Music Monday - Babylon

Better late than never.

L xo

Music Mondays - I and Love and You

One of my favourites.

L xo

PS - I have Farmer's Wife blocks to show you.

Music Mondays - Uncharted

Get out of your chair and dance.  Not all crazy and stuff.  But dance.  It will do you good.  Promise.

L xo

Music Mondays - These Are The Days

For my sweet E who had such an amazing week. I can't tell you how much I love that little man.

L xo

Music Monday - One Republic

And we are back ...

L xo

PS - And, without a doubt, this is a good life.

Music Monday - Betty

Well, that was some weekend.  I mean, it was a sewing marathon.  Ask my friend Greta.  We were emailing back and forth all weekend.  It is nice to have someone to chat with while quilting.  Greta started and finished a whole quilt over the weekend.  Pretty awesome.

I am hoping to have a little post about all I did by tomorrow.

L xo

Music Monday - Mindy Gledhill

I am not going to lie.  Sunday morning was not fun.  I had this whole work issue completely blow up.  I am exhausted.  I was going to put some dreary music here for Music Monday in honour of my terribly foul mood but what good would that do?

Instead, let's start Monday off on the right foot.  Only a week of Spring Break left.  All is good.  No one is dying.  Work is just work.  All will be well.  Just breathe.  

(Can you tell I am talking to myself as I write this - blogging as therapy, who knew?)

Let's talk soon.

L xo

PS - Let's not talk about how the boys and their friends got to one of the sewing machines and now it only sews backwards.

PPS - My dad rocks.  He could talk me through anything.  I have the most amazing family ever.  

PPPS - Going to sew my first Supernova block together.  On the sewing machine that sews forward.  Wish me luck.

PPPPS - And how about all that nonsense going around on the quilting blogs about what quilting is.  Half square triangles, modern quilts not hard enough, need more tradition ... while I probably could add a ton of my opinion to the whole debate, I think we should all just sew.  Sew what we want and for whatever reasons we want, and not worry about the rest of it.  Just my two cents.

Music Monday - Telephone

I lost my Blackberry.  In the snow.  While skiing.  Saturday.  I hadn't backed it up maybe ever.  It had pictures of the boys that I loved and now they are gone.  And some of Chester.  There has been some (okay, maybe a lot) of crying.  Not for the phone but for the photos.  Phone, smone.  Losing the photos is kinda breaking my heart right now.

Seeing as it is Music Monday, I had no choice but to put Telephone by Lady Gaga on.  But I couldn't actually put Lady Gaga's video on my blog.  Too racy!  So we get Glee.

L xo

PS - So much quilt binding on Sunday (official day of mourning for lost blackberry).  Will have lots to show soon.  Or tomorrow.

PPS - Is it okay to tell you all that I just loved my blog comments last week.  Thanks so so much.

Music Monday

We haven't had many sunny days here in Calgary lately.  It feels more like we live in Vancouver or something.  Rain, rain, rain.  The gloom is kinda getting to us all.  

But

D and I off to Scottsdale for 6 days on Thursday.  We were made for sunny days.

And

the sun is meant to come out starting Thursday so my sweet boys, who are also made for sunny days, will have sun too (and their Grandma too!)

L xo

PS - If I owe you a block from a bee, I am working furiously to get them all done before I leave.  I don't want all those blocks hanging over my head.  Next year, I am only joining one Bee.  That's it.  I just bit off more than I could chew, didn't I?

Music Monday

Well, well, well, here we are again with a Music Monday.  I think every single preteen, teenage, twenty something girl needs to play this song over and over (advice from my almost 40 self who may now, finally, know a thing or two about this sort of thing).  Listen to the lyrics girls.  And go get a copy of Kelly Cutrone's book If You Have to Cry, Go Outside.  I wish I had that book in my early twenties.  Not everyone is going to love the book but it has some good advice, let me tell you.  Even for all of us out of twenties ...

And don't we love Sara Bareillis?  Yes, we do.

L xo

PS - This one is a dedication from my 20-ish self to that oh so awful ex-boyfriends from times gone by.  While my hot yoga self would offer love and compassion to those who may have done me wrong in the past, the Leanne I know and love revels in the fact that karma is a bitch, baby. xoxo

PPS - Next Music Monday we are getting all up and positive on it, I promise.  I am going to share my favourite album of right now.  It's a good one.  Promise.

