the first day of school

the first item of the day. no kidding! we did move on to more scholarly activities later in the day. but who wants to hear about that when you can watch a unicorn video?

the adventures of moxie, librarian

like a librarian2, originally uploaded by shian-smiling.

tomorrow i will embark on my great library adventure. i'm going to treat this experience like i'm a superhero in training. when i graduate i'll get a cape that reads MOXIE, LIBRARIAN and bring information power to people everywhere.

so excited!

project of the week: yoga mat bag

materials: the same old ikea duvet cover from the ironing board slipcover project.

tools: sewing machine, good scissors, good pattern.

references: i used amy butler's downloadable nigella yoga bag pattern and followed it semi-closely. ms. butler has many marvelous free patterns available. take a peek if you are ever in the mood for a sunday afternoon sewing project.

outcome: positive.

bonus: i especially like the pocket for carrying love notes from your sweetheart, keys, wallet, bus pass, or whatever.

now excuse me, i'm off to do some yoga. namaste.

National Park(ing) Day

Seattle Park(ing) Day, originally uploaded by The Trust for Public Land.

i was happy to stumble upon the news that this friday, september 19th is national park(ing) day, because i love parks and other urban sanctuaries.

the idea formed in 2005 when rebar, a group of artists, designers and activists based in San Francisco sought to re-purpose a metered parking space for public recreational activity. their goal was to expand the public realm and improve the quality of urban human habitat.

it is now an annual event with more than 75 cities participating.

stop by to lend a hand or just stroll through a park (ing) space in your neighborhood.

this is a fire eater

Fire Eater, originally uploaded by icklebird.

thanks to sarah for turning us on to the this is sasek series. team we has already picked up paris and new york and will continue to add the whole collection to our growing children's book library.

team we do photos

EmmyKirk080158, originally uploaded by seanecurran.

kids playing croquet, yay!

now that - fingers crossed - we have a date for the hand off of our big bundle o' photographs from victoria i thought i'd start posting a few (maybe a lot) from the greatest moments of the day.

above, colin and jack play croquet. i loved seeing the kids enjoying themselves. they were also enamored with the diy self portrait area and bubbles.

speaking of baby clothes...

i bought this sweet little embroidered rose and pink ribbon sweater at melissa flynn's awesome garage sale on saturday. it's not time yet, but i couldn't resist. so sweet.

go here for a PRETTY good time

dancing balloons, a fine tune and precious baby clothes get me every time. oona l'ourse.

best button ever

and even if you don't identify as a unicorn, there's plenty more to choose from. take a peek at democratic stuff.

grateful for this

sunset through the window

if you could do anything this afternoon...

....i would take a dip in one of these pools.

what would you do?

via apartment therapy's re-nest.

rolling into the last days of freedom

congratulations!

simple pleasures

via urban prankster.

all together now

Animals and Friends on Ferry, originally uploaded by moxiesinclair.

the end. best week ever, thanks for the memories.

John on Rope Swing

John on Rope Swing, originally uploaded by moxiesinclair.

best week ever, day 6 memories. oh the rope swing!

les classy bucket

we hosted a dinner on sunday night. our apartment was transformed into a restaurant of sorts, a restaurant called les classy bucket. the food was primarily collected from jenn's garden. we supplemented a few items with a visit to the capitol hill farmer's market. jenn was our fearless leader. under her direction, we labored for eight hours, and then a meal was born.

our chef's vision, gorgeous and delicious:
green salad
greek salad (with green beans)
two kinds of fresh baked breads
handmade ravioli stuffed with beats and potatoes
ravioli - again with the handmade - stuffed with chard and ricotta in a vegetable broth, freckled with kernels of corn
wine and peach/raspberry/blueberry pie with whipped cream on top


tomatoes from the garden

beans!

beautiful beets

utensils

taking a break

bread cooling on the window sill

the broth


the diners

Brendan the Tree King

Brendan the Tree King, originally uploaded by moxiesinclair.

Dave and Animals

Dave and Animals, originally uploaded by moxiesinclair.

BWE series.