Hiatus

I am taking a hiatus from this blog for the next week. I am preparing for a craft fair that is next week-end, and need to concentrate on that. There is also big news as I am changing my entire blog around, Very soon I will be moving websites and concentrating on making this blog a little more "work" oriented (sorry mom) and a little less about showing cute pictures (I think) of my daughter! 

I am very excited to show all of you these developments but for the time being we are off making things!

This Moment-At the fountain

{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. (Inspired by Amanda Soule of Soule Mama)

Hearty Strawberry/Peach Muffins

I was trying to come up with a somewhat healthy but fun breakfast item to send off with my friends who are going camping this week. I was fully planning on going with them but decided at the last minute that I simply couldn't add one more commitment to my over flowing agenda.

I certainly hope that I will be able to participate in another bout of camping once I am not on a deadline for an art show, but for now a tiny bit of baking to send off to the woods was all I could manage.

Here is the recipe:

Strawberry/Peach Muffins

Makes 12 muffins

10 tablespoons butter, softened

1/2 cup sugar

1 1/2 banana (as egg substitute, one of the families cannot eat eggs)

2 containers of peach flavored yogurt (about 1 1/4 cup)

3 cups flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup or more (I always add a lot more berries than called for in recipes) of fresh strawberries. The ones I used in this recipe were "Fraises des Bois" from my local farmer's market, and they are delicious! Tart yet still sweet, they complimented the banana and peach flavor of these muffins really well.

These are really easy to customize to your liking... with blueberries or raspberries instead of strawberries, vanilla or greek yogurt instead of peach, etc, etc... Hope you enjoy!

PS: I was about to take some pictures this morning before sending the muffins off, but completely forgot! Next time I make these again I will be sure to snap some pictures and add them to this post.

Thrifty Tuesday-Push Toys

I love thrift stores and finding that special little treasure that did not fit into somebody's life, but is absolutely perfect for my house. I decided I wanted to share with everyone some of my wonderful thrift store finds, thus started Thrifty Tuesdays! Feel free to join in and share a link to your own find in the comments section of this post.


Ever since having Victoria I am absolutely fascinated by push toys... I think part of it stems from not having any when I was a kid. I remember having pull toys and liking those, but I only discovered those push toys when I was older... I was hooked! They are so much fun! Whenever I see one at a thrift store or a garage sale I can seldom resist bringing it home. Here is the trio that I found so far, the bicycle wire sculpture being my favorite.

Playground Fun

For the longest time Victoria has been sticking to me like glue at the different playgrounds we have been to. She would walk around with me but not really play on any of the structures unless I put her there myself. I kept being patient and waited to see what would happen. I figured at some point or another she would let me know when she was ready to explore finally.
Sure enough, last week-end we went to a new playground and she finally got her wings. She walked everywhere on her own, barely caring if I was keeping up or not. Of course she also climbed everywhere and went down the slide by herself... not the small slide... no, the biggest one she could find!
It really was the greatest thing to see.

What did you guys do this week-end for fun?

This Moment- Baby Sparrow

{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. (Inspired by Amanda Soule of Soule Mama)

Going with the flow...

These past few weeks I have had to really learn over and over again what it means to go with the flow. I am getting ready for a craft fair at the end of the month and I am running far behind on making everything that I need to make to have enough stock. However between work and taking care of Victoria I have to set my priorities straight, and obviously taking care of the children and making sure they are happy comes before anything else.
I have been able to sneak in a few hours of crafting here and there at very odd times, and I am slowly but surely building stock. And every day I am reminded to go with the flow and accept to be lead through life by Victoria. Exploring the car and learning how to "drive", instead of walking around the park to get some fresh air comes to mind!