I recently interviewed Trond Anfinnsen, aka “knitKid” and author of “Hat Heads: 1 Man + 2 Knitting Needles = 50 Fun Hat Designs,” for the podcast and can’t wait to share the story behind this fun book that documents how one man used knitting to connect with people in his life. While I work on [...]

Aren’t these little guys delightful? My friend Debbie made these happy little cork people for my daughters. I had the girls sit and cover their eyes when I gave them each a bag of four. They were super excited when they saw them. The first thing they did was race them across the floor, then [...]

Most of the leaves have blown off the trees around here, so I’m doing what I can to savor that last bit of fall. Photography helps. :  ) How do the trees look out your window? Like a giant squirrel sporting baggy flannel pants, I’m trying to stockpile holiday craft traditions and handmade gift ideas [...]

Today my husband returned from his Grandmother’s house with one of the best crafty surprises ever. His dear, sweet grandmother started this quilt a long time ago and decided to give it to me to finish. The girls and I immediately took it outside for a quick photo shoot. It’s about a third of the [...]

I’m trying to abstain from garage sales because I’m afraid I’ll find something really great. I’m talking about a deal so great it makes me dizzy and unable to use sound judgment and think: Is this really worth the the precious real estate it will take up in my home? You see, I’ve been trying [...]

About a month ago I told a friend that I thought I was in pretty good shape compared to most 32-year-olds. I realized my gaffe immediately, but it was too late. He was laughing and completely agreeing with me. What was so funny? I was only 31 at the time. The whole scenario was pretty [...]

The sun is shinning bright, I’m wearing a new pair of pink and turquoise knee socks and I didn’t have an asthma attack when I looked in my garage at all the stuff I purged from the basement yesterday. Will I be able to take the next step and drive it to Goodwill today? We’ll [...]