I started renovations today without really thinking about it but I like how it’s going. A trip to Home Depot inspired me, well, Martha Stewart paint chips inspired me. And the book was surprisingly exactly the right size. And I love how the sky light in the play room on the right side matches in […]
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January 8, 2011
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I’ve got die antwoord right here
By Caitlin Jane in UncategorizedMy boss got a new hoodie for xmas from her middle (sister) -it’s just about the coolest thing she owns so I snapped a couple pictures last night: She’ll be ready to join Ninja and Yo-Landi Vi$$er on their next tour. So fress! In other news, I made Ari a new place mat for school. […]
January 2, 2011
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Practice makes perfect
By Caitlin Jane in Art!, crochet, making stuff is goodI don’t have basting pins (or I don’t until tomorrow when I head to DFO) so I’ve finished sewing the backs of both parental quilts, but haven’t started the quilting process yet. It will happen, I’m feeling motivated. Until then, I’ve been drooling over amazing quilts on flickr to try to figure out how to […]
January 1, 2011
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I’m not good at this stuff
By Caitlin Jane in loveSo I will quote the amazing Neil Gaiman: “May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you’re wonderful, and don’t forget to make some art — write or draw or build or sing or live as only you […]
December 29, 2010
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The next delicious thing
By Caitlin Jane in Art!, crochet, making stuff is goodWhen I am done-completely done including binding-both of my parent’s quilts, I’m going to move on and start one for Shannon and I. It hadn’t really occurred to me to make one for us until he said something a couple weeks ago. So the fabric collecting started, but I didn’t really know where I was […]
December 26, 2010
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Bords
By Caitlin Jane in a good day, kittyMy mother has a couple Irish fellows staying with her (well, they’re off to Havana tomorrow for a week) who are SO NICE and we just love them to death. Anyway, my mom has a couple bird feeders on her back deck that were just flooded with wildlife. Tons of goldfinches, house finches, morning doves, […]
December 26, 2010
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Seasonal secrets revealed
By Caitlin Jane in Art!, books and reading, crochet, loveI started working on these quilts in the summer but couldn’t post anything about them until now. I know my dad doesn’t read my blog (he’s only really recently aware of computers at all) but my mom does (hi mumma!) so I had to keep it all on the dl. Until now. The first one […]
December 20, 2010
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Trying to stay upbeat
By Caitlin Jane in daily grind, love, seriously?This morning was hard, saying goodbye to Shannon. It’s very quiet here without him or Ari crashing around, but it means I can do some serious cleaning and listen to the radio as loud as I want to. I won’t make this any longer than necessary: there’s no cream here for coffee and I have […]
December 12, 2010
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Hand Update
By Caitlin Jane in Griping, seriously?I returned to the Emergency room for a look-see and fresh bandages. I’d been dreading it, knowing how a big gooey wound can crust up. The doctor that removed it was good-firm but fair. He soaked it in sterile water to loosen things up and told me it was ok to swear if necessary. It […]
December 11, 2010
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Burnt Out
By Caitlin Jane in daily grindYesterday morning I spilled my freshly made coffee on my hand. I use a filter thing that sits on top of my mug and I’d just filled it with boiling water from the kettle when it tipped over, landing on my left hand. Luckily I was standing right beside the kitchen sink and our water […]