We were just out Calgary when we first spotted the Rocky Mountains on the horizon. Watching them approach took hours. Finally, we arrived in Banff. Banff National Park was the first national park in Canada, and the town was the first town incorporated within a national park in Canada. It’s also the most visited national … More RV’22.5: Banff and the Rockies
We drove through the rest of mostly-flat Saskatchewan, broken up by things like “The World’s Largest Teepee.” At other points on this trip, we saw the world’s largest dragonfly, the world’s largest dinosaur, and we narrowly missed missed the world’s largest Pysanka. But as soon as you arrive in Drumheller, Alberta, the flat goes away. … More RV’22.3: Drumheller is Dinotown
For this trip, I abandoned all other projects, and just brought along handspun sock knitting. These are all the yarns I brought, all but one spun since January. I had no expectations of finishing all nine pairs while we were gone, believe me! But I wanted to have my options open. Stringbean has run out … More Socks on the Road: Bubblegum 2-Ply
Unfortunately, when our vacation began, the first thing that happened was COVID. Jared and I got it; it was unpleasant, but not terrible. I’m sure it was exacerbated by pre-vacation stress. Thankfully, the kids didn’t get it. Anyway, our first plans on our journey were to spend some time with friends in Brandon, Manitoba. But … More RV’22.2: Grasslands National Park
We’re now safely home in Rankin Inlet. The trip that took up the last month of our lives was so intense from day to day that it was all I could do to keep a bullet-point record in my journal of what we did, and snap lots of pictures. I’d like to spend the next … More RV’22.1: Hitting the Road
Today we became Canadians. We’ve been on our trip to and through the Canadian Rockies for three weeks now. I’ve been knitting socks and taking pictures and notes, and I’ll tell you all about it soon enough. But today I had to stop and share this important news. We submitted our application to become citizens … More Fresh Canadian
Here I am, just a couple of nights before (Lord willing) leaving on vacation. Bags are packed, boxes are ticked, final lists made. On the list is to share with you this last spin before we leave. The Breed and Color Study, this time around, included both carded and combed-top prep. To my surprise, I … More SCS+BCS: Carded Blended Gradients
Like it always is, April was a blur. Made more so because of course I have to make cakes for everyone. It all started with MiniMighty’s Minion cake (made in March, but served in April)March 2022 Round-Up: Recovery: I made my first cupcake cake for our church’s Easter feast: Which was followed a few days later … More April 2022 Round-Up: Birthday Insanity
The cake-making spree that was April capped off with a birthday cake for Jared. Basically, we wanted to have a big meeting, and it happened to be the day after his birthday at church, so… maybe I included a picture of the cake in the announcement for the meeting… So, this cake! My starting point … More Oreo Chocolate Cake
The kids and I watch a lot of cake videos. And ever since Dooner saw this one, she had her heart set on a “rainbow shapes” cake for her birthday. Here’s my scaled-down version: The final product is petite, but it was a full effort. I bought the fancy circular cutter set, and the fancy … More Rainbow Cake!
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