8: Advent

A knit cap for a certain Steelers fan I am friends with. My recent knitting binge has been fueled by my discovery of Damages. Have you heard of this show? Glenn Close has never been better. I absolutely loved season one and two. It is so smart, sneaky and well done....

7: Advent

I’m not a huge fan of decorating. I like tiny white lights, a simple tree, my African nativity scene and little else. However, with the new garden gate Matty made and painted earlier this year, I couldn’t help but hang a stocking to celebrate the season...

5: Advent

Taggie blankets are so simple and appreciated. At lunch this weekend with some friends, I noticed a table of doting grandparents hosting their infant grandchildren. They each had a minky-backed tag blanket. These were sewn for expecting mothers I work with. I love the...

CRAFT: December

Finny, Well, November came and left in a flash and I didn’t get a single project on our craft-along list completed. In all fairness… Nope. I don’t even have an excuse. You were busy writing more than 50,000 words with NaNoWriMo and smoking a turkey...

Kerouac

What lies behind us, and what lies before us are small matters to what lies within us.~~Ralph Waldo Emerson The bags are packed,  car fueled, maps printed, mixed CDs burned,  snacks baked and July birthday cards posted. I’m heading off on a solo road trip for...

Pennies Pinched

In lieu of visiting Oregano’s this week for one of my very favorite thin crust pizzas and a glass of chianti, I played around with that pizza dough recipe one more time and came up with something worthy of repeating: I figure I saved at least $40 by searching...