rispoklife
  • Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • Creating
  • Cooking

Some Friday Bits and Pieces

5/27/2011

3 Comments

 
So this week was not terribly productive for me. I actually finished zero product this week. Hmmm... perhaps I was feeling a bit overwhelmed. I didn't cook for the whole week this week as my sister and her gentleman suitor were with us this weekend and that threw me off a lot more than I thought it would. It was fun to make things that can't be made in quantity though.  As I'm wrapping up this last week of May and preparing to spend the weekend with my In-Laws, I've found some things to share this evening.

Silly Boy

Picture
Honestly I'm pretty ambivalent about the use of a pacifier. My mother regrets not using one with me, but I also hate the look of a child who's constantly "plugged". Five never had any interest in one and would just spit it out if we offered, but this week he's found it's a fun toy. He has no idea how to use one in the traditional sense, but enjoys chewing on it from every possible angle. He cracks me up.

More Birthday Pouches

Picture
Picture
My niece and nephew both have birthdays coming up and I thought I'd continue the trend of making pouches for them with their names on them. I just finished Gus' this afternoon. Gus is such a character and a bit of a wild man- I had fun picking out fabrics for him. I also chose to make a box bag, a fun, different kind of pouch. I'm pleased with how it turned out, I hope he likes it.
My niece's isn't done yet, but I'm looking forward to sharing it. She loves birds right now and I have some adorable Echino pieces with gorgeous little birds on them!

New Summery Recipe

Picture
The other night it was kind of warm-ish and still sunny (it doesn't get dark here until almost 10) and all I wanted for dinner was a mango lassi. And that's what I had. A few weeks ago we had some lovely and perfectly ripe Atoulfo mangos in our local coop. I was so glad I bought a bunch, chopped them up, and froze them for just such a night! This one is naturally gluten-free and surprisingly easy to make dairy-free. Enjoy! (click on the picture to go to the recipe or go to my cooking page)

Have a lovely Memorial Day weekend!

3 Comments
Mutti
5/27/2011 11:15:42 pm

I am glad that Five is having fun with a pacifier. He doesn't seem to have the inability to calm himself that you exhibited at his age - maybe I should have given you more sophisticated creative activities - but giving a crochet hook or a needle and thread to a 6 month old just didn't seem right somehow.......
Love the lassi.

Reply
sally
5/31/2011 12:10:57 am

I felt the same way about pacifiers - and Isaac used his about the same way 5 is... much better than my memories of pacifier addicted little brothers growing up. I want the lassi...

Reply
sally
5/31/2011 12:12:10 am

Whoops - forgot to give a shout out for the pouches - WOW! I wish I'd had an auntie making these amazing things for me! You are the best!

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Author

    My name is Ansley Knoch. I am the creator of Rispok, a line of accessories for big and little people made from repurposed materials. I live in Madison, Wisconsin with my husband, Fred, and our son, also Fred, better known as 5.

    Archives

    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012
    December 2011
    November 2011
    October 2011
    September 2011
    August 2011
    July 2011
    June 2011
    May 2011
    April 2011
    March 2011

    Categories

    All
    52
    Artists
    Breakfast
    Cooking
    Design
    Fall
    Family
    Fashion
    Finnish
    Holiday
    Holidays
    Juggling
    Kcwc
    Music
    Parenting
    Pregnancy
    Printing
    Product
    Projects
    Protest
    Recipes
    Remnants
    Repurposing
    Reuse
    Scandinavian
    Sewing
    Spring
    Studio
    Summer
    Travel
    Tutorials
    Up
    Winter
    Wisconsin

    RSS Feed

    Picture
    Follow Me on Pinterest
    Picture
    my craftgawker gallery
Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.