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I had this idea and it was a grand idea! Next year I was thinking it would be great to take the train down to Rhinebeck and then from there cycle over to the fair. Turns out that AmTrak dosen’t seem to have any bike storage on most of their trains. Although I might be [...]

I was woken up by a huge bang followed by Liam screaming. Looks like he decided it was time to get up and tried to crawl out of his crib like he has seen his sister do. After checking him over for anything obviously out of sorts (no bumps or bruises and he settled down [...]

We finally did it! This morning I gave Abi her first ever hair cut, she was totally ready for it as hair brushing had become something of a scream-a-thon that neither of us cared for. Before: It’s nearly bum length and very fine. My hair was the same as a kid and it was horrid [...]

I find this bike deeply inspiring: It’s just so purdy and it’s giving me ideas…and that’s never a good thing! Next year Chris and I will be celebrating our 10th anniversary and I want to take the Bike Train and get away for a weekend of cycling around Niagara but there are two hitches I [...]

I have a bit of a weak spot for Betta’s. My first ever fish was a Betta I named Darth Vader (yes I’m a geek from way back!) I got when I was 8, we lost him to the Great Fish Plague when I was 13. He was a good and noble Betta! The Baron [...]

That was Abi’s reaction to lunch yesterday. I refrained from making a variation of “yeah it’s amazing what happens when you ACTUALLY TRY a new food!” This is what I served: (please excuse the fuzzy photo, our camera is old and on it’s last legs!) Barley Risotto with shitaki mushrooms and kale, topped with goat [...]

My sister asked for some pictures of the kids, and who am I to deny such a request! I made Ice Box Cake for us to have for dessert on Saturday night and as usual cake + children = Photo hilarity. Sadly there were a few really great shots that turned out blurry. Liam is [...]

I’m off in about an hour for day 1 of my Can Bike Cycling Freedom For Women course, day 2 will be next Saturday. I’m hoping it’s not a full 7 hours of cycling as I’ve discovered over the past two weeks just how out of shape I have become!

I have been knitting and reknitting the same 6 inches of the sleeve from the Green Gable Hoodie for the past two weeks and this mornign with a large mug of coffee already in me I discovered where things were going pear shaped 1: I failed to check for errata. 2: trying to knit anything [...]

I am desperately trying to break free of my old Gothy ways but Man is it ever hard! At present I’m on the hunt for the perfect yarn for Wisteria and I’m trying to avoid knitting it in black because really I’m trying ot get some colour in my life. I really want to knit [...]