Wednesday, April 03, 2013

she made it special...just for me.


mom made me a quilt
for my 21st birthday.

she had collected fabric from my life.
1969 nursery...


when i was 16
a sweet american boy

invited me to his prom in delaware.
i flew from thunder bay to toronto to philadelphia
and had a fairytale of a time.
 we bought this dress for that trip
and wore it to a dinner...(not the prom)
thanks for a great memory chris...


mom was a very thoughtful, crafty lady...
always busy making something for someone.
if i remember right,
this fabric had been used to make
an apron or oven mitts...
most likely a gift to give.


1986ish...
my little brother went through his preppy stage.
button down shirt.
look familiar greg?


grade 13 graduation.
there was a lot of floral going on.
i can vividly recall finding this fabric
and knowing that no one else would have it.
my grandma made my dress...
i loved that dress.


this fabric is kind of classic mom.
i think it was a sundress of hers.
she really enjoyed her calico...


...one of dad's shirts...
his work shirts were white,
but this was clearly chosen to add
a pop of colour.
(i think she actually said that)


...a bedspread she made me...
late 70's.
i loved holly hobby.


i can't tell you what this quilt means to me now...
each square makes me smile.
i remember.
thanks mom....

for making so many of my days special.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013

why i love windmills...


this book is why.
i found an image of the cover online...
but it is in this house...somewhere.
i would never get rid of it.
when i was about 11 or 12 i read it...
and then i read it again and again.
written by Hila Feil,
it tells a lovely story of an 11 year old girl
who spends a summer in a windmill...
sharing it with many woodland creatures.
this book became my little secret childhood wish.
it still is.


i should go find that book
and read it today.
i could use a summer windmill story right about now.


i do this every spring...
wait impatiently for a warm breeze and chirpy birds.
daydream of hammocks, wildflowers and bare feet.
chipmunks, bunnies and baby mice.


yesterday was so yucky.
snowy, blowy...chilly.

so we just tried to ignore it.
(yes, i layer my granny squares. don't even worry about it)
xox

Monday, April 01, 2013

our little easter weekend...


Nothing fancy... 


mama duck and her babies joined us...


We enjoyed
Great Aunt Be's china...


Little bunny family came out...
kind of like us...
only 3...
and feeling like something's missing.
(look at their sombre faces)


Emma is in Amsterdam now...
someday I would love to stay in a windmill.
Just putting it out there...


It was also my birthday...
I received some goodies.


Full moon came up over the trees...
and then of course I was up half the night.
It just does something to me.
I love the moon.
xox