Katherine: Look Mommy! There’s a picture of chocolates in this book! John loves those chocolates. Me: Does he really? That’s nice. Come here and get dressed. K: I will ask Santa Claus if he will bring me a big bag of chocolates. And some bread. And an egg. Me: Santa will bring you all that?…
Author: VickyTH
athlete * powerlifter * photographer * gardener *
Another excuse to be outside
It’s officially fabric painting season around here now! Warm enough to dry paint in a jiffy and give great sun painting and night sky effects. When it’s not blowing a mad gale.
Fabric painting tips (mostly for beginners)
Summer is a fabulous time of year to increase your hand-painted and dyed fabric supply for a couple of reasons. Firstly, you can work outside and not get things inside your house messy. Secondly, you can work outside and it’s an excuse to be outside AND working at the same time. Here are some tips…
If you haven’t seen me, it’s ’cause I’ve been gardening
And working, of course. But lots of gardening. Things are in full swing in our yard. The lithodora (below) is glowing beneath the lilac that’s almost out. The Iris setosa (below) is just finishing now, but the tall and medium bearded irises are still showing their colours….. The broom plant is simply gorgeous, the columbine…
Generations of fun
One of the sets of toys that Katherine has and in which she takes great delight is a set of Fisher-Price heavy construction sandbox trucks that were once John's. They've survived all manner of use and abuse and are still beating around to this day, giving as much fun as ever they did. Today Katherine…
Raising the Bar Strength & Conditioning 