“If I must choose between Despair and Energy– I choose the latter.” ― John Keats So this week has been a struggle for me, but I am trying to choose action over hiding under a rock. It does no good to the… Continue reading

 I’m safely back from Daytona AQS, and had hoped I could happily chat away about quilts… instead I have no words.  I’m taking a break from social media for awhile. Our Sunflower design is currently free in honor of the… Continue reading

     So February reached a nice rhythm with the “things” all moving along at a nice pace– I’ll just accept it is never as fast as I’d like. Are there any “quick” hobbies out there? Gardening? Nope. Cooking? Nope.… Continue reading

 Happy Valentine’s Day! I hope to gift you all with this cute little cross stitch heart complete with video tomorrow– it all depends on my quick mastery of Adobe Premier Pro!      As I mentioned, I am losing my… Continue reading

     Re-reading my blog posts for January made me realize how obsessive I am about time and productivity. I’m sure that’s excusable when a new year starts! I’ve now relaxed a bit, found my rhythm and accepted it as… Continue reading

   January is one for the history books! Did we keep our sewing resolutions? Did we get a lot done? I’m happy to say I did, even though progress might not have been in a straight line!     We… Continue reading

     Here are the results of “My Three Days of Vacation While Mr. SFO is Out of Town Git ‘er Done” challenge:       Day One– you will laugh– I am a Marvel comics fan, so I went… Continue reading

The sign of a beautiful relationship is the number of running jokes you have going between you– the artist-in-residence and I have plenty. I secretly bought her some beautiful, expensive yarn that she had admired for Christmas; she has taken… Continue reading

We had our snowstorm as promised– we got about 5 inches.  The house just never looks so peaceful and beautiful as when wearing a blanket of white. Our little lantern stayed on the entire day to make us feel warm…… Continue reading

      Who doesn’t love the New Year– a fresh start, making plans, organizing… it’s great! To close out last year, we got the tree down and the ornaments put away, but there’s still other decorations here and there… Continue reading