and headed North, up the NY State Thruway, and West, deep into the Catskill Mountains, where we found a quaint little 1830’s farmhouse waiting for our arrival. I’d been wanting to enjoy the cozy atmosphere of the mountains in the fall for some time, and was more than willing to drive three hours to do […]
Read More: We packed our bags on FridayMonth: October 2009
Sometimes…
I think I spend more time playing with the photos than I do composing the blog post. Sometimes the pictures are ok straight out of the camera, but they almost always benefit from a little tweaking. I recently discovered a way to obtain a warm, dreamy effect. And I have been in love with this […]
Read More: Sometimes…If I didn’t know better…
Remember this from 1.5 years ago? It was the first time we’d had any major damage to one of our cars. The door was replaced within a week, though, and all was right with the vehicular world. Well, if I didn’t know better, I’d say there was a god of van doors, and that he […]
Read More: If I didn’t know better…Good to have a plan or three
So I wrote up a little bit about my two quilt projects that didn’t get very far this weekend, and my Plan C knitting project, too. But then I got so distracted by the episode of Community that I am watching on demand at the moment (multi-tasking, dontchaknow) that most of what I wrote was […]
Read More: Good to have a plan or threeMornings and minutiae
It’s been ten and a half months since my first Project 365 ended. I took a picture of my feet every day for a year, if you recall. It was fun, but I was glad to see it end. Now, after a nice break, I’m jumping back into the 365 ring with a new series: […]
Read More: Mornings and minutiaeSticks, part two
I survived the experience of knitting in the round with DPNs, and I have a pair of Toasty fingerless gloves to show for it. Thanks for all of the encouragement this weekend (and the expressions of disbelief – I got a nice laugh out of some of those comments.) The second glove looks a lot […]
Read More: Sticks, part twoSticks
So, look what I went and bought yesterday. And wouldn’t you know it? I think I may just be able to wrap my brain around the concept after all. Whoa. Ornament-making, quilt-contemplating, and now knitting (with needles!): I think it’s going to be a crafty kind of weekend. Maybe by Monday I’ll have myself half […]
Read More: SticksLunch Box Napkins
A few of you asked for more information about how I make my napkins, so I decided now was as good a time as any to whip up a few for the boys’ lunch boxes and photograph the process. This tutorial makes three small napkins, which when folded in half, are approximately the size of […]
Read More: Lunch Box NapkinsSeasonal Napkin Disorder
Can one ever have too many seasonal cloth napkins? Is there really such a thing as an overabundance of soft, gentle, go-ahead-and-use-them-everyday kitchen linens? It’s been over two years since I made my first set of napkins out of quilting cottons, and in that time I have not bought a single package of paper napkins. […]
Read More: Seasonal Napkin DisorderReady, set…
GO! And by that I mean “custom family portrait ornaments are online and ready, if you’d like to order one.” And I also mean “thank you” 🙂
Read More: Ready, set…