Tommorrow, Mom begins her prep for breast cancer surgery. She was diagnosed last month, with Stage 1 Invasive Ductile Caner, but they couldn’t get her in for surgery until the end of this month. We are hoping that when they go in - it won’t have spread! So far a lumpectomy with [...]
I refinished Mom and Dad’s cabinets last week. She had called a lady out from Sears to get a quote on refacing. I begged her not to go that route and let me strip what she had. The original cabinets were stained with a dark walnut stain, but I knew from having [...]
I bought (with the help of MOM!) a Singer 291U from Atlantic Sewing last week. Yesterday, we picked her up!!! I set her up and tested her and fell in love with her!
I’ve now named her Harriet and the Consew 225 - Ozzie! They make such a cute couple!
Here’s Harriet’s table, motor [...]
Since summer, I’ve debated splitting my software out onto an old laptop and letting the kids use my desktop system solely. Last month, Mom was saying how she wanted to save for a new computer, I offered her this laptop, instead of spending money on a computer she would use only for internet and [...]
I was just perusing the Digital History archive in search of primary source documents written by children, when I ran into this quote:
ANNA GREEN WINSLOW
Heroines may not distinguish themselves at the head of an Army, but freedom [will] be won by a fighting army of amazons…armed with spinning wheels.
I read this right after reading [...]
Wild Ginger Software in conjunction with the American Sewing Guild has created a software package for free download called iCARE - Intensive Care for the Spirit! I installed it tonight and can’t say enough about it! It’s fantastic!!!! You can make tops, bottoms, diapers, bibs, booties, slippers all customized to the measurements [...]
I got the baby’s scarf done! Yippee! The yarn is wool and wool/nylon mix from Ella, purchased at Ewe Knit. I love Ewe Knit - the name, the store, the owner, and all that gorgeous yarn!
The pattern is basketweave from Creative Kniiting’s fall edition. I’ll be making [...]
Now that canning is over, I’ve picked up knitting again. Here’s a scarf and hat for my apple cheeked little boy!
I was in the middle of knitting the scarf when my December issue of Creative Knitting came in the mail. The scarf is just straight knitting with Wool Ease and some [...]
I’ve been giving alot of thought the last few years to a series of artworks that I want to do in hopes of conveying the different impacts women have had in my life. It started over 12+ years ago when I was working on a painting of my sister. As I’ve [...]
Remember the ole’ Pueblo Colorado free booklets from the government? When we were teenagers, Slo and I both would write away for the free publications from the government. It made for cheap - fun reading. Now, they are online! Who Knew? If you like reading them too, here is the [...]
