{this moment}

Inspired by SouleMama:  A Friday ritual. A single photo*** - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.  If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see.


***OK, so technically it's not a SINGLE photo this week, but a collection of photos.  I want to remember these summer moments with my munchkins and savor them as we move into early morning wakeups, after school activities and homework galore.  
 

The Otter Family is Complete

Last Christmas Sam was so upset because he had asked Santa for two otters, and only got one.  You see, I don't think Santa (or his elves) understood that the reason he NEEDED two otters was because he only had four, and wanted a family of six, just like his own.  He was a little miffed at Santa.  So you can imagine his delight when St. Nick saved the day (or the year, however you look at it) and stuck one more baby otter in his stocking this year.  The otter family is now complete.  And Sam is a happy boy.

ps...for those who don't know Sam he is OBSESSED with otters!

Pirates, Otters & Such...

refrigeration ~ sam style

imagine my surprise when i went to start dinner the other night....

{this moment}

Inspired by SouleMama: - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see.

{this moment}

Inspired by SouleMama: {this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see.

ottie's quilt

a few months back i was asked by sam to make a quilt for his beloved otter. how can i deny him? so despite the fact that i have not yet made sam his own quilt, i went to work on the quilt for ottie (and of course started a quilt for max's sidekick alaska at the same time). this weekend while catching up on some much needed r&r i sat on a big front porch overlooking the licking river and finished up a quilt for an otter. it's a very simple pattern...just four-inch squares sewn together, and then i tied the quilt at the corners of the squares and used store-bought binding (i need to learn how to make my own binding, i've heard it is simple!). this project should have been a weekend project, not a three month project, but that is how things go around here...slow and steady.