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I'm so glad you dropped by, Fujimama :-) What adorable stories about your kids - especially about slinging the cat!
Commented Mar 5, 2011 on Close Enough to Kiss at Origami Mommy
Close Enough to Kiss
For a person like me who loves snuggly babies, gorgeous fabric, and the ease of hands-free mothering, babywearing has always been a perfect fit. I had my first baby nine and a half years ago and had him in a sling from his first day of life. Here he is in a New Native Baby Carrier, loaned to me ...
Oh Francesca- how delightful! I love dropping in again on your blog - it literally feels like a sigh of contentment to see images from your day. I too usually do my handwork while the children are doing homework, but we have been in the middle of a neverending move and all the handwork has gotten displaced. It will be unearthed eventually amidst this sea of boxes!
Commented Mar 5, 2011 on everywhere handwork bag at FuoriBorgo
everywhere handwork bag
I think I do most of my crocheting sitting down at the kitchen table while the boys do their homework, or in the pauses that happen now and then during meal preparations - waiting for the water to boil, or for a dish to finish cooking. I also do a lot of crocheting while waiting around in t...
It's so important to do this. I agree. This really resonates with me, as sometimes, especially recently, when I am so distracted, or tending to the needs of much littler ones, I realize that time is slipping by and that the things my older ones, my boys, are passionate about and want to share with me - well, this is the time for me to share their passion, listen to them, be excited about what they are telling me about. Your post is a lovely reminder to be more attentive at those times. Thank you so much for it!
Commented Jan 28, 2011 on Keeping warm this weekend at FuoriBorgo
Keeping warm this weekend
I had envisage a nice post to conclude this little Keeping warm(er) series I've been writing this week on FuoriBorgo {Keeping warm(er): felt curtain, slippers, hot water bottle}, in which I'd sing the praises of crocheted wrist warmers. Trouble is, I haven't yet finished these particular wri...
Happy New Year to you too! We were traveling back home, and dealing with dislocation and jet lag. But seeing family and finding roots once more while missing those we left behind. Baby Cloudberry is adorable!
Commented Jan 20, 2011 on Christmas 2010 at A House Called Nut
Christmas 2010
The national and state Christmas trees in Washington, DC Last year, J and I spent Christmas with his family in a small village in northern Sweden. It was gorgeous, white, and very Christmasy, but I also felt the distance from my own family in the US. This was my hope from Christmas 2009: ...I'...
Francesca, these are just the loveliest petals I have ever seen! They make me so happy!
Commented Jan 20, 2011 on Making purple petals at FuoriBorgo
Making purple petals
I looked for an eraser all over the house the other day. Eventually I asked the boys if they could give me one, but all they produced was a little stub which someone had jabbed repeatedly with a pencil. I had to make do with that, so I scaled down my grand stamp-carving plans, to a single peta...
What a cozy, cozy scene! I love it. Rules are made to be broken - what fun memories this will create for your children!
Commented Nov 30, 2010 on Early snow, empty fridge at FuoriBorgo
Early snow, empty fridge
When we came back home last night, we stepped straight into winter: our hills were white from the snow that had fallen in our absence, and the temperature in our little stone house was 14C. Not as cold as I expected, but cold nonetheless. We started a fire and bundled up in several layer...
I'm breathing a sigh of delight looking at these. lovely!
Commented Nov 30, 2010 on paper-play at tiny happy
paper-play
Spent a bit of time this morning playing around with papers from the recycling bin. A little bit of collage-therapy in a busy week. Hope your Tuesday is going happily.
How beautiful. These pictures really remind me of our life 6 months ago!
Commented Nov 29, 2010 on one weekend in early summer at tiny happy
one weekend in early summer
Here are some photos I took on the weekend. Here, where early summer is in full swing, everything is humming, buzzing, unfurling. We had sweet peas climbing, icecream melting, a cousin from the north island staying, sundresses on the beach, a tea party in a rose garden and a late-night m...
