Whatever is on my mind today

If you are in the area, Canvasbacks is having one of their sales starting today. It goes through Saturday. I can't remember the hours...

for 7 years old, Calvin isn't a bad photographer I made another top for myself on Monday, and hemmed it yesterday. This is Simplicity 4...

Thirty yards of 118" wide fabric for sheers arrived on Monday (yep, a big jump in the $ spent and yardage in stats). I have my big pro...

I finished Connor's diaper covers yesterday (reviewed over a year ago here ). Six brand new covers -- sorely needed! I ran out of whit...

We had a lovely Thanksgiving: The brined turkey was fabulous (oh did it make the most delicious gravy). Turkey paninis were had yesterday,...

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! I am grateful for: - my wonderful husband who works hard so that I can be home to raise our boys. - our wond...

We saw Casino Royale last night. Daniel Craig is absolutely yummy as Bond . The man has a fabulous body, but there's just something m...

I don't like assembly line sewing. It's boring and tedious. It always reminds me of the few months I worked in a patio furniture f...

"I paint too, Mama!" You can see we had some excellent help in getting the kitchen painted. :D When the boys and I got home on S...

On Friday the boys and I went down to Chicago to visit with Peter and Julie . We got there mid-afternoon, and it started raining a bit late...

We've been working on the kitchen instead. This is what the kitchen used to look like (if you click, you can look through the album and...

This one is for me! It's the sweater on the cover. I'm using Classic Elite Duchess yarn (color is Priveleged Plum), size 10 Britta...

Besides being my sweetie's birthday, it's also Dia de los Muertos . We'll be remembering my father. Calvin wants to make up ...

Happy Birthday to my sweetie! I hope you have a wonderful day with lots of your favorite chocolate . :)

Sunday was trick-or-treat here (it's always the Sunday before Halloween, since at least 1977 when I moved here). Caleb was a Mad Scient...

We went down to Chicago yesterday to cheer my brother in his first marathon! Connor and I slept over Saturday night (I got to watch part 1 ...

It has been so cold lately. This past Saturday it was so windy and cold; I froze watching Caleb's soccer OUTDOOR soccer games. brrrr!!...

as always, click on any photo to see it full size This weekend I did the final few inches of stitching the binding down on the green baby qu...

Not the greatest photo, but when your photographer is 7, you take what you can get. I made this top, sans hems, on Wednesday night. It...

I couldn't resist taking a picture of Caleb's lunch today -- it looks so yummy! Garlic mashed potatoes with beef pot roast and gravy...