So following on from my last post… oh wait, what? that was over 6 months ago? Crazy! Well, I guess a fair bit has happened since then. Mainly moving our family from New Brunswick to Ottawa, where we are now settled in our new home and loving it.

We have a lot more space here and with a full basement to play with, it means the little bean can have her very own playroom and Mom and Dad can have space for their art’s and crafts, of which I took advantage this week, taking on the skill of sewing! Having never used a sewing machine before I managed to measure cut and make not only a curtain but also 4 cushion covers just from scraps of fabric we had laying around. All with no planning or much thinking… Well except when it came to closing the 4th side of the cushion covers where I had a bit of help.

I’m pretty proud of my handy work. I guess I must have learned something from all the years of seeing my Mum’s crafty sewing hands at work.

Speaking of our arts, Crystal’s first solo art show is ongoing at L.A’s Black Maria Gallery right now. I think her collection turned out amazingly well. I keep meaning to have a go at painting myself,  but right now I am about to embark on a drawing course, by way of the book; Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. I’ll have to update on my progress.