Some mailings

I received word from one of my PIF recipients that she received her package. Yay! So it wasn’t in a year, but I got it mostly done. Why mostly? Because I have one piece left that I can’t figure out how to finish. I had it all stitched up and realized the sizing was WAYYYYYYYYY [...]

Happy Mother’s Day

I got this e-mail from my mom last month, and it seemed appropriate to share today.
Happy Mother’s Day!
—xxx—
Someday when my children are old enough to understand the logic that motivates a parent, I will tell them, as my Mean Mom told me: I loved you enough . . . to ask where you were going, [...]

5 Ws of Stitching

I stole this from Jenna.
Who taught you to stitch, and were there any special circumstances or memories surrounding this?
It was a while ago, but I learned from my mother the basics, then some tips from my grandmother (mostly the keeping neat backs and finishing ends). I have learned a TONNE from other stitching friends as [...]

Distractions and SBQ

I found myself home early from work today, with the girls and Scott out and about. So I thought after busying myself with dishes that I would bake some cookies.

Don’t they look tasty? Even to me – and I have a strong dislike for peanut butter.
Of course you all know this is just me distracting [...]