I gaze out the window and see the forest that is right across the lake from us all the time. But I’ve never visited – until this weekend. We had a nice walk through the town and then the forest and we ended up at some ruins of an old fortress on a hill. I’ve…

We went to get our pumpkins on Saturday. They don’t really carve pumpkins here, but this farm market feels just like what we would call a pumpkin farm in the US. They have big squash sculptures to look at. You can hang out with some cute goats or climb in and around a big hay…

No Mommy, I’m too busy to put on the hat you made for me. Amazingly, Bea was willing to model the hat and it fits her too. The pattern is from the Oliver + S book called Little Things to Sew. It went together quickly and easily. Now if we can just get Claire to…

We just got back from a few days in the mountains. We saw the beautiful sights by train, by funicular and by way, way up high gondolas. I was so happy to be able to show Mom and Dad the Swiss mountains. And we really lucked out with the weather – we had chilly, but…

Grandma and Grandpa came and it promptly turned to Fall. Or maybe winter up on the mountain top. Here is our photo of this sign on the top of Mt. Rigi in September: And here is the same sign yesterday: Bea loved the snow and we actually did have a few minutes of sunshine so…

Not sure if this really qualifies as a pinafore, but that’s what I’m going to call it since it’s meant to be worn over something. The pattern is from a Swedish magazine – a wrap-around style with bias tape trim and ties. I’ve been coveting this fabric for a while and finally decided to cut…