This afternoon, I crossed some pretty big stuff of of my list, and I am celebrating by allowing myself to drop in here for a few moments of blog time. I have this great little widget on my WordPress dashboard that shows me what I posted around this time in previous years. Usually there are […]
Read More: History repeats itselfCategory: chit chat
Squares
The theme of this week’s last-minute gift-making spree appears to be “squares.” There are charm squares in the quilt top, and my grandmother’s granny squares in the pillows and nearly-finished table runner. Squares and vibrant colors. Wheeee! Neil nearly had another heart attack* when he walked in last night and saw all of that color […]
Read More: SquaresMaking lists
At this time of year, I make lists. There’s the Gift List, which is sort of my master list. It includes everyone I want to give a gift to, a list of what I want to give them, and a budget for that giving. Then there’s the To-Make List, which is just like it sounds. […]
Read More: Making listsA few things
I made a bunch of hooks today, filled some long-awaited orders (thank you for your patience), and made a couple of extras for the shop (stay tuned). I still have to sand them and buff them, but they’ll be good to go for my Friday shipping day. By the way, if you are thinking you’d […]
Read More: A few thingsTen days
Ten days. That’s how long we were without power. And if not for the support of our families, who took us in for a few days at a time, I’d probably be really, really cranky right about now. It’s good to have sweet parents who want to help us. We are lucky, and we know it. […]
Read More: Ten daysI miss electricity
And phone. And internet… Actually, I shouldn’t complain. I’ve been kept warm and well-fed by my parents for much of the last five days. And when the power is restored, I will still have a house to come home to. Not everyone can say that. Neil has been in Toronto since Thursday, and will be […]
Read More: I miss electricityPowerless
Thanks for the well-wishes, everyone. We have been without power since Monday night, and are being told it could take another 7-10 days. I have been able to access the internet now and then, thanks to my neighbors and their generator, but my electronics are beginning to lose power. Town Hall has set up a […]
Read More: PowerlessIt’s coming
Hurricane Sandy, I mean. And while we have been super lucky in the past, who knows if we will have power this time tomorrow? If I take a while to respond to email over the next week, you can assume we are without electricity. We’ve stocked up on firewood, dragged much of our outdoor furniture […]
Read More: It’s comingReasons to be Cheerful
It has been so long since I’ve done one of these, and I thought it was about time for another! Feel free to play along on your own blog, and link to it in the comments. Here is a smattering of my own recent reasons to be cheerful: Pumpkin patches in October, both recent and […]
Read More: Reasons to be CheerfulSix Thousand Words (give or take)
I’m feeling very much like I am neglecting the lot of you here. What’s funny is that I am actually spending quite a bit of time on this website, but you’d never know it by checking the blog. I’ve been working on behind the scenes stuff, shop stuff, breaking links, fixing them again, yadda, yadda, […]
Read More: Six Thousand Words (give or take)