I went on a shopping trip one evening with the family in search of “something pretty”. I told Slobo I didn’t know what I wanted to buy, just something to brighten up the house. Yeah, I had that ole’ spring bug again. We visited 2 or 3 stores, much to the chagrin of the kids. [...]

Our youngest turned 7 about a week ago, *sniffle*. It has been a busy couple of weeks, three birthdays, graduation and Spring, complete with head colds! Our Lil’ Entertainer wanted a ‘flag’ themed birthday. His two favorite images in life, the Cross and the American Flag. At first he wanted a Curious George / Construction [...]

Hard to believe that our sweet little chubby baby has turned 10, but ohhhhh he’s such a wonderful little boy! Pardon Me, but I’ve got to brag on these beautiful, smart, funny future gentlemen! They make life soooo enjoyable that surely my world must have been awfully bland without them! He wanted a Dr. Gregory [...]

In trying to get pictures of the quilts I’ve made in the gallery, I had Slobo take a picture of the quilt I made my Dad last Christmas. He is an avid deer hunter, so a deer would be appropriate. I was inspired by an art quilt I’d seen called “Sisters” that was done all [...]

Driving down our tiny main street one day during the winter, we discovered workmen cleaning out one of my favorite dilapidated buildings in our town. Having researched our town when we moved here years ago, I learned that the set of buildings, originally containing the first movie theater, had since been occupied by a hardware [...]

If you’ve read my blog, you might remember past attempts I’ve made at pattern drafting. This time, my oldest wanted a new blazer for Easter but the stores did not have his size. Being the silly mom that I am, I volunteered to make him one. After all, I’ve been dying to try a new [...]

For Valentine’s Day, I made Slobo a bean bag for his IPOD. Since he got his new video IPOD, every night he would lay in bed, Video IPOD on belly, and comment …. “*sigh* sure wish I had a bean bag for my IPOD”….. Okay, so VDay comes along and of course, had to make [...]

My sister’s sweater is finally finished! WooHOOoooooooo You can view more pics by clicking the Gallery button above, then click on Poohs Sweater Gallery. I really enjoyed working this pattern. It is my first knitted garment (other than hats and socks and such!) It took 5 months of working on it (off and on) but [...]

Another year upon us, and I thought I would blog a little about the past year. For starters, I see that it’s been almost a month since my last blog entry (rather feels like a confessional!). I’ll try to do better, but it has been a fun year spending time with kids and family. Still, [...]

While looking online, for the picture of the sweater pattern I’m knitting from an older issue of Creative Knitting magazine, I ran into another knitster’s blog, Creative Swoon. I love that name! Scrolling the older posts, a picture of typeface caught my eye….. and the video recommended, caught my heart. The caption was simply Letterpress [...]

One of the patterns I used for the “McGyver” jacket was Vogue V7004. The pattern has a two piece sleeve which I really like. I added the lining (cutting it just about a 1/4″ larger than the jacket itself) and the inside welted pocket. I also added the knit ribbing ‘hipband’ and cuffs. The younger [...]

One of my annual fall projects are making the boys’ jackets for winter. This year, our 9 yr. old decided he wanted a McGyver jacket! Yes, he is a McGyver addict. He used his money to buy himself the series on DVD and then presented me with faux leather he bought at Walmart and told [...]

If you read Slobo’s blog, you are probably up to date on our activities this weekend. Me – I post alot less frequently. Still, the news isn’t too old. haha. Slobo got him and the kids a camera that does video. It is so neat. You can take a color sample of an image area [...]

Today our son turns 8! Time has flown by so fast. J2 was born beet red, kicking and screaming (which he didn’t stop until he was 6 months old). He would cry until 4 in the morning. For the first 6 months, he and I slept in a rocking chair in the living room so [...]

No matter what side of the fence you are on about the war, our heroes NEED US to provide them with the comforts we would afford our own family members. Often, as with anyone facing serious medical care, kindness, love and hope can be some of the best medicine! Soldier’s Angels’ send out an urgent [...]

While looking for the golf club cozy pattern, I ran into this site. Thought ya’ll might like it too. If knitting doesn’t work out, I can always make bracelets from the needles. Technorati Tags: craft, knitting

Yes, being a slow knitter, I’ve started working on Christmas presents. My sister’s shapely tee is coming along at about 8″ of length on the front. I decided to frog the brown alpaca yarn and just make the white one. The alpaca was driving my allergies crazy, so I’ll save that for fall, when I’m [...]

Meet my dream house. I’ve been in love with this house since first moving into our new home four years ago. I told our builder, the day of closing, that it would only be temporary, because one day I was going to be living in that house down the road. I know, some people have [...]

I’ve cast on some new knit projects since 4th of July. There is something about the Fourth of July that makes me think of the impending holidays and the fall season. These will be camisoles for my sister. One is a wool from The Hunger Site.com. Slobo bought me some of this last year. When [...]

Our youngest turns 6 today. He loves Curious George. When asked what he wanted for his birthday over a month ago, he said “Everything Curious George!” and that is exactly what everyone gave him (with the exception of his birdhouse). For his hats, we got some terry lined, yellow (his favorite color) tennis visors. We [...]