a peek inside the fishbowl

Edited to add: Instructions for the sock dog are available here. This is the kind of project you can accomplish in an evening if you’re sewing by hand. – I finally finished the sock dog. Made out of a pair of dollar-store argyle socks, this little guy has been lying helpless on my bureau for […]

Yesterday was Sarah’s four-and-a-half birthday. The idea was Sarah’s, in a way. For the past year we’ve been trying to wean her off her blankie. This is a much-loved piece of fleece cut with scalloped scissors, given to her by Leah upon the occasion of her birth. Awhile back Sarah pronounced that she was going […]

Ordinarily, I’d find toys lying around the house like this: … hastily piled up or tossed aside without rhyme or reason. I am intrigued when I find them assembled like this: Who is this gal, just sitting and watching, and not participating in the fun? And where did all those tiny chairs come from? :) […]