From my brain that is. I got sick of waiting for the childcare thing to happen, photographed and packed up all the books and toys ready to sell, moved my bookshelf back into the craft room (again) and was finally able to clear enough space in there to sew. And man, it felt good. It’s [...]
Thanks to everyone who commenting on my trial by fire. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about this childcare business since then. We’ll see what the future holds but for now I am focussing on me - embroidery and sewing (which would go a lot faster if it wasn’t utterly freezing in my sewing room [...]
I started care of that little 11 month old boy on Monday and today the care was stopped. These 3 days have been some of the worst of my life. He was so upset the whole time. And I was too. I burst into tears this morning, sobbed my head off and nearly did it [...]
It’s time for me to take a break from things around here. I’ve begun a new and demanding job, doing relief childcare in daycare centres which is taking a LOT of energy this week. Between work, the cats breaking my heart, not to mention following up sightings here, there and everywhere I just have no [...]
Tis not often you find an excellent condition copy of Where The Wild Things are at the thrift store for 40 cents. Plus a copy of The Velveteen Rabbit for 30 cents.
I need to have enough toys and books fairly soon for my future childcare charges to play with and since I’m a HUGE believer [...]
We viewed yet another rental property this morning. Like 45 minutes ago actually. I practically ran home (except fat people should never ever run) to blog and let off some excitement. We’ve seen houses that were more immediately perfect to live in, we’d need to put a gate on the back yard of this one [...]
Well dogs maybe, the cats won’t go out unless they have no choice. I prewashed my fabrics yesterday and they got promptly rained on so that brought the great shop update to a screeching halt. The beautiful yellow floral smock I made recently shrunk in the wash, or at least the outer fabric did so [...]
I have a fabric plea! I have searched the whole internet for Joel Dewberry’s Sparrows fabric from the Aviary range in light pink and all I can find is a one yard piece of it on Etsy which would cost more for the postage to New Zealand than the fabric itself. US$11.75 postage for a [...]
Dave emailed me an attachment with a riddle. The attachtment has a password, when you guess the answer to the riddle, thats your password, you open the attachment and add your name. I added MY name, he’s still guessing. Hehehe. Here it is for your amusement. ANd the answer is NOT 1568.
-There is a [...]
There’s been some of sort of violent craft bomb exploded at our house. I am neck deep in threads, hoops, paint, frames, fabric, needles (with the stab marks in my fingers to prove it), patterns and the like. I have plates balanced on embroidery hoops, the only way I could find the space to eat [...]
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