I did it! My very first EVER quilt block! I’m a few days late (sorry Jennifer!) but I did crank it out this afternoon. I have to say , it was so much easier than I thought it would be. I had actually cut several 2 1/2" strips a few weeks ago, but just got…

Weeks that is. Okay, so this picture is only slightly exaggerated. In real life, I can’t actually see my feet. I mean I have to really lean forward. Chris said it makes my feet look like Alice in Wonderland, so very far away…. "Is that taken with a fish-eye lense?" he asks. ha ha. You…

I’ve got lots to say about the subject, but before I go any further…I have to give the biggest warmest, smooshiest THANK YOU to PKM for the most adorable baby quilt she made for ME (okay  for the new baby.) Pam, I’ve already ‘ooohed’ and  ‘ahhed’ to you, but I just had to post about…

681 miles, 11 hours (darn you LA rush-hour traffic!!) 2 little kiddlets, a great friend, diet coke and lots of "I want to go to California" being called out from the back seat.  We came home to a slew of WONDERFUL Valentines. You guys are too much! Thank you so much for swapping with us.…

If you can even call it a "fortune." Who gets a fortune like that? Henry did. Yesterday at the Chinese restaurant. And oh, the alien did "manifest" itself in the form of a bad stomach bug that hit around 7 p.m. and caused the little guy to throw up 12 times in 8 hours. We…

Valentines: Check! Thanks for all of those who wanted to be our Valentine! We have ours done and they are in the mail. I think we ended up making about 25! If I was better organized and it wasn’t so close to Valentines, I could have divided it up more so everyone received more than …

Meredith! "i love this apron!! please, please enter me in the giveaway! i am curious whether your apron pattern in the book is anything like this?  i’d love to learn how you made this, it’s gorgeous." E-mail me and I’ll send your package asap! Thanks random number generator : ) We are still on for…

Hi, guys! Happy February! Kind of glad January is over and done with, aren’t you? I think it’s my least favorite month of the year. Anyway- I whipped this apron up last night for this round of Tie One On. The theme is polka-dots and we all know there is no shortage of that stuff…

On Saturday night our old Boston friend Rob (of "Rob and Mandy" fame) called requesting my homemade oreo cookie recipe. Now, I can’t actually call it ‘mine’ as I didn’t invent it and have no idea where I got it from. It’s in a book that I’ve handwritten favorite recipes in for over 10+ years.…

The old man is snoring (actually, it’s the little man that’s snoring.) Rain, it’s so fun to have it for a few days. A change from the constant 70 degree weather, not that I’m complaining or anything, because I’m not. It’s just nice to cozy up with some hot cocoa and movies and dust off…