April Activity - Cooking, Siding, Fabrics, Concrete

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:19:51 MST

When the weather turns from cold and dreary to utter summer-like temperatures and sunshine, life

Everybody Needs a Wife

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 08:09:47 MST

It's not easy for a girl in her twenties or thirties today to build a good life. The world is aga

Dreamsequence: Wouldn't It Be Nice…

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:45:36 MST

Happy Spring & Easter!

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 03:08:32 MST

Happy Easter! This year it really snuck up on me, and I haven't done anything Easter-like. No pai

Creating an Elegant Drainage Solution

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 06:35:22 MST

The following is more like an internal dialog rather than a How-To, and even though there are som

Tips for Being a More Interesting Person

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 03:16:24 MST

When the time comes to be either guest, host or friend it doesn't hurt to be interesting. Hopeful

Tips for Being a Better Host

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 07:29:27 MST

Not to solely penalize all the clueless guests out there we also have some experience with questi

Tips for Being a Better House Guest

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:53:01 MST

The modern world is wonderful in many ways. There is instant communication, instant coffee, insta

Is Beer Bridging Order & Creativity?

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 09:16:45 MST

Where is the Revolutionary Man Today?

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 07:54:00 MST

If the

Guest Preparations - Stocking My Fridge Up

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 05:07:23 MST

Monday Pick Me Up: Cream Puff Semla

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 07:04:06 MST

After last week's b

Easton Press Books and Why Choice is Overrated

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 09:22:12 MST

Never do we become as confused and stressed as when we have too many choices. They lie around and in

Something Human Funny That Surprises & Shows You There is a Certain Rightness to Your Wrongness

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 07:26:44 MST

On my list of favorite feel-good movies, Dan in Real Life ranks pretty high. It'

Sewing a Fabric Book Cover

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 08:49:25 MST

To sew a fabric dust cover is really the perfect project: it's something that doesn't take foreve

Fragmented Memories of Books and Reading

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 10:47:33 MST

I'm sitting under an apple tree by an old white painted table covered with a hanging mosquito net

A View of Academic & Entertaining Books

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 08:50:20 MST

I probably have a view of books that's altogether a little too romantic, and perhaps a bit imprac

Shift in Houses, Entertainment & What's on Display in People's Bookcases

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:23:28 MST

One thing that's pretty obvious when you look at pictures of people's bookcases these days on pin

Twilight Fetching

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 10:36:16 MST

Wonderful blurry spring-is-close feeling in these pictures. Because I see no reason to not over-exp

Library Sale Finds

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 08:14:15 MST

To kick this book-themed week off, I wanted to start by showing our newest additions - books to r

Spring Outing & Upcoming Week of Books

Sat, 02 Mar 2013 06:04:50 MST

So, my week of quilting is over. I must say, I had so much fun writing those posts, and going a l

The Flannel Quilt - Other Options Than Cotton

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 10:38:18 MST

The most common fabric to make quilts in is cotton, by far. It's the fabric traditionally used, a

What Equipment Do You Need To Start Quilting?

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 10:39:31 MST

Before I got into this wonderful world of quilting, I had no idea what exactly you needed, in ter

The Making of the Cottage Quilt

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 09:16:42 MST

To sew this cottage quilt was a lot of fun. Instead of sewing with a specific theme in mind, or f

Quilts & Appreciating Traditional Gender Roles

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 06:27:31 MST

Upcoming: Week of Quilts

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 06:06:31 MST

Lately w

Bright Valentines Day

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 09:57:52 MST

Valentines Day was so spring-like, sunny and warm! I took Darwin out, and spotted a few crocuses

Darwin in the Park & Winter TV Shows

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 10:05:48 MST

After spending the majority of the past week on the couch with a cold and the most s

Quilted Scrap Fabric Table Runner Trivet

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 10:43:19 MST

It would be an understatement to say that fabric has been on my mind lately, and quilting in part

January Chills

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 05:02:47 MST

January has been moving along, despite the lack of posts around here. We've been taking it easy;

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