Posted in Uncategorized on March 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
First Desk
Originally uploaded by laluandmatt
and a new corner. I found it in a dusty corner with the wood sanded down and covered with clutter at the local antique mall. Our (almost) five year old has been asking for his own desk in his room, and his daddy had the same kind of desk [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on August 27, 2007 | 7 Comments »
Hi baby! I hi-jacked your blog (guessed the password) to tell you Happy Anniversary and also to tell you how much I love you and how much I love your blog and this wonderful community of kindred spirits you’ve become intregrated with.
You’re pretty cool in my book…
Love, Husband
Posted in Uncategorized on August 15, 2007 | 2 Comments »
dollquiltswatches
Originally uploaded by laluandmatt
My dad used to say that all the time. *in the hopper.* A strange sounding, but familiar to me, idiom. An optimistic way of saying, *it’s not quite ready yet.*
I have a bunch of little fabric scraps there… calling out for a project to show off [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on July 31, 2007 | 2 Comments »
somewhere in door county
Originally uploaded by laluandmatt
*Pick-ur-own* cherries down every highway turn, pirate tales and lore, fresh ice cream, fireworks in the park, (bearable) traffic in the village and little scenes like this everywhere you point your camera. My sweetie took this picture as we were driving up to the Washington Island ferry… [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on July 26, 2007 | 3 Comments »
my tired firefighter…
Originally uploaded by laluandmatt
Still no vacation pictures, but we’ve been reliving the fun here at home. In full firefighter gear. In 90 degree weather. Ha.
Posted in Crafty things, Family, babies, crafty, gardening on March 24, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Okay. So I finally taught myself how to knit. With a book. Or, rather, a few books. At midnight. When I imagine every mother of young children must learn new skills. And I am absolutely thrilled. Feel a bit of gray creeping up on me as I [...]
Posted in Crafty things, Fabric, Family, Sewing, crafty, quilts on March 3, 2007 | 1 Comment »
This color combination is not for everyone, I know. The greens and teals and reds and pinks: I love the way they play off of each other and make for a happy fun pattern. I might have to work on the execution a bit… so please excuse the stray threads and [...]
Posted in Crafty things, thrifty finds on February 21, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Not much to say about this flea market. Not flattering comments anyway… but while we were there for about 20 minutes I did manage to find these cute blue candlesticks for under $1.
Posted in Uncategorized on February 14, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Well, our house looks pretty organized right now. I am NOT an organized person, however. We are merely trying to sell our overpriced tract home to move to a smaller home/bigger lot kind of situation. So I can have a garden, so we can build a playset, so I can read my [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on February 13, 2007 | No Comments »
Okay, I’ve had my heart set on an American Girl doll for Lauren since way before her earth entry (gosh that sounds kind of new agey)… they have this auburn haired Felicity doll with all sorts of American revolutionary stories to weave around her cute outfits. You see, grandpoppa is a serious early American [...]
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