Pom-poms. They’ve been happening. They are seriously fun. I’m intending to make a pom-pom wreath, but for now I am utterly and utmost DELIGHTED with how terribly cute they are in piles and tucked into a basket as part of my decor. Just tickled pink. {affiliate links included} UPDATE: {If you are as taken as […]
Christmas Ornaments ~ Glass and Paper
I saw this idea floating around a few places online and I loved the look. Clear glass has always been a favorite of mine. I loved how fun these ornaments were filled with paper curls. My sister brought some crafting stuff out when they came out at Thanksgiving. She brought along some old music sheets. […]
Ten Gifts You Can Grab at the Grocery Store
Ok. A list of ten gifts found at the grooocerrrryyyyy!! Linking up with Carole ~ Fun, fun. 1. Cheese and crackers. I totally love appetizer foods and I love how food gift baskets look. So, basically my whole list of ten could just be different combinations of food baskets. 🙂 BUT, cheese! Buy cubes of […]
Monday Morning Musings
That Kitty hadn’t shown up for a post for a while and he was shyly wondering if he could again this week. Of course, I said “Yes.” What a week it’s been! Good in a lot of ways. Bunches and bunches of reasons for gratitude. A week ago today, I was busily working to […]
Of Parcels, Packages, and Paper {No. 2}
Kraft boxes and brown paper are fun to use for packages. Polka dots always catch my eye. I’ve been hooked on flowers for bows for a while now too! Renae made the felt one and I’ve been making some of the paper rosette flowers. They are fun and easy. There are lots of […]
In Our Wardrobe {No 14}
Today our wardrobe post is coming to you with a focus on………..hairsticks! Renae had twisted her hair and put it up in sort of a curly bun, securing it with Lilla Rose hairsticks! I loved the look and let her be my model while I took some pictures! Then, liking the pictures and the whole […]
In Which I Have a Microdisketomy Also Known as Surgery on My Back
In the above pictures, my microdisketomy had not started yet. Just in case you were wondering. This was the night before. After nine years and two months, I am no longer employed as a cleaning lady at the doctor’s office! As you can tell, this was an event worth celebrating! I can not believe I’ve […]
Yarn Along {Poem and Breaking Busy}
It’s all about yarn and reading books too, These yarn-along posts that I bring here for you, They brighten my day, they are fun to compose, Words in a post about things that I love. Pages of print and bright colored yarn, These are the subjects I like to talk on. They both string along […]
Ten Things I Love About The Holiday Season
Today on Tuesday it’s all about 10 Things You Truly Enjoy About the Holiday Season! Here are some of mine! Christmas is such a special time. Linking up with Carole… {affiliate links included in post} 1. The nativity scene. I love nativities. I mentioned that yesterday in my Monday post. I have a Willow Tree large […]
Memoir Monday {No. 100}
Good morning Monday! And hello to ONE HUNDRED Memoir Monday posts. It’s a milestone number for sure! 🙂 Renae was part of a Christmas pageant over the weekend. It is presented every two years in one of our neighboring towns. We’ve attended it quite a few times over the years and Renae had thought […]
In Our Wardrobe {No. 13}
When my sister and her family were here over Thanksgiving, I did a photo shoot with two of my nieces. I’d told them to choose an outfit and bring if they wanted and I’d take pictures of them for future wardrobe posts. This is my oldest niece! She has always taken good pictures ever since […]
Three of Our Favorite Schoolbooks
Today I bring a bit about schoolbooks. We’ve homeschooled ever since R was a tiny kindergartener. We’ve had schoolbooks we’ve loved and some we didn’t. We’ve had some I definitely wished we wouldn’t have bought. We’ve done some of this and we’ve tried some of that. Trial and error. Learn along the way! And every […]
Yarn Along {Ishtar’s Odyssey}
It’s a Christmas package! What could be inside? I was so excited to wrap this up for my kiddos. I’ll give you a hint. Whispering…………….{“It’s a book.”} Last week I saw this book on a facebook page and was all kinds of happy. I promptly ordered it from CBD. It arrived while my sister and her […]
Ten of the Best Things I Did in November
Ten on Tuesday! Today’s topic……………………………Ten of the Best Things I Did in November! Linking up at Carole Knits…. First, I must strain my brain and think back and ask myself, “What DID I do in November?” Ha! Here we go. Some highlights in no particular order. …………………………………………………… 1. Making these fun acorn cookies! 2. My […]
Memoir Monday {No. 99}
Hello to memories made! Last week started out with our beautiful fall weather continuing on and ended with winter debuting in a very real and icy way! We had a good week. We crafted. We made treats and cooked. We baked pies. We pulled out all the favorite recipes. We snuggled this baby. We gave […]
It’s a Christmas Blessing Giveaway ~ $400 PayPal Cash
We had a very good Thanksgiving. My sister & co. were here visiting for the week. We fixed Thanksgiving dinner and had a lovely, tucked-in day eating good food and pie and giving thanks for so many good things in our lives! Yep, there are trials and hard spots and not-so-good things, YET, still so […]