2020 has not been an easy year for many, and our year was not without its stresses. K was briefly laid-off, but luckily was able to go back quickly once his company had adjusted for COVID. I was on lay-off notice for 4 stressful months. I was one of the lucky few at my company…
Month: December 2020
M2C1 Kraftwerks Gift
If you haven’t noticed yet, I like making and receiving homemade gifts. There is something special about someone spending time creating something for you that fills your heart with warmth and joy. I love any gift that someone has chosen specifically for me, but I especially love a homemade piece. I went a little crazy…
Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas
Thank you to everyone who has followed along on our adventure in landscaping, woodworking, baking, jam-making and whatever other fun things we decide to post about on this blog. We wish everyone a happy holiday, in whatever form or holiday you observe. Our Christmas this year has been quiet but festive with lots of FaceTime…
Howl-idays
This year Christmas will be a little bit different but no less special. I will miss spending it in a house full of the hubbub of family, but it is going to be its own kind of special with just Kurt, Ellie, Basil and I spending it together. It will be fun, the four of…
Food You Knead – Spiced Challah Bread
Last year for Christmas, our family rented a cabin for a winter wonderland holiday. There were cross-country ski trails, snowshoe trails, tobogganing hills, an outdoor firepit and a hot tub to soak in after all the fun. It was a perfect getaway. My parents gift to all of us was the rental for the week…
Baubles
I was prepared for Christmas this year…or so I thought. I was lucky enough to get most of my shopping done by the end of November, visiting local shops before COVID came roaring back and made it uncomfortable to be in busy places again. I was feeling good about the gift plans I had. Suddenly,…
You Serious Clark?
When we were young, a family moved in next door to us who also had children the same age as my sister and I. Those neighbours are now family, and although we have all moved to new homes and even cities, we have a holiday tradition together, which is to get together to eat lots…
Howl-idays Shadow Box
I have been looking at new projects to do in my shop, with a long list of ideas I have curated. Before I could get into those, I had one more advent calendar I had to make (I promise this post is not about another advent calendar!). It is an advent calendar for dogs, and…
Shop the Halls
I recently shared about my dad and I starting an Etsy shop and all the fun we were having building items. Advent calendars seem to be the item that I have spent most of the last couple months making. I believe I am now up to 11 calendars, with a 12th in mind. I am…
JK Building The Dream 