Least in the Kingdom: Family

~We went to the park yesterday and I was excited to check out the "floor" of the playground! All perfect squares in maroon and lime green. There weren't enough people at the time, but, someday I want to go back and play a game of chess with people as pieces!

~We actually made it to the tournament this last Saturday! All of that sewing and sewing and sewing paid off! I especially like the way the "page" hat with its feather turned out! Unfortunately my camera ran out of batteries after a handful of pictures. Such a shame, I was really upset with myself! Fortunately I know there were lots of pictures taken by other people and I hope to get some of them soon! So maybe I'll be able to post more this week. For now I am super busy still, so I'm suspending my regular Monday posts at least for the next couple weeks!

~Hope everyone had a great weekend!

I know I have been pretty bad about posting lately, mainly because every waking moment is taken up with sewing! We'll be attending a medieval tournament this Saturday, so, certain wardrobes had to be re outfitted, and boys who've outgrown their old costumes must have new ones. I'll try to post pictures of the event some time next week! In the mean time here are some photos I took of the sweetest baby in the world not too long ago. I like the effects after I took them into editing. What do you think?

~Pictures I took of one of my sweet little sisters on her birthday this last month. Watching little sisters grow up is a precious experience I wouldn't trade for the world!

~A game of croquet anyone? Its a longstanding tradition to play croquet when we visit my grandparents house!

~Batter up, the competition will be somethin' fierce!

~One of these cute little girls beat me - and I'm still gettin' over it!

~Starting the game...

~Hope your summer is as lovely as mine, and may your games of croquet be luckier! We're leaving to go home tomorrow - expect more pictures soon!

~I haven't had a chance to get many pictures of my vacation spot yet - but I assure you, there will be more to come! Above is my "vintage" luggage case, vintage because it was my mothers and before her it was my grandmothers. When I pulled it out of the shed it still had the little red white and blue traveling tag with my mothers maiden name and address written in! Little details that really make me smile - and I added a blue and white scarf of my own to keep it company.

~Front door entry...

~The front of the "cottage", don't you love gingerbread trim?

~White picket fence out front with beautiful red roses. My Grandmother is an avid gardener, she has zillions of flowers all over the place!

~Rose against the sky.

~The corner of the original molding on the porch, still sturdy after 112 years!

~That's all for now! I'll try to find time to get more of the house when I get a chance!

~Somehow, somewhere, for some reason, the fact that I had a post due today slipped my mind! I just realized that today as, in fact, Monday... Luckily I did a photo shoot featuring my dear sister last week, so, here's the pictures!

~This was a purely for fun photo shoot - based on the fact that my sis is quite into the new "Alice in Wonderland" right now! I tried to set up poses and scenes that would give it a fantasy world feel...

~She put her outfit together with all sorts of odds 'n ends, in case you were wondering, we do share wardrobes (advantages of sisters who are approximately the same size!), so, you may recognize a few things!

~I like the way this one turned out, very sunshiny... It was a lot of fun being the one behind the camera! I actually do not enjoy having pictures taken of me, though I try my best to smile :) So, it was great fun being able to trot around the yard in socks (I know, ruining them!), snapping shots of someone else!

~I have the best sister in the whole world! Hands down... Do you have an inner fantasy realm that likes to come out in make-believe photo shoots?

P.S, drumroll please, I haven't forgotten about my promised Edwardian inspired photos, Narelle and I are working on the project, more information coming soon!

~I realized recently that I've been rather neglecting my little blog of late. Very unkind of me. The thing is, I've discovered the interesting world of social networking, which makes communication so quick it turns my mind topsy-turvy. I scarcely know what to do with all the information at my fingertips. If any one else has had experience with this do speak up! I find myself lying awake at night wondering, forlornly, if so-and-so really will get over here cold soon, why such and such always capitalizes the miDDle of their sentences, when that person is ever going to get a hair cut, if changing ones profile picture once a quarter is too much or too little, and so on...

~Alright. So I'm exaggerating and being sarcastic! But it is true that having little bits of disorganized time on ones hands in-between painting and unpacking, gives just the right window of opportunity for a comment here, and update there. The problem will be slacking off in a couple weeks when we're all moved in - that's when the real schedule starts!

~I found this vintage poster on the internet a while back, oh the joys of mop and duster! It's funny how timing works out isn't it? Our house pretty much looks like a dumpster at the moment, so, I can relate, only, not to the "he" part. Substitute "they" and you've pretty much got it!

~Enjoy the weekend!

~John, Maud, and Lois, Fitzpatrick. Related to me on my mothers side, somewhere. It is really quite bothersome not knowing the exact connection, quite bothersome.~

~Once again I haven't a clue exactly how I'm related to the people in this photo, but, it should suffice to say they are an assorted bunch of Great Aunts, Great Uncles, Great Grandparent's, and Cousins. There. Did I cover everything? I'm sure I did.

~Out of the group this fellow is a favorite. I certainly hope we're related to him, just not too closely. He reminds me of Doc Holiday actually, something about that mustache and hat...

~Great Great Aunt Bernice~ I've been told she loved horses, isn't she cute?

Okay, I'm not sure how we're related to this couple, but, I hope it's only by marriage. They look cranky. The names?

~John and Elmira Staltz~ Other what? The backs of postcards are so interesting...

Now this is an interesting couple, look at her freckles and his bow tie! I'm not sure how these two are related to us either unfortunately, I'm still waiting for someone to give me more information. Their names are Bill Meatee and Jennie "Woodcock" Meatee. Why the weird last name? I have no idea, maybe he really liked meat!

~More to come soon!