Ever have one of those days where you are in constant motion, going here, going there, attending to this and doing that, and when the kids are in bed, and you finally get a chance to sit down and take a look at your to-do list, you find that you haven’t made quite the dent […]
Read More: I’ve always liked the smell of strawberry incenseMonth: July 2009
Tush cushion


There’s a road trip in my not-so-distant future, and it involves my 10-year-old car, which I do love, but which also causes a fair amount of discomfort on any drive that lasts longer than an hour. It’s the kind of thing you wouldn’t notice tooling around town, but sit in the same spot for too […]
Read More: Tush cushionOpportunities lost


I spent a good portion of my day behind the sewing machine. I made a few more head scarves from Weekend Sewing – those things are just what I need for keeping my long hair out of my face when I’m leaning over a project, or (more importantly) out of my eyes and my mouth […]
Read More: Opportunities lostI vote cute


I promised to tell you whether the flag shorts came out cute or dorky. I vote cute. More from our early Fourth of July celebrating here.
Read More: I vote cuteThe top to match the bottoms
In keeping with the “things I saw two years ago when I was a newbie sewist and wanted to try but didn’t” theme, I turned to Nancy of Belle Epoque and her Tie Tank Top Tute to make a top to match my new pajama bottoms. Again, I found it quite simple to make, now […]
Read More: The top to match the bottomsA Month of Hands


I’m eager to get into a new daily photography project, and here it is: A Month of Hands. Won’t you join me? Our hands are always busy, always making art, preparing meals, helping children, keeping journals, driving vehicles, holding doors open, tying shoelaces, applying nail polish, picking berries… all of those things and many, many […]
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