Pleasant View Schoolhouse

In the shop .

When I have a little one who is just not interested in food at midday, I fix a Surprise Lunch. Similar to Japanese bento in concept (the con...

I just can't believe this skirt! My step-mother brought it over this weekend; she had found it in her mother's discard pile. It was ...

Dick and Jane for boys, and more . . .

Inspired by the new energy of the sitting room, I shuffled the living room furniture this morning. It's amazing that the same old stuff ...

I can't get enough of Bend-the-Rules Sewing . I am loving every project I try. How about this little green handbag? Soft flocked green a...

If you, as I do, occasionally buy flowers at the grocery store, you should make friends with the florist there. This is one of the few situa...

A stack of pillowcases is in the shop !

Black and white inspiration today, beginning with my choice of shoes: zebra-stripe flats passsed along by my mother. Then a great find at th...

How about some pintucks? This recently finished dress is in the shop !

"Given a tiny new human being, how can you know what encouragement to give? Is this a musician, painter, writier, mathematician, or zoo...

Today was Bella's birthday extravaganza, a Day at the Water Park. Each of our children has had a water park party for their tenth birthd...

I wrote about Giles' recent photo shoots here . He got permission for me to share a few of his pictures with you all. These are all brot...

Even with the most beginning-level sewing skills, you can make this sweet set of pillowcases. All straight seams, all fun! For the main part...

After an afternoon of going through dusty attic boxes (jackpot for the girls: all my old paperdolls!), and swimming, dinner was a big bowl o...

Clara has been spending the week out of town at a chamber music festival, working on a Mozart quartet with three other musicians. She is sta...

Giles is officially in business this month. He has actually earned the money to pay for a snappy new collegiate wardrobe *simply by taking p...

The Composer took the kids out this evening to a minor league baseball game, but Daisy and I opted to stay home, having just been to the cit...