This morning I said this, and then the always awesome Judea Jackson (aka youngest sister, aka photographer extraordinaire of the book) whipped up this little diddy up. Today we are taking it easy. The Homemade Hootenanny was AMAZING. And now we are recovering. I will posting pics from the event soon. I wish you could have been there. P-Dub did me a solid and my Amazon ranking has been ... View Post
Could we- and by we, I mean you and me- build a house?
Today I had a thought. I wondered if we-you and me and maybe some of our friends- could build a house. Together. For someone else. Someone we have never met. This is Gogo Mandatshane Masinga and she needs a house, a home, an abode. And it would cost us $500 American dollars. That's it. You can't even buy a decent swing set for that amount a money in the US, let alone a ... View Post
jolly goode giveaway week- day 5- accessorize it
I cannot believe we are already to the end of this great week! What fun it has been to be able to share all of these giveaways with you, and to be able to spotlight some of the very best non-profits out there. A great way to get us focused on what is truly important as we approach Advent. Tomorrow Jeanetta and I will be peddling some of our crafty wares at the St. Peter's Christmas Market in ... View Post
jolly goode giveaway week-day 4- Sweet Home
This is post is going up by the hair of my chinny chin chin. Today Sweet Man woke up not feeling great. By the time he picked the me and the boys up from school I could tell he wasn't doing well. At the moment he appears to have the flu and has be quarantined in the bed room. I am bunking in the studio tonight on our old couch. Usually I would power through and stay with him, but not this ... View Post
jolly goode giveaway-day 3 – red, white and plaid all over
When I was a freshman in college I had seven best friends whom I ate almost every meal with. Also, I was in-love with someone other than Sweet Man (only because I hadn't met him yet!) who lived back in my hometown of Juneau, Alaska. In those days I dreamed of having a Christmas eve wedding, with all of my bridesmaids wearing plaid taffeta dresses, in snowy Juneau. Instead I married an Arkansas ... View Post
queen of the magpies
This is how it all started. With an old chair And all of bits of yarn and lace and trim I had stashed away for a someday project. Well, someday showed up. A chair fit for the Queen of the Magpies. Adorned with all her favorite bits and baubles. The chair was auctioned off at a benefit for Faulkner County CASA I was proud of how it came out I sorda ... View Post