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the essential handkerchief
Until I moved to Japan after college, I had never carried a handkerchief. The handkerchief was a throwback to my grandmother’s generation I thought and was something one waived in the air while...
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summer hand-washing reinvented
I know that there are really important issues out there facing the world such as wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the economic collapse of Greece, volatility in the stock market and the oil slick the...
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fairy houses and other possibilities
A few summers ago Uncle Andy came to visit. Uncle Andy’s daughters are all grown up but he has a wonderful ability to connect with kids of any age. During his visit we decided to take the croquet set...
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from dress to bike-friendly tunic
In the spring, summer and fall I am lucky enough to live in a town where I can go most of the places I need to go on a bike. I have skorts and some skirts or dresses that I can wear on my bike without...
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life through the grapevine
A few years ago a grapevine crept over our fence in our backyard. It has grown with gusto and we now have massive amounts of grapevines that climb over our fence weekly threatening to swallow up our...
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my costume/wardrobe chop shop
Our daughter is enrolled in a theater camp this summer and the parents were asked to volunteer for some tasks. Given that I think of myself as a somewhat competent seamstress I volunteered to do...
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no-rules machine embroidery
As I mentioned in my last post. It’s Birthday Week around here. I should actually say that it’s Birthday Week: Part 1. Birthday Week: Part 2 resumes in late August when Bill and I celebrate our...
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family potato printing
My beloved late mother-in-law set the bar really high for motherhood. Bill, his sister and Bill’s childhood friends all remember a creative ease that seems to have been around the kitchen table on a...
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allow me to gush: a review of Action Pack
[disclaimer: The review below is for a digital magazine edited by Kathreen Ricketson, the founder of Whipup.net. Many years ago I was a contributor to Whipup.net. Kathreen provided me with a copy of...
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makedo+fort cozy=backyard overnight adventure
Some readers might remember my post on fort cozies that I wrote in 2009. Our fort cozies got a new life with the addition of Makedo components from Australia. I stumbled upon them at our local toy...
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Missing the Super Do-ers
Periodically when Bill and I are discussing someone we admire one of us says, “She’s a do-er.” or He’s a do-er.” It is high praise to us as it describes someone who makes things happen. Do-ers don’t...
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Crafting a Better Fire
After all the activity around the holidays, we’re ushering in the New Year with a day of rest. And that means a family game in front of a cozy fire. Carrying armfuls of weathered firewood from our log...
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Overdye Success!
We love the very sturdy oak chairs that we bought from Ikea for our dining table in 1999. One of the chairs appeared on the cover of Quilts Made Modern in fact. The have arms, fit our bodies well,...
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