Yep, it’s definitely summer. We spent yesterday afternoon swimming at my parents’ house with my sister & my nephews, and today we picked berries in our yard. We didn’t have a gigantic harvest – maybe 2 cups – but it’s a nice haul, when you consider we only lucked into these plants and didn’t have […]
Read More: Summer weekend
So, I went and got myself a head cold. It’s not my favorite thing in the world, that’s for sure. I’ve pretty much wanted nothing more than to curl up under a rock all day. I’ve shirked all responsibility except that of the motherly kind today (I actually did alright in that department – we […]
Read More: Curses! Foiled again.
Here’s a recent family portrait, courtesy of The Simpsons Movie. I wasted far too much time on that site this morning. Neil designed his own avatar, and I did mine & the kids, although the boys did pick out their own outfits (if you couldn’t guess…) Thanks a lot, Neil, for sending me that and […]
Read More: The Simpsons, Some Rats & Color Week
I made another little project today. This is another version of this tote from Lotta Jansdotter’s Simple Sewing. I like the first tote, but it’s a bit flimsy. I decided to try adding a lining, but of course, I didn’t bother to do any research on how to do that. I just flew by the […]
Read More: A tote and a trip
That’s one snazzy-looking feather, dontcha think? Introducing the newest Polka Dot Creations tutorial: Scrap Feather Cane by the very talented Robin Milne. I can’t think of a better way to use up those cane ends we all have than to make this brand new, striking cane. (Seriously, I can’t. I usually just give my scraps […]
Read More: New use for scrap clay
Son #2 and I were heading off to Trader Joe’s today, and we traveled through the Great Swamp to get there. We were only about a mile or two from home when I saw a beautiful blue heron standing in the water on the side of the road. I went back home for my camera, […]
Read More: Swamp Things
This morning Neil suggested that I check out some garage sales for interesting things to sew or dye. Sounded like a good idea to me, so off I went. I only hit 5 sales and didn’t have any luck finding anything of interest until the last place. There on the ground, in a little ziplock […]
Read More: Think he likes it?Son #1’s Ultraman obsession meets my new interest in sewing: Yes, Virginia, there is an Ultraman fabric. And it’s Ultraman Tiga, or so I’m told. One minute I’m humoring him by Googling “ultraman fabric” and the next I’m ordering ugly textiles from Japan Lisa
Read More: Oh, heaven help us…Today was the end-of-year picnic for son #2’s school. Here he is with his “favorite friend,” as he calls her. I just love how he’s got his arm around her. Preschool scuttlebutt is that they like to hug and that he kissed her last week during circle time. My little Casanova! It’s getting close to […]
Read More: Young Love, Anticipation and SaladI spent my beautiful Saturday morning (and part of Friday night) packing up orders to ship out. My letter carrier tends to come earlier on Saturdays, so it’s usually a bit of a rush to get everything packed & weighed, the credit cards charged, and the postage printed & applied before he gets here. I […]
Read More: Oh, poop!
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