The Girls and I went to the city the week before last to buy fabric to make new skirts for Fall and Winter. Walking into a fabric or notion shop is like opening a treasure chest of the imagination. There are endless things to make and create and spending hours with the girls wondering the […]
With this relentless heat wave, people have been turning on the fire hydrants and playing the the (free) city water. The girls and I have yet to join our neighbours doing this, but we have enjoyed seeing them cooling off, and having fun!
With Maya’s new set of wheels we needed another helmet. Fights quickly developed over the one helmet, and poor little Elle had to forgo riding the scooter while Maya rode the bike, until a new helmet arrived. I have been very pleased with the Little Nutty helmet I purchased for Maya to wear on the […]
Everyone knows how mischievous Squirrel Nutkin is, and so we can only guess that it was he who ate our sun flowers heads. Would you believe it? I woke to a scuffling noise the other night and when I looked out the window I did not see anything, but then in the morning when I […]
Today I had my hair cut, and I have to say, I am feeling a little remorseful. This is usual for me, which is probably why I have always had varying degrees of long hair because I can’t bare to cut it! I always feel bad after a hair cut. Well that is not entirely […]
A BIG weekend for us, starting with Maya’s Ballet Concert. It was the 10th Anniversary of Terrace Dance Studio and because so they had gone to effort to make it especially fancy. The concert was held in the auditorium of Bishop Ford School as it has been since the first production. Maya was a star, […]
Maya wanted a bike for her Birthday, and so that is what we gave her. An eenie teenie hot pink and aqua bike. By 8am on her Birthday morning we were out on the streets of Ditmas Park learning to ride a bike. So far we have learnt that Maya can not steer, can not […]
Four years old today! Birthday breakfast in our house is often pancakes with candles which makes for one happy and adorable Birthday Girl.
Three years have passed since this magical day…..a special thanks to our guests, the loving family and dear friends for sharing in our special day, celebrating our love and watching us tie the matrimonial knot.
Three years ago yesterday, Cam and I were married. A dream come true. I recall being a teenager and declaring I would not get married which now I look back had largely to do with being brought up by a divorced single parent. My ambivalent feelings on marriage continued well into my adulthood, and it […]
With the end of Maya’s Ballet season I have to commemorate Dub Pies. This small corner savoury pie shop owned by a New Zealand-er (hence the name) is a favorite place to visit. We love Dub Pies! For the past year we have been going there on Saturday mornings after ballet. With no more Ballet […]
On Saturday Maya completed her first term of Ballet. Parents were invited into class to see the Children receive their award, or ‘reward’ as Maya calls it. A shiny golden trophy with pink ballet slippers on it. We were so very proud of her, being so young and being able stick with it. Despite some […]
There are endless varieties of water play so we have discovered. Watering plants, making mud soup, and the latest favorite is washing clothes and then pegging them up to ‘dry’. I think this is the favorite due to the introduction of soup suds into the scene. Both Maya and Elle have spent hours washing and […]
Here is a glimpse of the new space. Last night was our 5th night here, and so we have not been here a week yet! I have worked hard to make the place feel like ours. Some things will take longer than others to accomplish (painting and flooring) but I feel like I am off […]
Living out of boxes is not so fun, and for a compulsive person like myself it is near impossible to do. Within four days I unpacked all of these boxes and haphazardly found homes for all of our things. This was the first step in organizing our new home. The next was to place a […]
Today the Girls and I had to pop by our new place and see the tenants that are moving out. We were able to have a quick peek inside and then got to spend some time exploring the garden. So much to discover! Tomorrow we start moving in, I can hardly believe it! When I […]
With three more nights sleep until we move from Prospect Park West, we are getting down to the nitty gritty of packing. Which is something we are all helping with in our own ways. Elle likes to help take the things out of the boxes after I put them in, and Maya likes to tape […]
Balance is an ability to maintain the center of gravity of a body within the base of support with minimal postural sway. When exercising the ability to balance, one is said to be balancing. Balancing requires concurrent processing of inputs from multiple senses, and perception of pressure, while the motor system simultaneously controls muscle actions. The senses must detect changes of body position […]
I delight in old fashioned beauty tricks….especially old fashioned hair techniques. Pin curls are just so cute, and while Elle’s hair is still short, we get to do this! Next will be rag curls….