Weekend Kat Blogging: Finished Quilt–And A Nightmare

We picked up Kat’s quilt from the woman who does the professional long-arm quilting (machine quilting on a large machine that allows easy, free-motion designs full of simple or complex curves and whorls) in Nelsonville on Wednesday.
As you can see, Kat loves it, and has been cuddling it at least a little bit every […]

Weekend Kat Blogging: Artistic Kittens (With a Side Note About Henna)

Kat’s most favorite pastime these days, other than listening to, jamming to, dancing to, and singing to music, is drawing with crayons. She loves her colors, and the crayons are almost always scattered over the floor where she can get to them.
As you can see, she has another artistic kitten interested in crayons–Delia. Cordelia […]

Weekend Kat Blogging: The Little Spring Flautist, Artist and Inventor

Kat loves to not only hear her Daddy play Native American flute, she likes to imitate him. For months, she has been able to blow a clear note on a flute if it is held for her. Now, she can hold the flute herself, and when she is holding a small flute, she can reach […]

Kat’s Rainbow Sundress

Now you see what I’ve been up to for the past several days.
I made this little dress for Kat by copying a dress we bought last year in a local store. It had been made by someone here in Athens, and I drafted a pattern from it to make this dress. The fabric is […]

Weekend Kat (and Daddy) Blogging, Part II: School of Rock

Kat’s love for music grows every day.
Yesterday, she used her first verb–”to dance.” And she used it as a verb, saying, “Dance!” and then, standing, with her back against the couch, she began to dance.
Not only does she like to dance, but she likes to play her Daddy’s flutes and guitars, with a little […]