We are fully in the holiday spirit around here. Our tree is trimmed… All the presents are wrapped The gingerbread house has been skillfully iced and stuck with candies We are drinking plenty of cocoa for these 70-degree Texas winter days This year’s Christmas quilt is nearly complete (you know, the one I started last […]
There’s just something so cute about tiny kid things. I found this pair of hoop chairs at HomeGoods last week and knew they had to be mine. I’ve been looking at vintage MCM chairs on Etsy and Ebay for weeks and these were a steal compared to the ones I was eying. They were originally […]
We’ve been in the new house a month and things are mostly organized. Mostly. We still have a storage unit of stuff that we will have to come to terms with at some point. Will it be like Christmas morning, opening all these things I’ve forgotten about in 2 months time? I doubt it, but […]
Last week we said goodbye to our home of nearly nine years. It was definitely more of a happy goodbye than a sad one. We’d been looking, literally, for years for a new home in our same neighborhood and in January we found the perfect place. In spite of the crazy, fast-moving and competitive real […]
Today is a snow day. 27 degrees with light fluffy flakes falling until late afternoon. Of course, we have no milk…but there’s chocolate, coffee, and wine – something for everyone. When I woke up this morning, I told my son that we’d do something fun, maybe play at the park because I thought the weather […]
There’s just something about this time of year that is so hopeful. Maybe it’s the blank pages in my planner (and all of the temptingly beautiful planners in stores!). Maybe it’s the contrast with the excesses of Halloween/Thanksgiving/Christmas. (So many cookies! So much candy!) Whatever it is, I love this time of year. I love […]
Sweet Diana is 7 weeks old now and we are all slowly settling in to a new routine. I’m even finding time to sew in between catching up with work and keeping up with the never-ending housework. (seriously, will it ever end?) I find that I can fit a lot of TO DOs into my […]
2014 is not going to be one of those years where I finish twenty or so quilts. Instead, Ill settle for just a few and our wonderful new baby girl. Her name is Diana Caroline and she’s so smiley and sweet. She is happy and demanding like a newborn should be and things are slowly, […]
I’ve taken a long break from pattern writing. Well, that’s not entirely true. It’s more accurate to say that I’ve taken a long break from pattern finishing. But now that I’ve reached the countdown phase of this pregnancy, I’m feeling anxious to get some sewing and such done! There are fewer than 8 weeks before […]
The coolest thing happened yesterday that brought several of my favorite things together: my dog Moose, midcentury modern design, and crewel. Sounds like a weird combination, huh? Let me explain. I posted this photo of Moose to my Instagram account, hashtagging it with all sorts of things, including midcentury modern. He’s resting his chin on […]