It has been a while since I have posted to the blog. It has been a sad couple of weeks around our house. One of our pugs, Charlie, became sick and died suddenly on 26th of October. He was nearly 11 years old, and Jay and I have had Charlie almost the whole time we…
Author: Tracy
Newest Snug-A-Bug Blankets
The newest Snug-A-Bug blankets designs include one new design and two redesigns. Up, Up and Away, is a blue minky plush blanket with a vintage balloon print backing the minky. It is a completely new design that may appeal more to the boys. Chocolate Blocks is made from a medium weight cotton green block print…
Baby Pictures – One Mom’s Tips on Taking, Editing, and Sending Digital Photos
One thing is certain with a new baby: you are going to be taking lots of baby pictures. Digital Cameras are great for capturing every moment. I love our digital camera, I bought it for Jay a couple of Christmas’ ago, but I seem to be the one who uses it the most. The Hardware…
Animal Crackers
A fun print of hippo’s, tigers, and turtles backs the newest Snug-A-Bug minky blanket. This cotton print has been before on a blanket, but not with the orange minky. I was busy over the Thanksgiving weekend, (Canadian), making some new blankets. Animal Crackers will be available in blue minky. There are some new styles and…
Georgia’s Favourite Books
Georgia loves books. She has board books, lift-flap books, push and pull tab books, but her favourite books are animal books. I stumbled across a series of books by Roger Priddy they are fantastic books. They are bright and colourful with great pictures. The first one I bought was First 100 Animals (First Words). She…
Boys! Are We There Yet?
I received my new material late last week and Are We There Yet? is the first new design. You may have seen this print before in pink but the new one is in blue. Backed with blue minky this blanket should satisfy those who found early designs to be to girly. The print is a…
My 4 Best eBay Buys–Part 2—Baby Items—The Baby Bjorn, Boppy, and Crib Duvet
If you missed Part 1 you can read it here. My next 3 best eBay buys are all baby items, a Boppy, Baby Bjorn, and a crib duvet. The Boppy is a must have for any Mother who plans on breastfeeding. Unfortunately they are not easy to find in Canada. Ebay has a large number…
Mosaic Flowers, Butterflies and Dragonflies
Mosaic-like flowers and embroidered butterflies and dragonflies are part of the design on the two newest Snug-A-Bug Blankets. The Mosaic flowers are backed with the very popular brown espresso minky. While white minky and a pink cotton embroidered with butterflies and dragonflies are on the second blanket. Both are in limited quantity as I bought…
Billy Bragg
Billy Bragg played in Halifax last night at the Rebecca Cohn Theatre, it was my first sit down Billy Bragg show. For those of you who are not familiar with Billy Bragg he is a folk/punk rock singer from England. He sings about both political matters and matters of the heart. I first saw Billy…
My 4 Best Buys on eBay—Part One—The Scooba
If you have read any of my other posts you may have surmised that I am a fan of eBay. Almost all of my experiences buying from eBay have been positive, see my post on the crib set if you want to know about my one bad experience. There are some buys that stand out…