I found my daughter’s scarf. It was on the lost and found table at school. She’s no longer wearing it, though, because she likes the fleece scarf better. You saw that coming, didn’t you?
Of course, I had just started working on a cowl to match her hat and mittens. Will [...]
This week I crocheted a little flower bookmark for a friend. I mailed it to her “just because.”
In my creative space today I’m working on the border for the wagon wheel baby blanket. It’s been almost a year since I started this project. Yikes! I really lost momentum when it came to seaming the squares.
In my creative space today, and this week, I’ve been working on Pioneer Woman’s photography assignment: black and white. This is the first time I’ve participated in one of her assignments. Every time I post a picture that I think is really great, I am immediately humbled as I take a look at the other [...]
I’m not sure how our Summer got so busy. Kindergarten starts soon and I should be soaking up these last few weeks of kid activities. But I have to admit, I’m ready for some alone time.
I did a little bit of airplane knitting while on vacation. It’s not exactly mindless knitting, but it distracted me from all of the stormy turbulence we encountered.
I’ve got a new camera. It’s fancy. (Click on photos for larger images)
Unlike my point-and-shoot, I’m going to have to read the manual for this one.
It’s picnic season and I’ve started thinking about snacks that are easy to pack when we’re going to the park. I’ve always loved scones, but I like them light and fluffy, not like some of the hard ones you find in coffee shops.
This space hasn’t been very creative in the past week. I’ve been sick since last Saturday. I’ve spent a lot of time sleeping and not much else.
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