Pleasant View Schoolhouse

Two happy weeks of rippling have come to an end, as I have run out of yarn. I do still have some scraps and those will become throw pillows.

The Composer has instituted a "one child at a time" rule when it comes to bureaucratic crises. Whether it's college applicatio...

I never knew, because I never tried, that four-o'clocks make fantastic, fragrant cut flowers. Because the blooms only last a day, I neve...

My beloved project is just about too big for its basket. I still have a few partial skeins left to use up, and then I'll have to close ...

Yesterday was our bake-o-rama for the wedding. Fortunately we had the use of a restaurant that's closed on Sundays (oh the joys of a sma...

I love that Bella decided to make these eggplant pizzas even though she doesn't like eggplant. She just thought she'd give it a try ...

I'm liking these colors this week. The thrift store had a $3 per bag sale and I got the "silver" casserole-holder. A tarnishy ...

These jersey dresses take about ten minutes to put together on the machine, seriously. When things slow down after the wedding, I'll go...

Suddenly I am obsessed with crocheting! Yes, I've got the tasteful granny squares going, but I've started another project too. Every...

I thrifted this crewel-work pillow back when it was smaller, and didn't have a border. Enjoyed it for a few years, until it started to g...

Helen's wedding is less than three weeks away! Finally we're at the point of implementing some of the grand plans we've been mu...

The sky turned to fall the moment we left for the fair. Daisy loved the eggs (I loved her snood). Such delicate colors. We smelled the Tropi...

When Frederick looks at something potentially dangerous, he uses the Side Eye. Always employed for conversations with the Composer, and ofte...

This, I should have learned years ago, but the thought of zigzagging through a button inevitably made me picture shards and fragments of nee...

These are my schoolday granny squares. I make two of them every morning while I sit with Daisy during her math page--she likes the company. ...

Because they wanted this one . . . and this one . . . .

I needed a very quick and cheap wedding shower present today, just a placeholding token really, since our gift to the bride and groom is som...

I'm looking forward to the arrival of these lovelies in my mailbox. The blouse looks like it will be lovely in a soft rayon--and look, n...

Best kind of day: a home day. Chores: caught up. Ironing: done. Gloves: rubber polka dot.

"In housekeeping, more is not always better. Order and cleanliness should not cost more than the value they bring in health, efficiency...