table rules

Our “Table Rules” poster has worked wonders around here. Especially for the smallest person in our house, who you can see, was my major inspiration for the poster. I whipped it up in a fit of desperation one night before supper. Nothing else was working or getting through to my temperamental little 2 year old. Every [...]

these days

These days have been full, very full. A lot of going back and forth… from things like this, and this, to this, and this. In July my attempt to get more childcare backfired…and I ended up with no childcare. My children were both miserable in the new places I put them and begged to stay [...]

summer fun

I don’t think there is a better place to be on a hot PEI summer day than Belfast Mini Mills. While the children watch the chickens and bunnies and play with the pups, I get to shop for yarn and dream of future projects. They dream of someday being farmers and getting to have 17 [...]

Finding Balance

My biggest challenge in motherhood so far has been finding that ever elusive life-work balance. In my perfect world I would have a few days of doing this… followed by some lovely days like this… The hard part is not feeling a little resentful (for not having time to work) when I’m doing this… or [...]

lego portraits

(lego portraits by Sosi of Ila and herself) Thinking a lot of my girls today as both start new summertime adventures that will allow me some much needed time to work. It never gets easier leaving them somewhere new for the first time. I feel the same today (a little nauseous and a lot sad) [...]