Pleasant View Schoolhouse

Miss Speedy Needles cast this beret onto her size sevens when we pulled out for our overnight camping trip. It was finished by the next day....

"She went about the familiar task of making biscuits. The feel of the flour and golden butter as she worked them together the big mixin...

The Composer has all those contacts in the music world . . . and, well, my favorite, *favorite*, singer-songwriter gave a house concert righ...

I am oh so thankful this is not my job. I can't believe that even a professional painter has the strength of will to take on this projec...

What you *must* do, you can do, I guess. These fat orange buttons were too big for my automatic buttonhole attachment so I had to make my fi...

When I came in from my workout this morning the stovetop was covered with three pans of German puffed pancakes , and once again I marvelled ...

I can't help leaving something of a trail behind me in my bedroom where I am changing clothes and rushing out, or bringing clean things ...

Speaking of Clara's fabulous knitting, here's the silk-edged cotton camisole from Vintage Knits that was her back and forth to clas...

Bella sang a solo with the community choir this spring, a piece by Rutter. Stay with it to the end and hear her hit the high notes!

Like peach ice cream, but more so. Use any combination of fresh, dried, or glaceed apricots, to the tune of about three cups worth of choppe...

Clara and I started knitting the "Avril" Shrug from Pretty Knits by Susan Cropper, each of us casting on and beginning our projec...

A $2 stencil from Hobby Lobby, a Sharpie permanent marker, and some cotton jersey from a friend. Way more than the sum of its parts by the t...

And the oilcloth goes to commenter #188, hotpinksky35, who commented on June 13 at 9:14 p.m. Please email me (through my profile) and I'...

Felix is halfway through his month in Costa Rica and it has been rich with birds. Thirty--thirty!!--life bird on this trip, including a clou...

Now that the heat has settled in I'm diverting my dessert energies to homemade ice cream. I do so love the little countertop unit. Laven...

Saved from lunch, cut from the garden-- A week's worth of happy color.

Fabrika is a jewel box of a fabric store in Savannah, Georgia. The girls and I had (too much) fun there this weekend--I brought home the mo...

There's no dairy in this magnificent sorbet (ignore the optional whipped cream). Smooth, luscious, not at all icy, and so very, very cho...

Winding down after graduation. Ice cream from Leopold's and a quiet bench in a square. Jazz from the outdoor wedding reception a block ...

I remember this . It wasn't that long ago. He made such good use of his years here. He grew and grew. His technical skill, his artistry,...