I finished this blanket with plenty time to spare. It was to be a birthday gift for dd but I couldn’t wait until then. She loves it. All snuggled up in bed. Makes my heart sing.
Monthly Archives: May 2009
Moving sale
So we did it. We’re moving. Not far, but also unfortunately not closer to my other sicilian chick. However, I will say, SHE is the one who told me I have to go look at this house. It had been on the market one and off for quite a bit. I’ve seen the listing, but...
What to do with a spring gaggle of giggly girls…
This is actually from a playdate we had at our house a few weeks back. I had four six-year old girls and I needed something for them to do when they ran out of ideas. This is an old springtimeidea of mine and it’s a great way to spend some time. Give each of the...
Inspired to sketch…
by my favorite sketch illustrator Susan Branch. I love her books, and pretty much everything she touches with her special brand of creativity. Well I get her newsletter and this time I followed the gardening link and low and behold she recommended this nifty book for the gardeners in her midst…
Who am I to question...
Library? Check. Garden? In progress..
Anyone who has a library and a garden wants for nothing. Not sure who this quote is attributed to but it makes me feel all cozy and happy as both reading and digging in the dirt are what’s fueling me these days. That and coffee, and yarn too.
I’m still nursing seedlings into the ground and...
Cloudy skies… happy earth.
The rain is pretty crazy here in the northeast isn’t it? We’ve had 8 straight days of some form of rain here in Philly and today was a bit of a break. Cloudy and gloomy but no rain fell so I was out in the garden! I was outside for the better part of the...
The city slicker finally takes the gardening plunge..
Okay chica so I’ve lived in the country for 10 years and I have gardened a ton - lots of container gardening but never have I attempted anything as ambitious as I’m doing this spring.
So these little beauties are germinating on my kitchen counter while the squash is learning how to weather the elements...