This Mother’s Day
Today is Mother’s Day. I can’t believe I’ve been a mother for nearly ten years. It seems like forever. But it also seems like my son was born only yesterday and I became a mother. The day Ben was born…
Garden Apron Tutorial
Hurray, I finally finished this post! Making this apron was so much easier than writing about it. How many times can you get interrupted, I ask you? And still keep your head in the game? But all’s well that ends…
Putting out Fires
I’ve been putting out fires all week and today is no better. I will be posting my garden apron tutorial later today, so be sure to check back. Sorry for the delay, my dear friends.
An Apron for the Garden
I am famous for leaving things where ever I go. This is especially true when I am in the garden. When I weed a garden bed, I take along my pruners, a trowel, a hand rake, a weeding tool and…
An Apron for Mom
With Mother’s Day just a few days away, there’s still time to make your Mom something special. A beautiful apron can be made in just a few hours, you can find fabrics and patterns to suite every style, and they…
Cinco de Mayo Chicken Enchiladas
Does anyone really know what the heck Cinco de Mayo is? Well I do… now… I just Googled it a few minutes ago. But other than celebrating the Mexican victory against the French in 1862, Cinco de Mayo has always…
Guess Who Arrived Yesterday?
One of our butterflies emerged from it’s cocoon yesterday. The excitement at our house was palpable. Then Ben spotted what he thought was blood dripping from the butterfly’s back…. and the joy turned to despair. “What if it’s going to…
Common Sense at the Movies
I don’t normally consider myself a prude. But even still, there’s not much worse than being in a crowded movie theater with your little kids… and having something really inappropriate pop up on the screen. Last year, I took my…
Hanging by a Thread
Somethings a little askew with Emma today. She is definitely out of sorts. Could it be that her front tooth is hanging by a thread? I have a snaggle-tooth daughter. I’m sort of getting a Nanny McPhee vibe. Her sister…
the weaving of thread
Any woman who sews or knits, or weaves, blends colors in a tapestry or creates a patchwork quilt, knows by the feel that a single thread is weak, but the weaving, the blending, the intertwining with many others makes it…
Gee’s Bend Inspiration
I’ve slowly… very slowly gotten to work on my son’s quilt for his bedroom. The hardest part has been coming up with the pattern I wanted to use. Ben liked a bull’s eye pattern… but I wanted something just a…
Dinner on a Budget- Delicious Cabbage Rolls
A great way to cut back on your grocery bill is to add “Peasant Food” recipes to your menu. Peasant food is typically very inexpensive to make, and is often quite healthy. Most peasant food includes lots of vegetables and…