baxter and a bag

a failed, and silly, family portrait in baxter woods to start off with. we have been exploring a variety of new (to us) trails and woodsy places withing a 10 minute drive from where we live. it has been fun to scope out new places that dont automatically suck you into a play ground.

every time we turned anything over we found a multitude of worms. eliot kept saying 'look at the cute worms'. i started wondering how many worms must populate every square mile. i didnt find an exact answer but i did find this interesting article.
eliot is starting a new 'school' next week. im still adjusting to the idea, rather reluctantly at times, but it is the best of few options at the moment. so, to try and quell my separation anxiety, i made him a lunch bag and a few napkins to go inside.

it is pretty roomy and basically a rectangular box with a button at the top to keep it closed. i used a linen curtain panel i bought and never used for both the outer and the lining. i put fusible interfacing in between for extra sturdiness.

it needs to be trimmed up a bit, and could probably use a handle, but you get the idea...

i wonder if he would get teased for matching pants? i have a lot of this fabric still left...