WHAT IS A KEEPSAKE? It is one thing to one person and another thing to another. We all hope that when we make something for someone, they will like it. In this crafty world, it is easy to make things we like which horrify other people. (Stop me if …
Family Group Photographs . . . otherwise known as “herding cats”. Considered one of life’s most stressful events. Ask anyone. Anyone who has tried to get a large group together knows what I mean. Our family group for the day included twenty-two people. Twelve grandchildren. WHAT TO WEAR? I …
Storytelling with photographs is really fun. Something as simple as eating fresh peas from the garden can become a delightful, preserved memory. This is Afton and she loves peas. Of the several photos I took at the time of the “pea snack” I chose three which looked sequential. The …
I don’t know why people use the phrase “easy as pie” because baking a “good” pie isn’t particularly easy. Perhaps in generations past,when homemade pies were the only kind, women learned how to make yummy pies in their sleep (so-to-speak . . . which is another odd phrase) from doing it …
Headbands give me a headache. So, why am I making headbands for my little granddaughters? For dress-ups. These aren’t “go-to-church” headbands. They are “dress-up and prance- around- like- princesses” headbands. They are intentionally overdone and extra flouncy and feathery and big and glittery. They have little veils which cover …
“Ahhhh . . . summer. What power you have to make us suffer and like it.” -Russel Baker- (AFTER READING THIS BLOG POST – SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM FOR THE PHOTOS OF THE GRANDCHILDREN WEARING THE SHIRTS) We are closing in on our annual get-together with all …
“At night, when the curtains are drawn, and the fire flickers, my books attain a collective dignity.” – E.M. Forster- I know two little boys who have a new house. And, new bedrooms with new windows. When all is said and done they will have a place for their books and …
Lindsay is clever. And, she is frugal. Wonderful traits to have. Two little boys will now be followed by one little girl and so the challenge becomes clothes and bedding and curtains and color. Color. Especially color. When she asked me to make a crib quilt I was thrilled. …
Teaching children to be quiet is a tough task. Their little voices are always full of enthusiasm and enthusiasm means “volume”. Every mother knows how hard it is to keep little children occupied in church. So, when I recently attended the blessing of a new grandson, I …
It was true . . . The leggings were so easy and so fast. I found many blogs with directions and patterns and pictures. I like pictures. Each one told me exactly how to make the pattern and cut the fabric and sew the leggings. When I …
