Pleasant View Schoolhouse

We are in Florida for the week, having a family vacation. Giles came down to join us so we are all together, and that is the best thing ...

The corner of Mabel's pasture. I tried to get a picture of her but the camera startled her and she backed away, then starting scrat...

Clara's lattice-stitch scarf made from lace-weight alpaca with a little silk.

I've run into  this charming floral smock  here and there on the internet; it's from an Etsy shop called Dottie Angel. It...

This pea gravel courtyard has been the best outdoor upgrade since the pool! Today it rained, and it was the first time in a week we hav...

This is my experiment with a paisley border--the beige shapes are all appliqued on and then stitched around in two rows of running stitc...

After the funeral lunch there were tablecloths to launder.

Behind the Schoolhouse is  wonderful seating area  surrounded by mature shrubs. I dreamed of the day we would turn it into a pea grav...

Highlight of May: the combination of privet and honeysuckle. Breathe deep, it doesn't last long.

This weekend we welcomed a lovely little cow into our lives. She's staying in our pasture through the summer while her own fe...

I'm using Alabama Chanin's "Paisley" stencil on a new dress. I didn't bother stenciling the design onto the wine-c...

Sewed my first-ever sweater-knit project--a very fine gauge knit of unknown material. Viscose perhaps? Hancock's had a bin w...

It's a columbine free-for-all out here in the back yard. They are everywhere, even in the paths. They are all the same (clearly suc...

And then, without catching our breath, we rolled right into graduation weekend. Felix graduated from college with an honors deg...

The morning I got back from my trip to New York to see Giles, we left to go pick up Clara and all her worldly (summertime) goods.   It ...

I'm visiting Giles for the weekend and today he took me to the Bronx Conservatory. Neither of us had ever been before, and it was de...