete
A friend passed on the news of a popup vaccination clinic in our area, so we decided to give it a try on the clinic’s first day (walk-in only). I picked Felix up from school at 1PM and we arrived at the clinic at 1:30PM after a quick stop at home.
Food
A Lara, a Jamaican Pumpkin, and a mallet
Jamaican Pumpkins went on sale at NoFrills for $0.17/pound. This means I’m bringing what I can carry home. Turns out, I can only bring one home a week since they’re somewhat large and heavy (I already have 12 L of milk, 6 lbs of apples, and other things in the cart). The one I hefted […]
Hikes
Merle Gunby Loop and Jones Falls
On a short visit to Leith in November, we decided to brave the rain and mud.
Activities
Tree top trekking
Felix had a fun outdoor birthday party on the weekend. I made a huge mistake by not reading carefully, and we arrived at the first Tree Top Trekking site only to discover that it was the wrong one. It was going to be a 50km drive to the correct one! AAARRRGH! On a side note, […]
Activities
Happy Halloween
Things progressed over the next several hours. The finished products: For Halloween night, Lara had plans to go out with a couple of her friends. She didn’t want to actually get any candy, nor did she dress up, she just wanted to be with her friends, be outside, and see the decorations. The boys stayed […]
Food
Pumpkin Pie
It starts with “Mama, can you please buy a pie pumpkin when you go to the grocery store? I want to make a pumpkin pie.”