Isn’t it so pretty? All the yarn stuffed and smooshed together. The textures and colors!! {swoon} I tried another new knitting pattern. You can find it over here at The Sitting Tree on Etsy. I think I messed up a little at the beginning. I’ve been learning some new stitches and steps. I’ve been muttering to […]
In Which I Chat About Money Making Mom
I’ve mentioned in a couple of my Yarn Alongs, that I was reading Money Making Mom. It releases today! So, I’m going to talk a bit more about the book and about doing things we love, earning income in various ways and figuring out what fits for us and for the specific season of life […]
Ten Opening Lines For A Novel
It’s Ten on Tuesday! How’s this for a fun topic? Opening lines for a novel. Leave me one or two of your own ideas in the comments! 🙂 1. Stepping onto the stoop, Sarah tugged the door shut with a firm whoosh and turned the key in the lock with a deliberate hand. 2. […]
Yarn Along {Doctor Dan}
Morty has something to show you. It’s leaves!!! I’m so excited about them. I saw them on a couple of bloggers’ feeds on Instagram and I was intrigued. They are so cute and I thought they looked fun to try. The pattern was on Ravelry. If you’re interested pop over there and search veined leaf […]
Just a Good Book For Mamas {Hoodwinked}
Hoodwinked. What does the word, or in this case, Book Title, conjure up in your mind? A simple definition for hoodwink is to deceive or trick. A few synonyms that caught my attention are bamboozle, beguile, bluff, fake out, snooker and suck in. Read them again. Bamboozle, beguile, bluff, fake out, snooker and suck in. […]
Yarn Along {Nurse Nancy}
Nurse Nancy. Another Little Golden love! I didn’t have this book when I was a kid. It was one I became acquainted with when I was the mama and my kiddos were the, well, little kiddos! I love it all the same! It catches the imagination and pretend play of childhood! And it isn’t Eloise […]
Yarn Along {We Help Daddy}
Renae started crocheting another ruffled scarf. The yarn for these is so pretty and frilly looking. She’s also knitting some pieces. She wants to try making a soft pumpkin out of them. My current dishcloth. And I finished this one. Still looking through my Little Golden books! We Help Daddy I’m quite sure that Eloise […]
Yarn Along {Morty the Monkey and Mrs. Mary Malarkey’s Seven Cats}
Meet Morty the Monkey! Isn’t he the cutest monkey ever?! We were recently part of a fundraiser auction online that was raising money to help fund an adoption. The money is going to help bring home a young boy who will soon be aging out. This monkey was one of the donated items and I bid […]
For The Love Of Our Husbands Giveaway
It’s giveaway time again! Today, Darby and I are giving away a copy of her book, For the Love of Our Husbands. Darby guest posted last week and talked about The Number One Cause of Divorce. If you missed reading it, hop over there now and check it out. It’s a good read. As I […]
Yarn Along {Baby Dear and Several Books}
Look who popped in for today’s Yarn Along! Raggedy Ann and Andy! These dolls have a story. I’ll let them tell it. ………………………………. Hello! We’re the Raggedys! A long, long time ago an auntie picked up her yarn and pattern and began to work on a project for a gift for her niece for Christmas. […]
Yarn Along {The New Baby and Boundaries}
Good Morning! This is one of my very favorite Little Golden books, EVER!!!! The New Baby ~ So sweet. The pictures are gorgeous and little Mike is adorable and his new baby sister is beautiful, too. I loved this book when I was a little girl and I love it equally as much now that […]
Yarn Along {The Boy With a Drum}
Still thinking about Little Golden Books ~ The Boy With the Drum. I love books that rhyme. They’re the best read-aloud kind. I had this book memorized before I could read, and I felt like big stuff, proclaiming that I could read, because I could read/recite this book. 🙂 Makes so much sense to a kiddo! […]
Books Tablescape
Once upon a time in Instagramland, summer was slipping to an end and cooler temperatures were tiptoeing closer and autumn was through the trees and around the bend in the path, not quite visible, but approaching. School sessions and schedules were starting in again and many people were posting pictures of back-to-school and last-days-at-the-pool and […]
Of Books and Highlighting and Pens
I showed you my basket of pens and markers and pencils and all manner of writing utensils over here in this post. I still really like having it and use it practically everyday. I never used to do much highlighting in books. I did highlight in my schoolbooks some. {In those long-ago days. Peer through the […]
Yarn Along {The Shy Little Kitten}
That Kitty likes this book, I think. The Shy Little Kitten. I love Little Golden Books. When Renae was small she had a Go Fish game. The cards were a larger size and instead of fish on the cards, each set was characters from the Little Golden Books. There was the Saggy Baggy Elephant and […]
Yarn Along {All The Places To Love}
Last week I was finishing my Seaside Blue dishcloth. When I finished it I set out this linen color. I snapped some pictures of my collection of solid colors. The golden yellow and coral-y pink found a new home, so they aren’t in the stack anymore. I love how all the colors look together. This […]
