Category Archives: Misc.

Glorious Peas

Rick and I are really loving our garden this year. Everything has grown in so well. And we are especially having fun with all the edibles that we planted. We put window boxes on the edge of the patio beneath the arbor and planted sugar snap peas in them. We made a trellis out of [...]

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My knit group

Every other thursdays is knitting day. And I love my knit group. They are an amazing group of women who are such good friends. So supportive and nurturing and fun and silly and talented. In a word, awesome. I feel privileged to know them and have them as my friends. Today we had my birthday [...]

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Spring

I’ve got a couple of things to show you just haven’t gotten pictures yet. I did manage to take some pictures of the wonderful spring flowers that are blooming here. We had five glorious sunny, warm days and everything is popping up. I love it.

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A Step Back in Time

I’ve been relentlessly cleaning my sewing room and I came across this little gem. I think I got this embroidery kit when I was 6 – 8 years old. The kit was to embroider the doll blanket and the pillow. The design was stamped on the fabric and the kit came with embroidery thread, hoop, [...]

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Elf shoes

I did finish the elf shoes in time for the Groundhog’s Day party. They turned out so cute. I sewed a pompom to the tip of each toe before wearing them to the party. I agitated them  too long when I was felting them and they came out a bit small.  I had to put [...]

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