Monthly Archives: October 2009

My Favorite Corner

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There are many little places in our home that I love, but there is one that I love more than the rest. It’s a good thing actually, since it is the corner where I also spend quite a bit of time.

My Corner

I nurse here. I relax with a book and a cup of tea here. I rock my babe late at night here. I sit here and dream and imagine. And it is such an easy place to be, since I am surrounded by so many of my favorite things in this little corner.

Two Seasons

Spring and Fall. Two of the four seasons from our second anniversary art purchase.

Guardian Angel

A guardian angel, a little gift from one of my cousins. It always makes me smile when I see it.

Choices

Our books to read shelf. A number of titles, waiting to be read, right there at my fingertips, inviting me to grab them when I have a spare moment.

Yarn to Play

A basket full of knitting projects and yarn, just waiting to be played with.

Drapes

My favorite (and finished) curtains. These are, by far, the sewing project that I am most proud of…ever. Sitting by them makes me happy just looking at the bright red peonies and inspires me to sew more, patiently.

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Go Watch This

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As I mentioned a while back, when we were visiting in Madison, we had the opportunity to participate in the Nursing is Normal project.

Last weekend was the gallery opening of the show and as much as I wanted to go, we weren’t able to make the trip.

Fortunately, Lea put up a slideshow on YouTube for those of us that couldn’t make it and as a way to spread the word. Nursing is normal!

For anyone that nurses now, I hope you too have the courage to go out and nurse in public. Do it anyway and anywhere that you feel comfortable, but do it. It’s not always easy, but it can be fun and it is important (both for normalizing nursing and for getting you and babe out of the house).

For anyone considering nursing, try it. Try it for a day. Try it for a week. Try it for as long as you can. Nursing doesn’t have to tie you down or coop you up, unless you let it. In fact, nursing can be incredibly liberating. The milk is always there, it is always the right temperature. No bottles to sterilize, no formula to buy.

For anyone with a nursing family member or friend, encourage them, support them. Recognize the gift they are choosing to give their child.

For anyone witnessing a nursing mother in public, don’t stare but don’t avert your eyes either. There is no need to blush. There is no need to ignore her. Nothing embarassing is going on, it just happens to be mealtime.

Thanks again Lea! I had a great time and love the slideshow!

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The Way We Get Things Done

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Cooking with Babe

This is the way I get things done with a babe who is often reluctant to nap on his own in bed (he is getting better though). During a three hour nap this afternoon, while being unable to sit down, I managed to get lots done.

Bread bowls were made.

Bread Bowls

As was the soup, a Butternut Squash Bisque, to fill them.

Homemade Chewy Granola Bars, perfect for lunches and snacks, are sitting on the counter waiting to be cut.

The final pressing and cutting was done for our living room curtains. They are ready to be sewn.

It was a great nap, both for Ewan and myself. He sleeps better on my back as I go about my daily business. I get more done when he is there as well because I can’t sit down and waste time on the computer and I don’t spend his entire nap peeking into the bedroom to check on him. It is good and it works for us!

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Making

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Now that the boxes are unpacked, mostly. And we have settled into a routine, kind of. I am finding that I have just a little time to make stuff and it feels so good.

45 Bottles

Beer, 45 bottles to be exact. The first batch from our Chicago homebrew operation and we are calling it “Ramsey Raspberry.” Two more weeks in the bottles conditioning before we can give it a taste. It’s going to be a long two weeks.

Winter Preparation

A wool hat for Ewan. This one is made from some of my leftover handspun yarn and it will have ear flaps. We have plenty of wonderful woolens stashed about the house for our adult sized selves, hats and mittens, scarves and socks, some sweaters too, but very little for little people. That must be remedied.

Printed Happiness

Curtains for our living room. This fabric is just so happy. At first, I thought it might actually be too happy. But now, after working with it for a little while, it feels just right. Just the sort of thing that will make me smile when I come out into the living room in the morning.

I’m hoping the making can continue because I have such a long list of things that I’m dreaming about. Little baby shoes, hand sewn handkerchiefs, embroidered tea towels, a secret surprise Christmas project (no, it isn’t too early), pumpkin oatmeal bread, a turtle costume for our little one, maple butter granola, and so very much more.

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