Himself decided I needed a fun new hobby, so I ordered a paint by number kit!! I did one 50 or so years ago that was not a success…. Contained oil paints that never dried in the damp pacific north west climate and I really just was not up to the tiny attention to detail […]
For many years, Saint Valentine’s Day has been my favorite holiday. I love the unabashed sentimentality of it all. I love the sweet treats and pretty presents. I used to do a ladies tea party at my house with little pink cakes and a table full of scraps, ribbons, stickers etc to make homemade valentines […]
Christmas season 2020 has been both weird and wonderful. Many lovely traditions cancelled or modified to the point of , “Why bother?”. I’m sorry but virtual Nutcracker does nothing for me. The same goes for a “skype” cookie exchange!! Call me a Scrooge or a party pooper but there it is… That all being said, […]
I’ve recently in the last year or so found a passion for creating various little cloth dolls .I use all kinds of scraps and bits including fabric scraps, yarn, ribbon, lace, and embroidery floss. It’s getting a bit crowded here so I’m always pleased to find a new loving home for many of my little […]
One of my great joys these past couple years (and especially since corona virus craziness) is enjoying my little dolly house I’ve christened “Idlewyld Cottage” ; an obscure reference to “Anne of Green Gables” of which I am an avid fan. I got brave and built the little house from a kit a couple years […]