This really speaks to me, Michele, as someone who has been a city-dweller for far too long. There are rhythms in the city that do follow those of nature, and we always do our best to keep ourselves and our children as aware of these things as possible! I love the image of you replacing the pumpkin each time you use it. I saw a recipe which reminded me of home in the NYTimes recently -http://nyti.ms/9fG40s. We made it yesterday and everyone was reminded of pumpkin pie!
Commented Nov 25, 2010 on To Market at A House Called Nut
To Market
'Tis the season for root vegetables One of the reasons we moved to this neighborhood, Kallio, is the local market hall and its summertime outdoor market bursting with seasonal fruits and vegetables. As summer has turned to fall, the strawberries and tomatoes on the market square have made way ...
Oh yes, it's so hard to sew with a new baby around! But there will be a golden period when she is sitting yet not quite getting into everything when you will be able to do a lot of sewing, if you desire to.
I have a number of favorite sewing pattern designers - I love Oliver+S for little ones! The patterns are expensive but like a sewing lesson in one. I've learned a lot from using them!
Commented Nov 25, 2010 on Clothkits at A House Called Nut
Clothkits
Until I happily stumbled upon the English company Clothkits, I'd never been tempted to make anything from a crafts kit. But Clothkits is special. A recent revival of a popular little operation founded in the 60s, they print their incredibly sweet sewing patterns directly onto fabric and include ...
Completely beautiful!
Commented Nov 22, 2010 on peace cards at tiny happy
peace cards
It's about the time of year where I start to think about sending small gifts and cards to my friends living overseas, and that means trying to send everything before the Christmas-crazy-panic sets in around here. I made a watercolour + collage card last week, inspired by the leaves of a tr...
These are darling. I love how quick little neckwarmers are to knit up! That's about all the knitting I can handle these busy days!
Commented Nov 19, 2010 on for our necks at Cosycactus
for our necks
I knit these two neck warmers because the snow is here to stay. They are knit in malabrigo worsted which is so soft and warm against the skin. I used the pickles pattern in size 3-4 years thinking Matias could use them. However it seems like this size fits both Matias and Erik. It is a litt...
It is beautiful. I feel transported.
Commented Nov 19, 2010 on midday at Cosycactus
midday
This is our midday light, isn't it strange and beautiful at the same time? Pink and orange fill the light hours these days. I have a constant sunset/sunrise feeling. Happy tuesday!
I loved this post, because it is a good and much-needed reminder to me to stay present in the moment with my last baby, and with all my children. Wonderful moments you write of, and by writing them down, I'm sure you will never forget them!
Commented Nov 19, 2010 on I wonder.... at Cosycactus
I wonder....
...if in the future I will miss peeling potatoes on the floor to keep a baby happy... ... or I will miss building tunnels over and over again just for them to be taking down by Erik, the "block eating monster" as Matias calls him right now. I wish to never forget these random daily moments. ...
Wow. Utterly beautiful. Those shoes make me sigh in delight!
Commented Nov 19, 2010 on rosy at tiny happy
rosy
Shown above is the very first rose I've ever grown: this little bud broke off in the wind so has been slowly opening from the shelter of the kitchen windowsill. I've always loved roses but assumed they were beyond my skills to grow. But then I was kindly given a rose plant for my garden an...
Oh - that's great! We forgot to put an item symbolizing music there, but should have!
Commented Nov 19, 2010 on The last first birthday at Origami Mommy
The last first birthday
Anna is our last baby, so it was a poignant thing to celebrate her first birthday. First birthdays are big in Korean culture, and all our other children had a dol, or Korean first birthday ceremony, where they sit in front of a low table piled high with fruit, rice cakes, and symbolic items. Eve...
Thank you all for your comments! Amber, thanks for letting me know you've read my book. I always love to hear from my readers! Love your blog, too.
