growing up with a homemaker mom and a nature-loving dad has made me an aficionado of all things domestic and homemade. since i spend many blissed out hours stirring and stitching, i thought i’d pull together this blog in an attempt to modestly share some of my creations. stirandstitch will include my favourite kitchen-works (predominantly, but not exclusively, based on butter and/or chocolate), as well as some most excellent handmade accessories (crocheting and sewing being my usual obsessions).
while i could happily spend my days creating, dog-cuddling and tea-brewing, punctuated with daily runs and weekly crosswords, reality has me making a living as a nurse. i keep a cozy home in the wild woods of ontario with my tall, dark and handsome husband (TDHH) and our two big and sunny dogs.
feel free to say hello or leave a comment, and for goodness’ sake, PLEASE correct any punctuation or spelling mistakes (for which i will be eternally grateful)*. enjoy!
*yes, i deliberately write in lowercase, not to be dismissive or lazy, but because i find it softer and easier to read.
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A girl after my own heart! I think I’m going to like you. Thanks for popping by my blog, too.
merci!
🙂
thanks for stopping by my blog! it looks like we share a lot of the same interests – and a penchant for lower case 😀 incidentally I haven’t talked about it on my blog yet but I am obsessed with ginger. *obsessed*
ginger is a good obsession to have! i love it, too. mmmmm ginger…
Thought I´d pop over after you visited my blog – seems like we enjoy a lot of the same things! Am going to have a better look around now….
Heya! I just thought I’d let you know I’ve awarded you a Leibster Award! Check it out: http://beautifullysewn.com/2012/02/25/my-leibster-shoutouts/
wow – what a nice surprise!! thank you so much 🙂
What a lovely blog! 🙂
how nice! thank you:)
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Hello Stir and Stitch,
I nominated you for the Kreative Blogger award. Please see my post at http://lemonsalt.wordpress.com/2012/03/18/its-nice-to-be-recognized/
if you are interested in accepting!
Best blogging wishes,
loverbean
golly, thank you! i gratefully accept your nomination. thank you so much,loverbean, you made my day 🙂
What a pretty blog! I see so many entries I want to go back and spend time with. Baking and fabric/wool exploration are two of my favorite things! Thanks for stopping by my little corner and commenting.
aww, thanks! that was really nice to hear (well, read). we’ll have to keep track of each other and our projects!
Thanks for stopping by my blog! Love your’s – my kitchen-handicapped self is very inspired by your beautifully delicious-looking recipes
aw, that’s sweet – thanks!
you have inspired me to be brave and try some pintucks 🙂
Just love the creativity here… love the crochet hat so much I want to learn to crochet 😉
So here’s a little something from my blog to yours. Do check it out and I hope you like it http://averilgomes.wordpress.com/2012/05/05/its-not-blurry-any-more-and-a-couple-of-blog-awards/
have a great weekend
oh, thank you so much, averil! you made my day 🙂
i hope you have a great weekend, too.
You’ve done it again–I’ve nominated you for the Kreativ Blogger Award! Congrats, and thanks for the inspiration! http://tinykitchenstories.com/2012/05/06/big-kitchen-happiness/
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aw shucks 🙂
thanks, jennifer!
Great blog! Thanks for stopping by mine 🙂
thank you and you’re welcome 🙂
Hi, nice to meet you! I also share your interests and I’m glad I found your blog! (I agree about the ‘lowercase only’ writing, but my iPhone takes over in grammar correcting mode.) God bless you!
thanks for paying me a visit, too 🙂
I nominated you for a couple of awards today! Stop by when you have a moment and pickup your badges…Amy
oh gosh, thanks! i’ve got some award housekeeping to do (i’ve let a few pile up), so i’ll be passing them on soon. thank you, amy 🙂
I saw your comment on my blog and popped over for a peek, and the first thing I noticed? Ontario! I can’t explain why, but for the past few weeks, I’ve been fascinated with Canada and desperately want to go for a vacation there. This has very little to do with anything, but I thought I’d share how excited I am to see that you not only sew absolutely precious things, but are Canadian! Quite envious. 🙂
well, if you ever want any tourist advice, let me know! there are so many beautiful places in canada worth visiting, and i’ve lived in a few of them:)
I will take you up on that one day! 🙂
lovely blog and lovely projects, thanks for chekingout my blog. i just started sewing and hope i’ll reach our level oneday 🙂
thank you, toma. i’d say you’re very talented if you just started sewing!
I think you have a fantastic blog, I’d like to nominate you for the illuminating blogger award! See what it’s all about here: http://lovelybuns.wordpress.com/2012/08/06/illuminating-blogger-award/
oh, thank you, candy! i’ll check it out 🙂
Thanks for dropping by my blog – it looks like we enjoy a lot of the same things. I’ll be checking in often! (Chocolate + Butter…MMM!)
and thanks for stopping by mine!
My brother has relocated to Canada inthe past 2 years so I’m interested in Canadians visiting my blog site because it makes me feel closer to him somehow. Yours is really interesting so I’ll be back!
that’s so nice! i can kind of relate, as i spent a year in the uk and i miss it terribly. i’m always drawn to british blogs, and i love those that show photos of their surrounds (like yours)! canada is indeed a long ways away from devon – i hope you get to visit each other soon 🙂
Hi
I have an award for you over at my place when you have time
Eunice
thank you, eunice – so nice of you to think of me and my blog 🙂 i’ll try to get to it soon!
You are welcome and there is no rush 🙂
Hi. I nominated you for the Liebster Blog Award. I hope you can accept it and pass it on to your favourites. I also hope you can take it as an appreciation from my part.
Here are the rules: http://poppygoeshappy.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/wow-a-liebster-award/
P.S: I forgot to include, that the nominee has to come up with 11 new questions… 🙂
Have a nice day!
Poppy
i’m sorry it’s taken me so long to reply! i’d love to accept the award – thank you, poppy! it will be a little while before i can pass it on, though 🙂
Hi, I have just nomimated you for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award. Hope you enjoy participating, find out what it’s all about here: http://lovelybuns.wordpress.com/2012/12/19/very-inspiring-blogger-award/
Thanks for visiting my blog – I like your approach to both stirring and stitching!
thank you. and thanks for stopping by mine, too 🙂
I’ve nominated you for the Liebster Award! I’ve been reading your blog for a while and wanted to share your wonderful creativity with my readers. Cheers to you! http://www.schoolofmoxie.com/2013/01/the-liebster-award/
thank you for the accolades 🙂
I love crosswords, attempting to sew & bake (though I’m not as talented as you), AND I have a talk, dark and handsome love, too! Let’s be bloggy friends! ^^
agreed! your blog looks lovely and inspiring (and it’s making me feel a little old and static…)!