Posted in Food, Gardening, tagged lazy on July 4, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Can anyone think of any more perfect thing to do on a weekend?
Raspberry season is in full swing. If it were possible to overdose on raspberries, I’d be getting there after this weekend. We have SO MANY raspberries. So delicious! And most of them are so perfect and large. I wish I knew what variety of raspberries this was, so I could buy a bush for our next house (this is not an announcement of an impending move, just daydreaming). Maybe I can just dig up a few canes and take them with me…
Posted in Crafts, tagged gift, sewing on July 3, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Until just a few days I had been sworn to secrecy, so wasn’t able to share this project even though it was done. Well, now the recipient (Dan’s niece Sophie) has received her bunny, so I can write about it at will!
So, with Sophie’s birthday coming up, Dan was going to make her a gift. I won’t tell you what it is, since I don’t know if he’s given it to her yet (and I don’t want to ruin the surprise for Steph & Andrea). Anyhow, Dan asked me to “make a bag or something” to put the … in. Of course, having made a bunch for christmas already, “a bag” sounded boring – so I decided to go the extra step and make a stuffed toy. From my own childhood I remembered having a much-loved (but much smaller) bunny of my own. Everyone loves bunnies – at least of the stuffed variety, I should add, before the gardeners descend on me en masse to complain about voracious rabbits destroying their gardens.
So, I started with a pattern. The pieces printed out on the same sheet of paper, which took a bit of work to figure out which boundaries belonged to which piece. Not having any proper pattern paper, I improvised with wax paper.
To my delight, I had all the fabric I needed lying around. Don’t worry, I didn’t buy the bright pink fabric myself – it was left lying around by the previous homeowners. I’m glad my packrat brain won that battle, and I packed it away in the craft room instead of throwing it out. The white fabric was left over from a blanket I had made for Trevor, so it was soft and fluffy – perfect for a bunny’s tummy and ears!
This is also about the point where I had a vague inkling that perhaps we had already given Sophie a stuffed bunny (from Build-a-Bear) on another occasion – but decided to forge ahead. I mean, c’mon – my bunny has multi-coloured ears!
It took me longer than the “couple of hours” the pattern advertised, but I’m pretty happy with the result. It was a fun learning experience, and I hope a little girl will be very happy with her bunny. For at least a few days. 
Posted in Celebrations, People on July 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
With Dan away in Winnipeg, there was nothing stopping me from heading downtown to partake in some Canada Day celebrations (Dan doesn’t like crowds).
There were buskers aplenty…
and vendors gallore – with one guy even giving away something for free.
Many people and even their pets showed their true colours….
and of course, all-around patriots were out in full force.
I took lots more pictures and will post them eventually – but first off to watch the fireworks!
