Last year, my dearest & I celebrated our 25th Anniversary. I surprised him by designing a special piece that I finished & presented to him that special day. We spent the entire day together just doing simple things on a Wednesday…something we never get to do since we go in

how would you finish that sentence?? Hmm…it could be the season of love…the season of snow…the season of bone chilling temps! Right now, it’s the season of Market Prep! This is what I think (hope) my house looks like! This is what my house really looks like! Boxes & “to

Last year I packed up my 6 followers & went to the party…the Grow Your Blog party! It was so much fun, I thought I would go again. I’ve added quite a few followers & I love all of the comments & emails I get after each post! I feel

I really should say – It’s Market Prep-Time! This is a seldom seen “behind-the-scenes” look at what will eventually be new releases at the Nashville Needlework Market. You will note that the quilt hanging on my design wall has been there for, ummm…quite some time. I hope to remedy that

Happy New Year! Did you make any resolutions? I did… 1- Let Go, Next: my new mantra…let go of the things that hold you back, look forward to what is next. I did a bit of that in 2013, but this year, I hope to put it into practice a

Brrrrrr….I wanted to post the winner earlier this morning, but morning errands took a little longer than I had planned because it was THIS cold… The deep freeze, ice & snow have hit many parts of the country, so my wish for all is a SAFE & Merry Christmas! Anyway…

One year ago, I wrote & published my 1st ever “post”. I talked about a lot of “change” in that first post and it was probably a little confusing to some. I believe I said, Change is good…change is bad… Well, a year the wiser, I can say that change

This has been a slightly different pre-Christmas season for my husband & I. With no one in High School anymore, there are no winter band concerts, no Christmas Sunday School programs, chasing to find the “hot” Christmas toy. Different, but not bad. Maybe the nest is empty, but as they

Whew…it has been a busy Fall! I do not normally “move about the country” (stolen borrowed from the Southwest commercial…who has let me build up an impressive number of frequent flier miles btw) as much as I have these past few months. Before I continue the travelog, I want to

I’m back from the beach – sand, surf, and stitching…what a combo! (I highly recommend it!). I am getting on the road again so I thought I would post a few quick pics with more to follow later. After what seemed like a journey that took forever, my friend &