for comforts’ sake

purple monster toenails and some new flannel jammies.
it is bothering me that i can’t seem to figure out if that apostrophe is where it belongs. in this case sake belongs to comfort?
well, i can’t worry about it. today is library day as it was closed yesterday out of respect for our veterans. and rightly so.
today [...]

up to

this weekend i plan to finish this advent calender i started last year. setting all other projects and cleaning aside. it has been a long. stressful week and i think i deserve a little sewing time.
i am excited about winning this give-away on ginny’s blog. her place is so beautiful and inspirational. and of course i can’t wait [...]

busy hands and books

enjoyed reading.
on earth
sea clocks the story of longitude
there’s no place like space
fairyland in art and poetry
once upon a starry night
michelangelo
listening to.
the queen’s pirate and galileo and the stargazers
the song of the unicorn
discovering great artists
 the limbourg brothers
making.
their own “book of days” with seasons. feasts and holy days.

i could sit and watch this kid all day. he is [...]

where the sick things are

they are here. and i am one of them. so in the spirit of making the best of a bad situation i started this:

a perfectly imperfect monster softie for a little boy who had us all very worried with  a terrible fever. unfortunately middle son had it the longest. 5 whole days and the cough [...]

fall-ing

asleep. because i am so tired.
in love with these stories . the weather. the october sky.
over all of the toys books and papers that clutter the loft. and my desk. (it is definitely friday.)
for my husband who throws me kisses and whistles at me while i do dishes.
i am also fall-ing for a little girl [...]

around here

i know i’ve been kinda quiet. sometimes a retreat from blogosphere does me good because i actually accomplish the things on my “to do” lists. i say lists because i usually have 4 or 5 running lists. which is the reason i needed to back away from blogging and insert every area of my life [...]

a peek

at the least complicated thing about my monday….
the protype for the dolls i am making for my friend. i have many ideas, one being to use flowered fabric for legs. another is to use some of this darling vintage cotton lace that my mother-in-law gave me. what do you think so far?
father read this poem [...]