Pleasant View Schoolhouse

Catholic • artist • gardener • seamstress • lover of all things domestic • and sometime attorney

Monday, February 27, 2017

Alabama Chanin Walking Cape

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I've been interested in the Alabama Chanin Walking Cape ever since I saw it in the store and admired its secret inside pocket. And o...
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Friday, February 24, 2017

A Bright Sunset

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Inside and out.
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Thursday, February 23, 2017

Daisy's New Ice Cream Parlor

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Daisy's bedroom has always been known as the Mango Lounge, but Clara and I have been re-doing it in the softest, creamiest pink. It ...
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Wednesday, February 22, 2017

What We Put Up With

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This is what we have to put up with all day.
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Monday, February 20, 2017

At the Greenhouse with Clara

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Saturday morning errands with a little recreation thrown in. I've been wanting a maidenhair fern--they didn't have any, ...
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Thursday, February 16, 2017

Someone Else's Needlepoint

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Needlepoint pillow from the thrift store, perfect condition, just a dollar. The back is velvet!
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Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Sunday Table with Tulips and a Menu

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For Sunday's lunch crowd I used a very large pan, and laid two whole chickens on a bed of vegetables--several pounds of chopped p...
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Monday, February 13, 2017

Eleven Paintings in the Shop

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I've posted eleven more paintings in my  etsy shop . The pricing to some extend depends on size (there are big pieces and sma...
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Saturday, February 11, 2017

Crocheting: Jersey Rug

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Last week I cracked open the two large boxes of jersey scraps to see what was going on (besides Too Much). Lots of long, skinny scraps o...
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Thursday, February 09, 2017

Jersey Table Runner + Oranges

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I started this appliqued table runner almost a year ago for the sole purpose of having a hand-stitching project on a trip to New York. ...
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Tuesday, February 07, 2017

Log Cabin Quilt: Red Coral Red

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Monday, February 06, 2017

Morning + Fog + Camera

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This morning I ran on the road rather than driving to the trail. My cool-down was the long walk up the driveway. So foggy! Everyt...
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Friday, February 03, 2017

Abstract: Catfish Ponds

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If you've ever flown over the Mississippi delta you've seen these catfish farms from the airplane window.
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Thursday, February 02, 2017

That Third Quilt Top

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This wild thing is the third top Clara and I pieced in our fit of madness last week. It's the first one to be quilted. We turn the l...
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Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Rara Avis

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We seldom bake cakes around here anymore, but when we have a weekend houseful, we bake two.
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Monday, January 30, 2017

Scenes from the Stone House

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Felix and Molly left the stone house this weekend to get back to real life. I stopped by Sunday afternoon to air things out (they had...
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Thursday, January 26, 2017

This Is Why We Can't Have . . .

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 . . . pain-free necks. Three quilt tops in ten days. It's out of my system now, and my neck will get back to normal. (This...
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Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Everyone Is Getting Bigger

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Monday, January 23, 2017

Hospitality: Yes, You Should

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Two years ago we instituted Young Adults Dinner once a month after church. On this day, any young adults we can find at church, and any...
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Saturday, January 21, 2017

New Orchid

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Several of mine are coming into bloom, but they're still weeks away. So I shortcutted and brought home a new plant from Wal-Mart. ...
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