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Author Archives: Laura
November Sewing: Gardening Apron for Tina
I realize that a gardening apron isn’t such a useful present in December but there’s always next summer, right? Happy Birthday Tina/Mom/Yiayia! We love you! Made from duck cloth and quilting weight cotton, using this tutorial
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Grand European Tour, 2012: Windsor (Stop #3)
On our flight back from Greece, we had a really long layover in England – most of a day. Jon and Leah were able to take the day off and meet us at the airport, which was lovely. So Jon … Continue reading
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December Sewing: Finished the Tree Skirt, Just In Time!
I managed to finish the tree skirt, just in time to put it under our tree on Sunday! If we ever actually put more than lights on the tree, I’ll give you an “in-action” shot too! The first picture is … Continue reading
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December Sewing – A Little Something for Nik
I suppose it’s about time I sewed something for Nik, right? This was a fun and fast project for him – a sunglasses case (similar to the one I made for myself). This was unintentional but I like how the … Continue reading
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November Sewing: Something for Ellie, Something for B2
Wanting both B2 and Ellie to have something new of their own once he/she is born, I made a little cooking apron for Ellie (using this tutorial) and a new baby blanket for B2. I’ve been meaning to make Ellie … Continue reading
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Grand European Tour, 2012: Greece (Stop #2)
This past summer, after spending a week in England with my brother and his family, we flew to Greece to spend two weeks with Nik’s family. Unfortunately, we lost most of the pictures that we took in Greece. Thankfully we … Continue reading
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December Sewing: Finally Cloth Napkin Nirvana?
Back a couple years ago, I claimed that by making two dozen more cloth napkins (for a total of 37), that I”d finally achieved cloth napkin nirvana (as in, only needing to wash napkins once a week). That has turned … Continue reading
OK, Fine, You Figured Me Out
Just as Ellie didn’t really have rabies and we didn’t really feed her pizza for her first food, we are also not planning on naming our child “Buster” or “Busterina”. I still think that “Baby Bus” would be a cute … Continue reading
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Announcing…Our Top Baby Name Options for B2
We’ve finally nailed down the names for B2. For a boy: Buster For a girl: Busterina Why such unusual names, you ask? Ellie is currently in love with buses. She lights up whenever she sees a bus. She’s also careful … Continue reading
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KIOS: On Hiatus for Now
This post is part of my series, “Kickin’ It Old Skool: Why and How We Are Old-Fashioned” or KIOS for short. If you’re new to the series, please read my disclaimer before continuing on. I’m keeping a table of contents … Continue reading
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Salmon and Souvlaki 