As I sit at my computer, it is rainy and dreary outside. It is not supposed to let up until Wednesday! I suppose I should be thankful that it is not the white stuff coming down. What I am most thankful for is that this wednesday I am boarding a

My computer decided it didn’t feel much like working yesterday! Thanks to my techie husband, he got me up & running again and I can leisurely look for a new laptop instead of runing pell-mell to the nearest Best Buy… So my Finish it Friday is coming to you on

I have had many questions about some of my finishes that I occasionally post on my Hands On Design facebook page and also here on the ol’ blog, that I decided to try Finish It Friday’s. Every once in awhile…on a Friday, I will post about a project that I

I was thrilled to hear that the Fall TNNA Needleart market was moving back to St. Charles. What a great place to come back to markets with my new company! That was not to be when I saw the dates. As I have talked about in posts & on FB…we

Does your life ever feel like a juggling act? WOW – since coming back from vacation we have been doing so many things between getting Chris ready for college, Billy back to his Year 13 program, DH for big renovations at work & of course there’s me! If there is

This week I took a trip that was 30+ years in the making. Topsail Beach, Topsail Island, a NC barrier island was my family’s vacation destination while I was growing up. As the youngest of 3 girls, I spent that precious week growing through those awkward pre-teen and teenage years

It’s sunny outside, I have a cup of coffee, a view of my neighbors lovely gardens (gardening=not my forte), Wimbledon on the TV, and everyone is still asleep…this is called ‘me’ time! I was going to stay off the computer today as I spent a loooong day charting & designing

I figure I’d better check-in before I hit the road tomorrow morning. I’m heading south to Branson…I’m goin’ to Summer Camp…Cecilia’s Sampler style! I’m joining fellow designing friend, Tracy Horner of Ink Circles. Food, fun, friends, and stitching of course! I’m really looking forward to meeting face-to-face a few of

Well, it’s about time life returns to “normal”…or at least what passes for it! I don’t do a whole lot of framing any more, but every once in awhile, I get on a framing frenzy. (Or at least, my customers do!) This is a cool project I’m finishing for a

So, it was snowing last week & today it is 104. That’s the fun weather in NW IA! We are getting ready for company to arrive and the graduation proceedings to begin. Lots of fun, lots of work…I will not move from my stitching chair over Memorial Day weekend, but