I got it into my head today to pick up my needles and knit something lacy. I’ve been on a roll with making things for the house lately, though mostly those projects were sewing related. And I’ve been a little bored with my current projects on the needles (so much…
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Neglect your dormant indoor plants and they suddenly decide to surprise you in early February with nice, healthy leaves starting to grow. This is my Chicago Hardy fig. I was worried about winter killing it so I brought it indoors once it lost leaves and looked like it was done…
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I got it into my head today to make a quilt. I had purchased a package of fat quarters a few weeks back thinking it would make a pretty, small quilt to curl up under on the sofa, but this morning I realized that the colors in the fabrics matches…
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I remembered to grab my camera on the way out the door, but only had enough battery power to do a few quick shots. If I didn’t have to rush off to work I would have recharged and played with more photos – it’s not very often that we get…
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It’s a melancholy kind of day. I think it’s just that time of year. The weather has been unusually nice lately – not at all like February should be. I have clear recollection of the first day of March, one year much longer ago than I like to think, where…
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Today this post really hit home. I’ve saved it in my RSS feed so I can go back and read it often and plenty. Sometimes I feel like the dream of a farm is impossible. Not only is it impossibly expensive right now (unless you want a fixer-upper, and by…