I went with play. Might have been that episode of hoarders I watched last night or just the realization that the cool vintage style isn’t going to soak into Phoebe’s consciousness via osmosis from the top shelf of her closet. So excited we’re hitting a serious paper doll phase.
Oscar decided to set his preying mantis free today. I’m so glad. It was fun to watch him grow from a tiny 1 cm long baby, and fun to watch him chomp on other bugs, but he’s a big guy now and needs his space.
Hazelnut kitty is doing well. Still teeny tiny cute. We’re trying to teach her to do this but she’s not having it.
Hazel, the teeny tiniest, most fought over kitten there ever was
When we walked in there, for the first time, for fish food for our tadpoles did PetSmart know we'd be walking out with our newly adopted kitten a month later?
We're taking name suggestions for her!
This is our sea holly’s last summer in the Lang garden. I love it and it really took off and did well in our garden. But it’s too unwieldy and very spikey and really it’s just running amouk. We’re going to transplant it to our friend Cathy’s garden where we can visit it whenever we want. I’m going to make lots of pokey bouquets out of it this last year.
A captivating gang of 24 huggable, lovable creatures to sew—from classics like Margot, a topsy-turvy doll, and the button-jointed teddy bear Bjorn Bjornson, to irresistible Evelyn, a wool felt inchworm decked out in mod glasses and a kerchief, and Koji, a fiercely cute spiked softie monster. There’s something for everyone here—from kids to grown-ups and from beginning sewers to advanced dollmakers. Published by STC Craft, August, 2010.
