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family, tiny

It takes a village

We arrived home to a tiny abandoned kitten in our neighbor’s care. They have gone out of town and the job has fallen on our family to run the feline neo-natal care unit, or I should say my daughter begged for the assignment. Every bit of mother DNA in me is standing on end as […]

design, fabric, family, media, projects, sewing

extremely close up

I made one final (for a little while at least) messenger bag, here it is getting ready for the final step of sewing it all together. I would just like to thank my Bernina for patiently sewing through a million layers of vinyl, canvas and interfacing like it was no problem whatsoever. I made a […]

craft, family, travel

backpacking Willow Canyon

Let the adventure begin, down into the canyons of the Escalante, with everything we need strapped to our backs. I’m a sucker for color, flowers that can survive in hot desert climates amaze me. I’m not sure what kind of plant this is- I’m pretty sure it would give me trouble if I had hay […]