We had to make pumpkin pie right now. What is this look???

We went out to the forest, made a fire and roasted sausages and s’mores today. Claire told me “the marshmallows and chocolate are friends”.

I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but I must be making something or I’m not happy. For some reason I got a bee in my bonnet about cardboard dollhouses this week. I made two for the girls. And then, since we haven’t been using the space much, we transformed the area under Bea’s bed into…

It’s that time of Fall when all the kids carve a turnip and parade around town singing a turnip song. Here are the turnips (or the Rabelichtli) in progress. I’m getting better at carving them. It’s different than doing a pumpkin – it’s all about making the shapes look good when the candle is inside…

Each year when we carve pumpkins I think of this photo: This was Bea’s reaction right after I cut open her pumpkin and she glimpsed the goo inside. Seems like yesterday.

Someday we will go trick-or-treating like normal Americans. I look forward to that. Yesterday we were all ready for a busy afternoon. We set out for Claire’s dancing/singing class and then we were going to go trick-or-treating on our way back. Then Bea started acting quiet on the train ride and she said she was…

I finished Bea’s costume the morning of Halloween. I really get a kick out of making costumes for the girls and seeing how much fun they have with them. This one took me a long time to make mostly because I labored over piecing the stripes. I wasn’t sure I had enough fabric until I…