The beloved father in our home is turning on the north side of 30 today – 36! Wow, the time has flown.
I know what you are thinking…how could we be so LUCKY?? Well, truly it is a twist of fate that we live near this mecca of frog-dom. We didn’t even have to place a foot on the unpaved side of […]
After making my friend a necklace for her birthday I felt the need to do more! I stopped by my local Michael’s and got some beads on sale. They have such a better selection now than they used to when […]
Theme Thursday – Playtime I would have chosen “memories” as the theme if I hadn’t already chosen “memory” previously. Hopefully this one won’t be too hard! ***** So how many of you have actually printed any pictures in the last […]
I love it when things work out. This past week the kids started their first swimming lessons. Yes, we finally have them in an organized activity. We were able to get both kids in the same class, but didn’t get my […]
Before getting my serger for Christmas last year, I wasn’t a fan of sewing with knit fabrics. It wasn’t the easiest with my regular sewing machine since they stretched so much and the hems looked all wonky. Now I have […]
After a week of vacation, I’m happy to report I got some stuff accomplished. After painting *almost* all of the basement and my cousin’s visit, I was able to get some sewing done on Thursday and Friday. I even got […]
Theme Thursday – Friendship ***** I have tips from last year showing how to make borders on a picture. This is very much along the same lines. Storyboards can be really any size you want. Generally I like the 10×20 size. […]
Since my basil is thriving right now (finally) I decided to use some of my herbs up and make some pesto. I found a recipe by Rachel Ray but modified it a bit – mostly making a bigger batch! It […]
Well, so far the vacation has been less than restful. Instead of eating bonbons on the couch, getting massages and shopping, I have been working hard. On Tuesday I painted about 3/4 of the basement, which is around 1300 square […]
On Saturday one of our friend’s turned 29…again. 😉 I hadn’t made a necklace in a long time so I decided to pull out my beads and see what I had to work with. The necklace and earrings I made […]
As we were getting ready to leave for home last Sunday, we heard the roar of a prop plane engine pushed to it’s limits. It appeared over the trees going straight up in the air, where it turned and appeared […]
