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    Apple tart and birthday celebrations

    Saturday we celebrated my grandfather’s 94th birthday with a little shindig. I probably wasn’t expected to actually make anything to bring, and I’m certain that I could have just ran through the grocery and bought a tub of potato salad or something, but that’s just not me. No, I had…

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    It’s for the best, really

    I’m not quite sure the best tactic for a knitter at a fiber/yarn show, but I think the lesson for the day is that having a plan means coming home (mostly) empty handed. This weekend was the Great Lakes Fiber Show, which we visited last year and I scored quite a haul.…

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    We took to the woods

    Oh, the woods. That smell, fresh and pure and clean. That stillness – hearing squirrels rustling the fallen leaves, and the birds fluttering about, the tree branches moving in the wind – no cars to distract or intrude upon it. The pure and complete darkness that comes at night, with…

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    Family Photo Day

    Fall in Ohio. My sister, my nephew, and my niece. Perfect excuse to get outside and play with some photography. I think I came home with some good shots, and I know my sister will love them regardless. I’m far from a professional photographer, and I think Mother Nature makes…

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    Weekending in Yellow Springs

      Oh, how I do love that man I married! ♥ This weekend we celebrated our 6th anniversary and we spent our weekend in Yellow Springs. I have to admit, our weekend was less-than-stellar. And by that I mean that I was off-and-on sick all weekend. Bummer :( But it was still…