Month: April 2025
Mother’s Day
With Mother’s Day about two weeks away, I am busy making flower pots to celebrate the women in my life. I lost my mother 29 years ago on April 30th. I have always found Mother’s Day difficult since then. She passed away in a lot of discomfort and pain and she has never known my
A Post-Easter Colombian Dinner
Sebastian and Emily came home for a little post-Easter visit. We started the day with a 30 km bike ride to Port Colborne (and an unexpected flat tire) and a Chai Tea. When we got back home, we enjoyed cooking a Colombian dinner together. I had prepared Colombian Beans ahead of time (recipe below) and
What is Hash?
“Hash” can refer to a few different things, including a food dish, a form of cannabis, or a computer science concept. 1. Hash (Food): 2. Hash (Cannabis): 3. Hash (Computer Science): I have made LOTS of different types of hash. Breakfast hash is delicious – eggs, potatoes, tomatoes, cheese, onion, etc. Tonight’s hash started with
What should you be eating?
I have been reading a book called, “Eat Your Age: Feel Younger, Be Happier, Live Longer” by Ian K. Smith, MD. I started reading the book because I was interested in another perspective on eating well. The book reviews each decade and talks about the “what” and “why” of choosing foods. One of the things
Have you played Carrom?
This Easter, we got out our crokinole board for a few rounds. Zachary loves to play crokinole, so, he was introducing the game to his new partner, Angel. During the game, Angel told us about carrom – a game that she played as a child in India. We bought the game and tried it for
The Tradition of the Easter Egg
The tradition of dyeing Easter eggs is deeply rooted in both ancient pagan and Christian symbolism. While egg decorating itself predates Christianity, the specific practice of dyeing eggs for Easter is linked to early Christian traditions in Mesopotamia, where red-dyed eggs symbolized the blood of Christ. Over time, this practice spread through Orthodox churches and then into Western
Dishcloths for Easter
This Easter, we are giving away paska and knitted lambs AND dishcloths. Crocheting two dishcloths a week has been “my thing” for about 3 years now. Easter is about great food, eating a little pile of chocolate Easter eggs and spending time with family. If the weather is nice, it is about a nice walk
My Flock of Easter Sheep
As the Easter season approached, I set a goal to knit 25 sheep. I have one more to go (and may knit a few more) before Good Friday. We have also baked countless loaves of paska. All these Easter treats will be distributed to friends and neighbours in order to celebrate Easter. These little lambs
Headband – Simple and Fast
A simple, knotted headband makes a great gift and it is fast and easy to make. I have included the pattern here so you can try one…https://icansewthis.com/free-knotted-headband-pattern/This is another great way to use up scraps of fabric. I am including them with my little bunny “un-birthday” gifts for the little girls at the birthday party.
A Doorway Puppet Theater
A sixth birthday is a BIG deal and so, we created this puppet theater to celebrate the occasion. The pattern is available on ETSY for $10.00 and it instantly downloads. The only difference or addition that I added was that I lined the actual puppet theater with a thicker fabric so that it was a
Little Bunnies for Little Girls…
This weekend, we are off to a birthday party for Mason, growing up so fast and already turning 6. At the party, there will be some little girls who need to have “unbirthday” presents. I created these little bunnies simply by cutting out the bunny shape, sewing wide around the outside, clipping with pinking shears,
Dishcloths – #67 out of #101 Designs
I will be finished this book of dishcloth designs by the end of 2025. Currently, my “batch” of dishcloths will be part of small gifts (including paska and little knitted Easter lambs) for friends and neighbours this Easter. I am hoping “spring” weather comes with Easter – the weather lately is VERY up and down.
March 2025 – A Pair of Socks
When I knit socks, I practice “Tangential Immersion” . The definition of “Tangential Immersion” is doing 2 tedious tasks simultaneously to keep your brain occupied. Tedious to me means a task that you do “day after day” that takes a long time (it can be dull or tiresome or monotonous), although, I read and knit
March 2025 Book List
W e are 25% through 2025 and I am 28% through my goal of 175 books. I enjoy reading both fiction and non-fiction. I believe in listening to and reading books. Reading makes a HUGE difference in my life. It brings me relaxation and perspective, it introduces me to ideas and history and it moves