Back into Quilting Again
Saturday, February 16th, 2013 Posted in art, Crafts, creation, Family, Our House, Paper Crafting, Quilting, The Hammer | No Comments »I have been quilting for over a decade now. More than a dozen large quilts and various smaller ones were made for weddings, babies, and of course for my own children and home. Recently I joined the Hamilton Quilter's Guild ...
Sherman Falls
Monday, June 27th, 2011 Posted in creation, Family | No Comments »Last week Sunday we went for an afternoon walk to Sherman Falls in Ancaster. It was a beautiful afternoon and we had a great time.
Radishes
Sunday, June 26th, 2011 Posted in creation, Family, gardening | No Comments »Whatever you say about the weather lately, the radishes seem to like it! [caption id="attachment_436" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="A bouquet of radishes from the garden"][/caption]
Tadpoles and Toads
Tuesday, June 14th, 2011 Posted in creation, Family, Homeschooling | No Comments »A couple of weeks ago the boys caught some tadpoles in the irrigation pond at work. [caption id="attachment_423" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Tadpoles turning into toads"][/caption] We put them in an aquarium that was already running and covered in algae. They finished it off ...
Introducing Serenade and Chalumay
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011 Posted in Family, Our House | No Comments »We have a couple of new residents in the insane asylum. We've adopted Serenade and Chalumay. They needed a new home, since their family moved away. [gallery link="file" columns="2" orderby="ID"] So far they fit in well and seem fairly mild mannered. Mind ...
Ruthven 2011.4.25
Monday, April 25th, 2011 Posted in birding, creation, Family | 1 Comment »We spent the morning helping out with bird banding at Ruthven Park. It was very quiet. There weren't a lot of birds around, so the natives got restless and started mud fights. Joy! Anyway, Caleb did take a few pictures. Here ...
Spring Salamanders
Monday, April 4th, 2011 Posted in creation, Family, Homeschooling | 1 Comment »A local naturalist was gracious enough to take us for a walk this evening to see some of the local salamanders in the Dundas Valley. [gallery link="file" columns="2" orderby="ID"] The black salamander with yellow spots is a yellow-spotted salamander. They belong to ...
Birthdays Are For The Birds
Monday, March 14th, 2011 Posted in birding, Family | No Comments »Another season of birthdays began in our family. We have a span of several months (Feb. to July) where there is a birthday every month except May. As tradition goes in our family, the birthday person chooses a cake design ...
Hexagon Patchwork Quilt
Thursday, February 24th, 2011 Posted in Crafts, Family, Our House, Travels | 1 Comment »After about two years my first hand-sewn quilt is completed. (All but the final step was hand stitched. Something three years ago I would have told you I'd not enjoy at all.) I believe this is also my twelfth quilt ...
The Last Banding of the Season
Sunday, December 5th, 2010 Posted in birding, Family | No Comments »It's been a few weeks since we went, but we just grabbed the pictures from the camera yesterday, and I thought they were interesting. I loved the rusty blackbirds. I'd never seen them before. [photopress:DSCN5524.blog.jpg,full,pp_image] [photopress:DSCN5526.blog.jpg,full,pp_image] [photopress:DSCN5493.blog.jpg,full,pp_image] [photopress:DSCN5510.blog.jpg,full,pp_image]