The Dental Fear Factor

Maybe I had one too many bad dental experiences as a kid. Even if it’s just cleaning and checkup (as an adult, mind you)  I lay back in that dental chair and tense right up.  Before I know it my…

A Bag For All Reasons

I am thrilled to share my new bag pattern “A Bag For All Reasons.” This easy to make tote is so versatile you’ll wonder how you lived without one for so long. The Bag for All Reasons is a simple…

Autumn Weekend

The maple tree in front of the doorstep burned like a gigantic red torch.  The oaks along the roadway glowed yellow and bronze.  The fields stretched like a carpet of jewels, emerald and topaz and garnet.  Everywhere she walked the…

Lemon pick me ups and Giveaway Winner

This past week I’ve been slogging by with a cold and sinus infection.  Bleck!  Whenever I get feeling rundown like this, I get a craving for happy yellows and lemons.  Fresh lemon squeezed in hot water is one of my…

Making a Scarecrow

  I could wile away the hours Conferrin’ with the flowers Consultin’ with the rain And my head I’d be scratchin’ While my thoughts were busy hatchin’ If I only had a brain…   There’s something homey and humble about…

A Clean Toothbrush plus a Giveaway!

Today it’s another installment in the Arm & Hammer Switch & Save Challenge. Since school started my family has been plagued with little niggling coughs and colds.  What’s up with that? Last year one of my kids received a perfect…

Quick Tip: How to Roast and Peel a Pepper

Yes, things are a bit peppery around our house this time of year.  I’m trying to use up our harvest of peppers.  I wish I could take credit for growing these GORGEOUS Anaheim Peppers.  They came from a friend’s in-law’s…

Candied Jalapenos on Tasty Kitchen Today

I’m a guest on Pioneer Woman’s Tasty Kitchen today making amazing, SPICY and delicious Candied Jalapenos.  If you like a little spice in your life, I’m warning you, you might just get addicted. Be sure to click over to Tasty…

Tracing your Embroidery Design Three Ways

There are lots of solutions for tracing an embroidery pattern to fabric.  There are printable transfer papers and iron-on patterns. Or there is the low tech method of simply tracing your pattern by hand to fabric.  I’m so low tech,…

Scavenger Costumes

I was thinking about how (in the good old days) we used to scavenge our Halloween costumes from the attic or from the thrift store.  Sure, my mom would sew costumes here and there, but often we used our ingenuity,…

Gathering Hollyhock Seeds

Did you know Fall is the perfect time of year for planting hollyhock seeds? If you have a friend who grows hollyhocks, it’s easy to gather seeds from their stocks.  Hollyhocks are one of those old fashioned flowers that are…