I have had a few great days shopping at Value Village. Yesterday I found 4 incredible dishes that set me back a whopping $4.48 with tax. I am not posting a picture (yet) as I haven’t decided where they will wind up. Suffice it to say that they will make someone, somewhere, very happy. I […]
Archive for the ‘love’ Category
February 17, 2012
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Me. And Ari. And parrots.
By Caitlin Jane in Art!, love, we have funOn our last family vacation to Mexico, Ari and I spent a day together at Xcaret. It is part water park and part zoo. Sort of. It is a fantastic place with tons of things to do and if you ever find yourself in the southern part of Quintana Roo, I highly recommend it. The […]
December 31, 2011
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Happiest of new years
By Caitlin Jane in food, loveI wanted to wish my loyal friends and readers a safe, happy and most importantly healthy new year. This cake will be demolished after supper (roasted lemon chicken, roasted Brussels sprouts and cauliflower, boiled mini potatoes). With cake it’s the taste that counts, right? I embarrassed myself twice last night. Sometimes I wish I wasn’t […]
November 18, 2011
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Scrapping
By Caitlin Jane in crochet, love, making stuff is goodI’ve started yet another quilting project: the Farmer’s Wife Sampler Quilt. It’s a pretty amazing book full of stories and 111 different 6 inch quilt blocks. Yes, 111. I’m not as ambitious as you may think and at the moment my goal is to make 80 of them which I plan to put together in […]
October 18, 2011
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Crosses
By Caitlin Jane in Art!, crochet, love, making stuff is goodBack from our romantic getaway for two, I’ve got the itch to get to work on projects that have been set aside. I find flickr to be a great source for inspiration and that is where I found this tutorial on a simple quilt pattern. My squares are bigger than the instructions but it seems […]
August 30, 2011
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Back lit
By Caitlin Jane in crochet, loveI finally put together the top for my yellow log cabin quilt. Yes, I’m loving it. I’ll need to order fabric for the back and then I’ll need to decide if I will quilt it myself or not. It is pretty big, 2m square, so I’ll most likely go with long arm. I like how […]
July 28, 2011
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A riddle
By Caitlin Jane in hmmmm, loveHow many skull rings does it take to sink a hand? Three. The answer is three. And are you crazy? I don’t wear all three on the same hand OR at the same time. That would be ridiculous. The gold one is a Disney Couture ring, from the Pirates of the Caribbean collection. The giant […]
July 26, 2011
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Quilteration
By Caitlin Jane in crochet, love, making stuff is goodI have actually had it back in my hot little hands for a while now but haven’t had the inclination to drag it outside in the blazing heat to take pictures. Today was a beautiful day, ideal weather if you ask me, and here we are. As you can imagine, I am thrilled beyond belief […]
July 2, 2011
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Dog days of summer
By Caitlin Jane in a good day, babies, kitty, loveNot that summer has really arrived in Toronto, not yet it seems. Not that I’m complaining, ha ha, no indeed, the milder weather suits me and my non-air conditioned home just fine, thanks. This is my neighbor’s dog, FiFi. She is tiny and silly and likes nothing better than a cuddle in the hammock. Although […]