Guess who moved in now?

 

 

At our old place we had a fairy door

in our favorite tree.

 

That tree got a work out.

Fairy door,

swing,

yarn bombing...

 

But sadly, we don't have a tree in front.

Yet.

So until we plant one that would house

a whole fairy commune,

we set up a place for a group to keep house.

 



 

And,

we built a bench.

Saw it on pinterest and went for it.

 

Now, whether to add a cushion?

 

As is, it's a good play structure.

Hope the city

 doesn't make us dismantle the glee.

 

Hope you spend the day jumping

off the edges,

into the fun.



It's Flutter Time

The end of school is soon upon us.

And, I can't wait.

 

 

I always feel this way by the end of the year.

(Who am I kidding,

my oldest is only in grade 1,

I've only done this once before?!)

 

 

Last year after the honeymoon phase,

 

 

the walls started to close in and the

kids began to howl: Bored!!

Ack.

I'm hoping to dance around that this year.

I think bored is awesome.

I think bored is an opportunity

to get creative.

 

Are you picking up

what I'm putting down?

 

 

Right now I'm looking forward to slower mornings.

And more free play times.

 

 

 I have fallen in love with CINO's

reversible kimono pattern.

 

 

And I can't

(won't)

stop making it.

 

 

We headed into the woods this weekend,

as we often do...

 

 

...and found all the best things.

 

 

Fields of flowers,

 

 

stump castles,

 

 

and best of all,

salmon berries.

 

 

I love the little flutter sleeves on this top.

 

 

They help with chasing butterflies in meadows.

 

And provide lift for reaching those

hard to reach berries. 

 

 

Apparently I have a thing for that

flower pattern.

Unintentional top and bottom reflections.

 

Now off to reflect on summer prep.

 

I better load up on bubble juice

and batten down the emotional hatches.

 



Freaky Rainbow Readers

The 3 Little's have been having lots

of fun with our new

Little Free Library.

I made a new sign for it to really

bang the drum.

It's been a pretty fun anthropological

study watching people try and make sense

of it for the first time.

People walk around it,

double take,

sneak looks over their shoulders,

give it a wide berth,

and use it.

And I think with all the happy

rainbow happening all over it

it may give off a decidedly LGBTQ vibe.

 

Which is great!

whoot whoot!

 

Our neighbourhood could be accused

of being a little square.

We are definitely the weirdo's in the hood.

While I wish for more weirdos to play with,

if we're out playing

  and flying our happy flags.

maybe we'll meet some kindred spirits.

As the awesome poet Michael Franti says

"All the freaky people 

make the beauty

of the world".

Already the library has been a fun way

to meet new people in the new hood.

Bring on the freaky ones :)



Cheekiness has a leg up.

Look at all the deep thinking

going on over here!

 

 

Lately we're playing this crazy game

where all my children are rabbits.

They all have special

(and ever evolving complex names)

(thank you 7 year old!)

 

 

And what does the game entail you ask?

Come on, you know you wanna know!

 

These naughty rabbits eat kale.

And lettuce, and chives

and various other sundries

from our garden.

 

Score one for me!

Suckers- eating their veggies!!!!

(maniacal laugh, maniacal laugh)

 

(Blogged this shirt here 3 years ago-ack!)

In the meantime they are eating their

veggies in new leggings.

 

I've been making piles of GoTo Leggings.

 

Striped ones for Yu.

 

Striped ones with polka dot pockets

for Nu.

  

 

Birdie ones for "friend of Horse".

 

 

And a short version for Pu.

 

 

Then a long pair for Nu.

Birdie bottoms for all I say!!

 

I made that yellow top awhile ago

and blogged it here.

 



 

With more outside time my happiness

has grown exponentially.

 

There's more time in trees.

 

(Blogged about the above shirt here)

 

More picnics and games outside...

 

 

even if Nu doesn't play in the traditional posture.

 



 

Dollies get put to bed still,

but now it's in the grass.

 

And the garbage trucks roll through the weeds.

 

 

And generally just more happy

hanging around is happening here.

 

Watering the garden and transplanting

some of our still homeless plants

is a full time job for the "helpers".

 

And rabbits or not,

the cheekiness abides.

 

(Much like the Dude.)

 

Today is a good day.

Hope you're having one too!