Archive for March 2009

Till Twice… Plant Once

Mar 26th, 2009 | By Gidget | Category: Gardening / Canning

As promised, Kelly came back and tilled the garden for the second time. This time he worked in some food and Nature’s Helper. As always, his timing was impeccable, because now we are facing 3 days of steady rain that will make things just right for planting around Good Friday! I was in my sewing [...]



The Leprechauns are alive

Mar 15th, 2009 | By Gidget | Category: Gardening / Canning

… and I’ve seen ‘em! My brother and his girlfriend knocked on our door Friday morning at 8:30 am. The day before he said he’d call me. I told him sure – I’m up at 7am, np! Well Friday AM, I had turned off the alarm and crawled back into bed when I realized I [...]



Irene Lentz-Gibbons 1943 Smock

Mar 3rd, 2009 | By Gidget | Category: Patterns, Projects

I love old movies. I watch two channels on tv: Turner Classic Movies and lately – Discovery Science. (I used to be an HGTV addict – but those days are Gone With the Wind!) Whenever I watched an old movie and was inspired by the costumes, they were almost always designs by Edith Head or [...]