We’ve been living in this house for 6 years (we moved two weeks after our first kid was born and *that* was clearly not the best decision in the world), and we painted not long after we moved in. And then things kinda stagnated; it’s been six years and sometimes I still feel like it’s not […]
When it comes, I wanna wail…
…”Maaaaaaaail!” The mail came today and every piece was for me. And it was all awesome. I joined the Quilt Alliance, I got some great reference books for quilting, and samples of wide backing fabrics: Not to mention, I also found a giant stack of Cottage Living magazines (long since out of print) last night that […]
Food for thought
“Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, it’s just not that good. It’s trying to be good, it has potential, […]
A great quilt historian–and links for modern style quilters
If you don’t know Barbara Brackman and her work as a quilt historian, writer, and designer, you should. She has two blogs I read (she actually has several more): Material Culture, which deals with fabrics and quilts from all periods, and Historically Modern, which she describes as “…a blog about the traditions of modernism, with an eye to […]
Progress was made
and the eldest of my best beloveds helped the big best beloved with the work today. So proud of himself!
A different sort of project
When it came time for our first kid to go to a big bed, we just used the bed we had on hand rather than get him a new one. This bed happened to be a queen-sized mattress! Recently, though, we’ve been trying to get the house organized, and realized that all his toys lived […]
A video on DBS and Parkinson’s
I am posting this here and elsewhere because this is an amazing video about deep brain stimulation (DBS) and Parkinson’s. I believe that the more informed we are, the better choices we make for the care of ourselves and others. You never know, watching this might help someone down the road. <iframe width=”420″ height=”315″ src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/uBh2LxTW0s0″ […]
Summer is anything but quiet
We’re about to begin summer vacation tomorrow, and it’s going to be anything but quiet at our house! Posting may be light until we find our equilibrium. I have a very active just-six little boy, and a very active but still-napping 2+ year old, so the juggling, it will commence. In the meantime, I just […]
Links to awesomeness
I went to school at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. It’s a wonderful quirky place, especially without the students there. Here’s a great post over at Messy Nessy Chic which really hits on something special: the tiny doors of Ann Arbor. It is inspiring and makes me want to do something similar. Love this […]
Dinner Plates, I tell you.
Ever since I saw the dinner-plate dahlias at the botanical gardens in Mendocino (seriously. Go there. In August.) , I have wanted to grow them. I don’t, however, have the time and care that they take. Digging them up every fall? We’re lucky if the garden is (ever) weeded. My peonies, however, thrive on neglect. […]
