A Bouquet of Shells
Over the last few weeks, we have been busy having fun, hosting pirate baby showers for my older daughter. One was at my younger daughter’s house, and one was here at my house… Continue reading
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Flourishing in Flour Sacks
A year ago I did a post about a child’s flour sack dress that I picked up at an antique store. The dress intrigues me because the front and back are highly contrasting,… Continue reading
Avast, Me Hearties!
It’s been a while since my last post, but I have been busy in very good ways – giving a weaving lesson here, a dye lesson there; training to lead a nature walk,… Continue reading
Colorious Results
All summer I have been experimenting with natural dyes from the plants in my yard. After getting many wonderful yellows, I was full of anticipation to try pokeberries and get red for a… Continue reading
Check on Stripes
I’ve had these yarns for probably twenty years. I must have woven up all the pretty colors, and somehow all I have left are cottons and linens in the basic primary colors –… Continue reading
Why I Always Watch Where I Am Going
(Herpetologically-challenged people beware – there are snake photos further along.) Over the weekend we went to our place in the Hill Country with friends. I remembered my camera, but left its rechargeable battery… Continue reading
Vacation by Video
Someday I hope to go on lots of textile tours of exotic countries, but for now I am just exploring the documentaries available from Amazon. Most evenings, I watch a few minutes of… Continue reading
Color on Quilts
As I go through quilting magazines, I see lots of ideas I want to try. I get as far as pulling out the inspiring articles and filing them in one of my numerous… Continue reading
One More Thing in the Garden
This is another good thing that turned up in the garden. You may know that I have a small flock – three sheep and a goat, all of which were given to me. … Continue reading
The Best Things in the Garden
My vegetable garden is pretty overgrown, and it’s too hot to cook anything anyway. The best garden investment I made was a 99 cent package of zinnia seeds. Every day lots of bees… Continue reading