In the wee small hours of the morning
When I’ve got lots in my heart and on my mind the first thing I loose is sleep. I can go weeks without a good night’s sleep. I can exercise or work in the garden all day long. My body…
Q-tip Tip for Leaky Batteries
Today I’m sharing a video for how to clean that corrosive chalky white power from a leaky battery using Q-tips. I used it to save one of my girl’s favorite toys a few months ago. It worked so well that…
Books on my Mind
My Mom left early this morning for the long drive from Salt Lake City to Kansas City for Quilt Market. She is helping her dear friends, Norma and Joyce of Geoff’s Mom’s Pattern Co. with their booth at the show.…
For Mother’s Day
There is no way to be a perfect mother, and a million ways to be a good one. – Jill Churchill This might just be my favorite quote on motherhood. It’s liberating to ponder it. How many nights have…
Early Mother’s Day
I’m not really in the habit of buying myself Mother’s Day gifts. My husband is one of the best gift givers I know, so I don’t have to compensate by buying my own. He gives me gifts that I really…
Easy Perfect Circles
I recently shared the Dresden Plates made by my daughter and me. She made her’s at my mom’s house. I had made my center and was hand appliqueing it on when Emma came in with her plate. I looked at…
My Garden this Spring
I’ve been in my garden pulling weeds. It’s such a big job. I’ve tried to set manageable goals, this bed today, this bed tomorrow. I have lots of big garden beds and some of the weeds, I think, are bigger…
Laundry Stain Tip: Rust Stain Removal
Every once in a while, from out of nowhere, I will find a rust stain on one of our clothes. I’d like to know what causes them. It’s a mystery. I suspect they may come from a wet wash or…
Spinach Dip by Request
I’ve had so many people ask for this recipe lately, I knew I needed to share it on Make it Do. Have you ever had this dip before? It’s not a recipe that I’ve ever thought to share before since…
Q-tips for My Favorite Things: Sewing Machine Clean-up
My sewing machine is one of my favorite things. But despite that, I don’t clean it nearly often enough. It usually gets cleaned when I lower my bobbin door to find a lint free-for-all. It seams like some brands of…
Playing Hooky
I have so much to to do this week- fun stuff like filling out medical insurance applications, filing a bunch of paperwork from our taxes and bills, and making dentist appointments for everybody. I was super busy last week making…
The Bee Knees Block
I’m part of a new quilting bee called the Bees Knees. A few weeks ago I received my first fabric in the mail- a Moda Bella White and two fat eighths of Lecien Happy Mochi Yum Yum from Sherri of…