6.9.12

I am having post-parent visiting blues - I'm not sad per se just a bit in a haze. I am still keeping up with creating piles and anxious to get some of my new projects done. lliam has had a great week so far at school and really enjoying the longer days - some of the benefits of having your kids active all day is they go to bed so quickly. lliam's tooth fell out at the cottage and a new bud is already sprouting - I was surprised I didn't know it happened that quickly. I don't know if I mentioned that one day at his summer camp - his counsellor due to very poor judgement told the the kids a scary story about a clown. I think clowns are scary and lliam already had issues with being scared of the dark and it's been almost a month since the incident and he still gets bad clown dreams. I am so mad that the camp would not tell their counsellors that scary stories are not appropriate for 6 yr olds - I hope it doesn't linger too long. I still have flashbacks from watching the exorist at a young age.

I love how the wood houses look in the shop, I took a photo of them in use. j uses them in the kitchen for all his cookbooks - personally I like them as objects.
p.s. book covering tutorial here

7 comments:

  1. I love the houses
    I have a thing for houses
    and my handy dad
    made some for me

    bye!
    Patrice A.

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  2. I love your esthetic eye, your products are amazing!
    Very poor judgement from the cousellor!
    My girl is terrified of clowns, only now when she is already 7 years old, she has been able to be in the same room with a clown. She doesn't think they are funny but she tolerates them. It was really hard when she was younger since all kids events and happenings have clowns - even McDonalds ( that I did not mind at all, LOL)

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  3. There is always that period after dear ones leave that there is a bit of emptiness and quiet, I try to fill the void like you, by keeping busy. Parents are so dear. I am glad Lliam has had a good week at school and hope his bad dreams pass. I'm with you on the clown thing...I don't like them either or people in masks for that matter. I guess I don't like the fact that they are "hiding" their real selves behind makeup or a mask yet they can see the real you. I think as a child they can be very frightening because they are so "in your face" with their actions and assume everyone likes them. I love the houses and thanks for the tutorial for book covering, I think I will give it a try.

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  4. I have a huge clownphobia. Actually, anything with a painted face or a mask scares me, because I can not see "the real person". I've had this since I was even younger than Illiam. I think finding ways to show him clowns aren't scary might help him. It probably would've helped me back then!

    On another note, the wooden houses are adorable!

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  5. we shielded all of our children from horror movies and violence when they were young but I am always shocked at how some let there children watch just about anything on a screen. I love the houses alone or used as bookends they are also amazing and very functional.

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  6. the houses are so great and also functional

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  7. love the houses. i tried making a house out of some BC Yellow Cedar. It sits wonky but smells great!
    (love your new blog header too!).

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