Bright Spot!

Here we are on the Winter Solstice,

the shortest day,

the longest night!

On this short, first day of Winter - I had a bright spot ...

She was here for the day and we had so much fun.

We baked her favourite "muffins" - they are very green, toddler friendly,

and she really likes them!

Found this great spinach and applesauce recipe here:

http://www.themamamodern.com/spinach-muffinstoddler-friendly/

I sometimes substitute a ripe banana instead for the applesauce - also approved by the wee one.

It makes 8-9 regular size muffins or 16 mini muffins (which is how I bake them).

Yep, a spot of bright sunshine on this short day ....

My heart is full.

Till next time ......... may all your Christmas wishes and dreams come true! God bless us all!

A Gift From Heaven!

Noa Marie arrived on July 17

and she has stolen our hearts!

Her Mommy and Daddy are bursting with pride

and Macie their dog is taking it all in stride ....

There are no words to express the love this Grammie feels for her ...

I loved her before she was born but holding her now is one of the best things I've ever experienced!

God is so good.

Till next time ...... enjoying every minute and cuddle I have been granted, here in their happy home.

Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers!

A weekend Project ....

I've had this old buggy for many years

and it's always needed some clean up and tender care.

It's usually parked in our outdoor sunroom,

and has been begging of late for a bit of sprucing up!

After-all, we might be needing it for a photo shoot soon?

It's not perfect but not bad for an amateur antique buggy 

restoration project....

Amazing what a bit of spray paint and new bumper pads makes.

Till next time ....... how's your weekend going?

Grammie Sewing Day

There's snow on the few daffodils that finally bloomed

sew so it's a great day for doing some more 

Grammie Sewing ...

I am not an expert sewer but these are made with all straight seams and are a great "wanna be" expert Grammie sewer project. Please don't judge - thank you!

With the lots of left over flannel fabrics from some of my other projects,

I decided to make some burp cloths. One can never have too many - right?

Cotton pre fold diapers .... 

I had no idea that these would be so hard to find!

After much sleuthing I found some at a sweet little specialty baby shop. Cheap they were not but I had my heart set on them for this project.

This is how I made them ...

The diapers and the flannel all need to be pre washed - an important step because otherwise they will shrink and not look so nice (not that it really matters in the end but I like to prewash my fabric).

Cut the flannel pieces 7 inches wide and approx. 22 1/2 inches long (the length may need to be adjusted a bit because all cotton cloth diapers are not created equal).

Fold under long sides by approx. 1/2 inch and press.

Fold over the top edge by 1/2 inch as well (leaving bottom end in case it needs adjusting.

Pin the top edge under to hold it in place, adjust and cut the bottom edge - pin into place as well.

Put a few pins in on either side of the long edges to hold them in place.

I just eye-balled where it should go to cover the center double fold of the diaper.

Now you're ready to go to the sewing machine!

I found it worked best (after breaking my machine needle on the first burp cloth) to use the walking foot on my machine to accommodate the varied thicknesses of the fabric.

Sew down both long edges with 1/4 inch seams - catching the folded under tops and bottoms as you go.

Now just sew across the top and the bottom.

Try to sew it straighter than mine - eek!

top view

back view

That's it .... easy peasy!

That was a fun little project on this snowy Spring day.

Till next time .....  packing them into the suitcase that's headed West in a few short days.

Can't wait to get there!!

I HEART SPRING !!!!

It seems that Spring has finally found us here

on the farm!

the tulips are pushing ...

The moon flower plants are changing colour and it looks like I may have to move them - so much twitch grass has crept in there ...

Can't wait to soon be able to clip some of these sweet chives into my soup and salad ...

Oh, the rhubarb - my favourite treat of Spring (I think I can almost hear it growing) ...

A bundle of Pussy Willows gathered for the first bouquet of Spring!

What a delight to start gathering the baby's things,

to be packed into a suitcase and personally delivered for a prenatal visit in a few weeks!!!

The very best part of this Spring ... a visit with my daughter and son-in-law.

Is your Spring Springing where you are?

I heart Spring !!!!!!

Till next time - counting Robins and enjoying these first days of Spring.