Music Monday

Finally ... a Music Monday. 


The boys have started school. 


I am winning the laundry war. 


I have lots to show.  Sewing wise, that is. 


I am blogging every single day this week if it kills me.  Just sayin. 


L xo 


PS - It was roundabout way from ... Nie Nie.,  C Jane, Blue Lily photography ... to this song ... to me.   Found it last week.  On the day I celebrated my 10th wedding anniversary.  Very fitting song for my sweet D and me.  !0 years. 

Music Monday

Enjoy!

L xo

PS - Last 4 days of work. Yikes!

Music Mondays

I am sure that you thought that if I could forget something as important as my embroidery class, then, for sure, I would forget Music Monday. 

Not so. Here you go. (hey, that rhymes).

Enjoy.

L xo

PS - Hannah Georgas is from Vancouver. We love Vancouver. Very much.

Music Mondays

Holy moly, what a week I had.  Illness, surgery (not me), last days of school ... the list goes on and on.


Crazy town.  


Am desperately tired still. But couldn't miss 2 Music Mondays in a row, so here you have it - and in French! 


It is in keeping with my beautiful bilingual country (even though it is really from France - we love all things French here) 

Back soon with the world's biggest blog update ever. Promise.

L xo

Music Monday - Eva Cassidy - Somewhere over the Rainbow

Eva Cassidy - Somewhere Over The Rainbow - Breathtaking Performance

When E was born, we used to play Eva Cassidy's cd all the time to him. I absolutely love all the songs she sings. I think it is a great way to start a Monday.

Enjoy your Monday (holiday or not).

L xo

How Does Tunes for Tuesday Sound?

Well, all my great plans for sewing were put aside for 3 days of gardening.  I am so behind on so many things that it isn't even remotely funny anymore.  And as much as I would hate to do it, I think I have to drop out of a bee or two.  With everything that is going on, I am not getting to my Bee blocks, let alone the things I really want to sew.  And this is suppose to be fun for me, right?  And it isn't fair to others to continually have to wait while I get my act together. 

Time management, which used to be pretty easy for me, is no longer a strong suit.  It is pretty much non-existent right now, actually.  Which isn't a bad thing, per se.  Just a little rushing here and there.  And an inability to complete any given task.  (Okay, it sounds worse than it is).  But at least time is spent having fun outside with happy boys (and their million friends in our backyard), happy husband, and happy puppy.  And some new friends that we love, love, love (campfires with friends are the best thing ever - marshmallows and Bulmer's Cider go quite well together, just so you know).

Anyhow, yesterday was a holiday here in Canada so I didn't get around to posting (see above re: garden) for Music Monday. 

Hopefully this song is worth the wait.  I love this song.  Hope you do too.

L xo

PS - I have quilt posts coming.  Stay tuned.

Music Mondays

I love Sarah Harmer's music. She is from Kingston, Ontario, where I did my Law degree (it was the best of times, it was the worst of times - stories for another day). I could listen to Sarah all day. And sometimes, I do. There are so many albums to choose from. So go choose one. You won't be disappointed. And don't forget to dance a little. Whether someone is watching or not. It's good for you.

Enjoy this little song, my friends.  Have a great Monday.

L xo

PS - I am good little clock. That is soon to change. More on that some day soon.

Music Mondays

In our second instalment of Music Mondays, we have Laura Viers and her song Summer is the Champion. We hear this song a lot on our way to school on CBC Radio 2 (it is the only radio station I will let my children listen to after my 6 year old asked me what "dancing on your disco stick" meant. I mean, really).

And it is almost Summer. That is a good thing. We love sunshine in this family. Hopefully this song will add some sunshine to your day.

Have a great Monday.

L xo

Music Mondays

So, I have decided to start our week off on the right foot. And to that end, I introduce to you, Music Mondays. Every Monday (fingers crossed), I am going to post for you a video of some of the music I listen to while I happily sew away on all my quilting projects.

While the songs may not always be your cup of tea, I thought it would be kind of fun to share some of my favourite music with you. And I hope that, if you are so inclined, that you will do the same. Doesn't have to be every Monday, or even a Monday, for that matter, just share a little something you like too.

Might be a great way to get to know one another better. We shall see.

L xo