Stitch by Stitch – Pt. 39

Ugh, I wanted this to be cuter - better? - I don't know. Maybe I'm just too hard on myself. Cause he is kind of cute in a quirky way. I might make another one with different yarn just to make sure. I know I do make them better each time - usually... Maybe it's…Read more Stitch by Stitch – Pt. 39

Firepit Season – Pt. 2

Turns out I hurt myself way worse than I thought when I got the firepit ready for the summer. I couldn't walk without pain for 2 days. I'm still in pain but it's manageable. I can walk without a limp at least for a little while if I'm in public. But, damn, it was bad.…Read more Firepit Season – Pt. 2

Happy Mother’s Day – 2024

Each year Mother's Day takes on a new, different meaning for me. With time comes distance from my childhood, my mother. I'm creating new memories. Creating new meaning to being a daughter, a mother, a grandmother. While I'll never forget or even regret, now that I think about it, my childhood or that my parents…Read more Happy Mother’s Day – 2024

Firepit Season

It took two days but I finally got the firepit garden weeded and the patio cleaned up. Phew, I never feel my age as much as after I complete a big project in my gardens. Then, of course, there's knowing that I am nowhere near being finished. It's been a wonderful spring for all of…Read more Firepit Season

The Nasty Truths About WIPs

I'm not sure but WIP - Work In Progress - might just be the worst acronym around. Especially to creative people. Because, if you're anything like me, you have at least two WIPs going at all times. And that doesn't include all the maintenance WIPs if you're into gardening at all. Which I am. Which…Read more The Nasty Truths About WIPs

My Last First

I am amazed that I still cry sometimes for the dogs we lost. This is the first year in 4 years we haven't had to have a cat or dog put to sleep. We lost Misty, our cat, in 2021, Ricky in 2022, and Julian in 2023 almost exactly a year apart. I never want…Read more My Last First

Appreciate and Enjoy

I realized the other day that I've pretty much completely stopped taking pictures. Again. I think it happens when I'm not feeling very peppy. I also know that taking photos is a sure way to get me back to where I want to be. So I took some pretty cool ones the other day on…Read more Appreciate and Enjoy

Long Hot Days of Summer

Windows open, neighbors mowing grass, and motorcycles buzzing by. Ah, summer! Yep, we went from 30's to 80's in a matter of a couple of days. We're getting rain still so that's helpful. It all adds to the weird feeling I have that time is speeding up. It's going by too fast and before I…Read more Long Hot Days of Summer

Stitch by Stitch – Pt. 38

So I'm still busy making stuffed toys. I bought some rattles to put in some of them because I thought making cat toys and maybe baby rattles would be fun but I'm still finding my way with that. I stumbled on a pattern for a moose a while back but had to wait until I…Read more Stitch by Stitch – Pt. 38

4 bed, 2.5 bath

I grew up with 1 bathroom... 1 bathroom for a family of four... And that's not including the 2 'missionaries' we hosted for 6 months one year. And now I refuse to look at a house that has less than 2 bathrooms. Most of them are the typical 4 bedroom, 2.5 bathrooms. I would prefer…Read more 4 bed, 2.5 bath