I really just have one bush, a quince, that is anywhere near flowering in the early spring. I tried to get everything cleaned up before the kids came home. It’s good I have Bridget to help me. She gets annoyed at messy rooms. I love that moment when they are finally here. Bridget made Martha… Read More »
Dear Auntie Leila: I don’t know what to do for Easter.
Dear Carrien writes, Dear Auntie Leila, I don’t know what to do for Easter. Seriously. I’m flummoxed. I finally understand Lent, and being the type of person who won’t do something unless I understand the why behind it and think it’s a good one, that’s saying something, arrogant though that may be. (I prefer to… Read More »
Sewing chitchat.
I got this soft, thick cotton seed sack at a yard sale last summer, along with another, which I am using for a little bag for all my log cabin scraps which were in sore need of corralling. The printed side is facing away, unfortunately, but you get the idea. This one is bigger, and… Read More »
Easter, I love you.
Easter Sunday was amazingly beautiful. I can remember warm sunny Easters (not many), but never a day when we could just sit outside all day and enjoy the loveliness. Somehow after weeks of rain this sunshine took on a supernatural significance… Now, not to distract from all that or anything — I mean I know… Read More »
Thinking about Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter, yes I am…
{Goodbye to the flannel. Hello to the sunshine and thrifted pillowcases to go with my patched sheets. I figured that if I was going to preach to you about the importance of the bedroom, I’d better clean mine too. And change the sheets. Oh yes, I do things after I tell you about them. If… Read More »