Unsupervised Design

Category: Family 👨‍👩‍👧

  • My wonderful partner threw at me Taskmaster themed birthday party last night complete with guests having to compete in tasks and a custom trophy for the victor.

    An open task card, with red wax seal, that reads “Have the most fun at James’ birthday party. Your time starts now”
    A gold, long haired, funko head mounted on a black base with a red wax seal on the base in the style of the trophy from the popular British show Taskmaster

  • One of Gwen’s favourite animals this year was the octopus so I got my arts and crafts hat on for Christmas.

    Purple felt octopus sitting on the back of my left hand with tentacles wrapped around my fingers and wrist.
    In progress construction shot showing pattern pieces traced onto felt and the first 2 pieces cut out.
    In progress shot showing the leg pieces stitched together and the first seam of the head.
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    Celebrating the last day of 2022 by taking in a family walk to the outdoor cafe the Bike and Bean to enjoy the very warm day

    A picnic table in front of the bike and bean cafe with the sun high in the sky
    Carrot weather forecast showing that it is 9 degrees Celsius (feels like 7) and a quip of “How many famous people can 2022 kill on its way out the door?”
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    After 3 days of birthday parties, Christmas, and family visits the pups are pretty happy to have a quiet morning.

    Hugo curled up between my legs with Luna laying on top of him in my lap viewed from behind.
    Hugo curled up between my legs with Luna laying on top of him in my lap with a view of their faces.
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    This Christmas Eve is a bit different. We welcomed Guinevere to the world at 11pm last night. No tree or lights in IWK for us but I am happily trading it for these snuggles.

    Baby Gwen snuggled into my chest for our afternoon nap.
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    Got the tree up and decorated before the tiny human arrives! This year featuring a pair of lovely new ornaments 🐶🐾

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    Raquel is 32 weeks today and we went to an ultrasound to figure out if the kid is going to be a giant baby like their father. They did their best to dodge the camera but were happy to show us their foot.

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    I snuck in an unplanned bike trip today when Raquel called and let me know that she had accidentally locked her keys in the trunk of the car.

  • Enjoying the Staffroom Stout in Lunenburg on a patio as the weather alternates between Sun and Rain every 10 minutes or so.

  • Saturday family walk in the park with some duck watching.
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  • Brunch in Oslo

  • It’s important for Griffin’s to gather for a summer picnic when any of them are geographically close enough

  • Grabbed lunch and went for a walk in St. hanshaugen‘s park.

  • Found everything I could need today!
    (Including what I affectionately called the burglar’s exit)

  • Got to spend yesterday afternoon welcoming Stanley to the world

  • After 13 hours the party is done and this boy is well celebrated.

  • Spending the day executing on a plan for the greatest 12th birthday party ever.
    So far so good.

  • a pretty big deal

    several months ago I shared that my brother won a Canadian Architect Award of Excellence on twitter and facebook.
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    today dalhousie university took the time to feature his work on their website and I realized that I should do likewise.

    my brother, matthew, is a pretty big deal and you should all know it.

    click here for some of his other work

  • family

    in my last post I reflected on the absence of a family member.
    to end the year I thought I would reflect on the holiday season and the presence of family.
    I spent the last week travelling between my mother’s home and my grandmother’s home. I eaten more christmas dinners that I can count and played host and guest to parties full of family in both locations.
    new locations for this creature to explore

    continuing a norweigan tradition Marianne brought us last year!

    to the victor goes the marzipan pig!

    Brad found the almond in the julegrøt

    he and his pig became fast friends

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    happy new year!

  • The single greatest present ever.
    Super griff