A Memorial Weekend
This Memorial Day weekend, while troops fight in a complicated overseas conflict, we: watched our garden grow celebrated a special girl and dipped our toes in the water Thank you to all the service men and women, past and present, who sacrifice(d) moments like these with their own families. Remembering those who have fallen on [...]
Eight
Eight things I love about you, on your eighth birthday 1. That you have been completely obsessed with horses since you were one and a half 2. That you still like to rub my belly, even though your sister isn’t in there anymore 3. How you call your daddy “Lil’ Doe” 4. That you invented [...]
Bear With Me…
In a effort to encourage more conversation within the comments on my blog, I installed Intense Debate. Turns out, installing it seems to have disabled any commenting at all (on the most recent post, anyway). humph. So much for conversation.I’m working on it and will have it remedied soon! UPDATE: I ended up removing Intense [...]
A Family of Four…
Once, we were a family of four, plus a cat.Then, a family of four plus a cat and 4 hens.Now… A family of four plus a cat, 4 hens, and General Hop (photo courtesy of my talented photographer sister) …and Woolly Bear, our very own Isabella Tiger Moth in the making … and three new [...]
Paintings From (not so) Long Ago
It’s nice to go back to art I made long ago, when my perspective was so different, yet still much the same. With each piece I revisit, I am transported to that time—where I sat, what I was listening to, how I was feeling, even the weather that day. Such strong associations with each work [...]
Moss Platter Tutorial
It’s hard to be completely original when it comes to craft show booth design. Seems like it’s all been done, or is beyond my resources. I’ve been wanting to add new features to my display tables, including a new way to display my rings, so when I came across instructions for a moss garden, a [...]
Use It or lose It: French Toast Casserole
If you’re like me, you have bread in your freezer. I save it all—those big crusty loaf ends, shamefully old hot dog and hamburger buns, sub rolls, and dinner rolls. Until recently, I only used that leftover bread for croutons or bread crumbs. But oh, I have a new trick up my sleeve now: French [...]
Making and Doing
It’s show season! Or, It’s show season, oh my. I have a million things to do including designing and fabricating an entire new line of products in addition to making lots of jewelry, new and old, to have on hand. Oh, and I also need to expand/improve my displays, locate another table, etc…. I’m relieved [...]
