I’ve been really digging the knitting lately. Hardly been sewing at all. I finished the mitts I started at the beginning of the Olympics and have been wearing them a lot. They really keep your hands warm.
As soon as I got the mitts off my size 1 needles, I cast on some socks for Rick. [...]
I’ve been working on several small projects, switching from one to the other. I seem to have a really short attention span lately and I’m just going with it. I recovered the seats of the dining room chairs. I had bought the fabric this past summer when Bolt was having their annual sale. The fabric [...]
This year I am decorating for Christmas a little at a time. Last week Jenny and I hung up my Christmas globes made from old Christmas cards. I had started these several years ago but never finished them. Last fall I made good use of the time laying in bed after one of my surgeries [...]
This year I used some new dishes on Thanksgiving. They are just charming and were given to me by my good friend Vivienne and her husband Del. The dishes belonged to Del’s mom who had a thing for dishes. They are from Germany and are made by Rosenthale. They were designed by Raymond Loewy and [...]
It’s true, I’ve been away more than I’ve been home during the last 5 – 6 weeks, but I am now home to stay. Last Thursday I decided to fly down to Walnut Creek to spend sometime with my best friend Kristy and her family. We had a great time, eating wonderful meals, sitting around [...]
