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reclaiming

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

it is time to reclaim!

“reclaim what?” you are wondering.

many things. with a search on craigslist and a $50 bill i am reclaiming my body, my love of exercise, and my desire to be outside. yes, my thighs are burning. yes, it feels like i sat on a rock, and yes, i will probably have helmet hair. but who cares? my kids are laughing, the wind is blowing in my face, and i am tearing down this hilly dirt road!

new-bike-trailer

i am reclaiming my “garden” from the snow! this little cold frame cris built me will give us mixed greens for dinner tonight! even though i left it open in the snow storm, the warmth it has gathered from the sun has been enough to save it.

i am reclaiming my appreciation. for the sun, mostly. but also for cris’s ladies (don’t worry – i only mean his chickens!) and these beautiful old barns where mine are the 4th generation of children to grow up here.

more-cris-ladies

farm-lilacs

barn

together, cris and i reclaimed our living room! after being gifted bunkbeds, we rearranged the kids’ room and moved some of their toys in. now we have a living room instead of a play room.

new-curtain

wyatts-bunk

place-for-isabelle

the last thing i have reclaimed? personal time. not a whole lot, but i have finally come to realize that i don’t have to do everything. i can ask for help. and, when i ask, not only does cris step up to the challenge, but he appreciates both the communication and knowing that i need him. wow!

so i’ve gone straight from work to girls night and let cris put the kids to bed. i got to cut out my next sewing project and visit with girlfriends. (i went to a tag sale last weekend and swam through a sea of vintage fabric. i thought the garbage-bag-full i purchased was enough, but now i’m having second thoughts… anyway, i cut into some of that vintage love for my pillowcases!)

pillowcases-to-sew

i’ve printed a bunch of cards to bring to local stores (scary!) and even printed some extras for a special friend’s birthday.

cards-to-peddle

and much to my pleasure, i’ve rotated the fridge display.

new-fridge-pics

yes, it feels good to recalim life!

(if you’re wondering…isabelle is 5 months old in that picture. i know, it looks like she swallowed the michelin man!)

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3 of 10 and other goings on

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

rushing to finish some work for a local antique/floral shop. 3 of 10 done, and a whole 20 hours to go!

finished-aprons

the 3 finished…

aprons-in-waiting

7 in waiting…

grandmothers-supplies

the trims and treats recovered from a beloved sewer necessary to finish my creations (and a retro-but-totally-of-the-moment pattern).

and then there are the usual projects we’ve got going…

finishing-tea-leaves

…coming down the home stretch on my mother’s tea leaves.

insipred-painting

…painting cards for loved ones. my image is from this amazing book.

doily-prints

…working on new prints. always working…looking, imagining, sketching, carving, printing…always.

mini-gallery

…and, of course, admiring. what would it all be without stopping to take a moment to look at what those little hands have made? i’m loving this spot in the house. formerly an opportunity to display the seasonal garlands i’ve created. but right now, its working perfectly as our mini-gallery. in the kitchen, right inside the door. perfect for showing to nana or grampie, or the ups delivery man…

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is it too late for christmas thank you cards? – and a blue egg…

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

is it too late? i’m functioning under the premisesthat it’s better late than never. i was sort of waiting until i got my hands on some blank note cards. i thought i’d have the kids draw on each one and maybe write the first letters of their names, but that can sometimes be torture (for us andthem). instead, i’m using some rubber stamps i carved and colorbox inks.

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and then the blue egg…our sweet chickens have been diligently taking turns with the egg laying. from six plump hens we can count on two eggs a day. not bad for winter, but down from six a day, it puts a damper on my sponge cake baking and egg gifting. but then, today, something beautiful was waiting in their house…a sweet, delicate BLUE egg! horray! our baby chick’s first egg!

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when one of our barred rocks started brooding, we were given a couple of fertelized eggs from cris’s aunt so our hen wouldn’t go crazy. when the little chick hatched we had so much fun watching the mama and her baby. as the chick grew into henolescence (adolescence) she had a hard time fitting in. but now, they are all friends and our sweet baby is laying her own eggs! it feels like victory to me!

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