Commented Nov 19, 2010 on Tutorial: A doll's bike seat at Origami Mommy
Tutorial: A doll's bike seat
I commute everywhere here with the girls on a bike with me, the way many moms do in Japan. The commuting bikes used here are called "mamachari" and they have child seats on the front and the back, so that you can put a baby or toddler in the front basket while your older child rides in back. T...
That's a gorgeous yarn. I love it!
Commented Nov 19, 2010 on wrapping up the week at greenclogs
wrapping up the week
I'm so glad it's Friday. We went to Tucson today to see Lindsay for lunch - she drove in from LA to go to the football game. We had a quick, but fun visit and then drove back home. Tonight I'm sitting on the couch with my knitting. I'm knitting myself a steeked cardigan sweater - this one fo...
Christine is now following Erin | house on hill road
Nov 19, 2010
Great idea - I love the simplicity of this.
Commented Nov 19, 2010 on cream clay at tiny happy
cream clay
These simple little clay ornaments were made to hang in the window for Christmas-time. They were very simple, as you can see. Just a disc of polymer clay, smoothed and rounded, with some sort of decoration and embroidery thread for hanging. I tried pressing pieces of old lace into some of ...
Francesca, despite the minimalist I think I am, I realize that I must accept the fact that can hardly bear to get rid of things - especially things laden with memory or with great potential for future crafts. This is such a beautiful fabric pom pom - such a lovely way to put color and texture together. Will you teach us how to make it sometime?
Commented Nov 19, 2010 on with fabric scraps at FuoriBorgo
with fabric scraps
A quick final project out of a huge heap of small fabric scraps that I'd saved and saved because-you-never-know. A fabric pom-pom that Rebecca spent a long time carefully and ever so meticulously wrapping and working on the other day, which she then lovingly took with her everywhere. ...
A paper chain is a brilliant idea, Francesca.
We are often separated from my husband - the longest was in the spring, when we were living in different countries! So I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing that the kids are somewhat accustomed to his frequent absences....That said, when he's been around for awhile, they are very sad when he's gone, and so this paper chain idea would help them all, especially the littlest ones.
Commented Nov 17, 2010 on Waiting for Daddy at FuoriBorgo
Waiting for Daddy
Morning conversation with my 3 year old: R: Is Daddy back today? Me: No, he's back in two weeks time. R: Is that later on? Me: No, it's in several days: fourteen days. R: Is that soon? Me: Well, not too long. R: Can I call him now? Me: No, not now, he's sleeping. R: Sleeping? But you said he wa...
Nice! I'm such a wimp in cold weather too. And I never really have found the right boots, myself.....
Commented Nov 17, 2010 on Corner View ~ anything goes at FuoriBorgo
Corner View ~ anything goes
Thank you for all your nice comments yesterday, the paper chain has only got five links left now: it's not long until we're all back together again! In the meanwhile, I've been doing a little shopping ... New footgear for winter! My feet shall never be cold again (I hope). ... I'm such a wi...
I adore Elsa Beskow, and this seems to be somewhat similar....I will try to hunt this down!
Commented Nov 16, 2010 on Library Monday: The House Above the Trees. at Bird and Little Bird
Library Monday: The House Above the Trees.
A friend lent us this book awhile back, but it took us a bit to get to it since Mariam and Dan have been doing The Hobbit as a read aloud lately. The Hobbit is kind of a major commitment, read aloud-wise, and it didn’t leave a whole lot of time for other reading. After a particularly vivid s...
Just from your writing, I could picture the scene you describe! So perhaps words are a good way to stop time for a bit....
Commented Nov 16, 2010 on Rainboots at Origami Mommy
Rainboots
The sight of a little person in muddy rainboots never fails to cheer me up immensely. It's even better when the little person is stomping around in actual mud puddles in actual rain, but I've yet to figure out how to take my beloved camera out in the rain. Any suggestions? There are, really, s...
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