Author Archives: Laura

Obsessed with Triangles (and math in the real world!)

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Laura

A couple weeks ago, I attended my first event as a newly minted member of the Baltimore Modern Quilt Guild.  It was a master class about sewing half-square triangles.  I had so much fun learning all the different methods and … Continue reading →

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Brand-New House, Here We Come!

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Laura

If you want to read my musings on my sadness due to not being able to host friends for Easter but don’t want a bunch of house/construction pictures, feel free to skip way down to the end of this post! … Continue reading →

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Classics Club, Book #24: Creed or Chaos? (February 2016)

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Laura

This is my 2nd post about 2016’s books for The Classics Club.  I’ll be reading one classic book a month through 2018.  Track what I’m reading for the Classics Club here.  I’ll try not to include too many spoilers in … Continue reading →

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B-More Bags (I finally figured out how to combine sewing and volunteering!)

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Laura

Last fall, a friend of mine introduced me to The B-More Bags Project, a fundraising project of House of Ruth. The House of Ruth Maryland leads the fight to end violence against women and their children by confronting the attitudes, … Continue reading →

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The Tooth Fairy Will NOT Be Visiting Our House Tonight (and what we’re doing instead)

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Laura

You will not want to look at the last photo in this post if pictures of fresh tooth holes make you a bit queasy.  So I’ll leave that one until the end to give you time to sign off! Ellie … Continue reading →

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All About Marko

Posted on March 12, 2016 by Laura

In looking over our pictures from the past couple months, I discovered quite a few featuring our oh-so-grownup little boy, Marko.  I figured it’s probably about time Mark got a special feature here on the blog! Mark had been refusing … Continue reading →

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Welcome “Can’t Make Up Your Mind” March!

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Laura

On Tuesday (March 1st), we went to the Walters Art Museum for an Art Kids class.  We had a great time and learned a lot although it was a bit of a stretch to find community helpers in the 17th … Continue reading →

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February Sewing: Black, White, and Red Potholders for Us!

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Laura

I’ve made a lot of potholders over the past few years – I started out with these simple, bright ones (also, my first quilt binding!), moved on to some crazy-quilt patchwork ones (way too time-consuming but beautiful too!), and made … Continue reading →

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He’s NINE! (in Leap Years, that is)

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Laura

Although I long ago gave up trying to wish all my family (30+ at this point) happy birthday on my blog, it seems this has been an auspicious 3 days in our family.  On Saturday, my sister turned 30 and … Continue reading →

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My Sister is 30 and I am OLD (and I’m willing to own it)

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Laura

Today, my lovely little sister, Rachel, turns 30.  For the past few years, it’s been easy to think of her as my super fun and young little sister who has all this energy and does so much great stuff with … Continue reading →

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