A few weeks ago, there was a big quilting convention in Austin, Quiltcon. Since I’m not a quilter, I didn’t sign up for the convention/workshop portion, but you don’t have to ask me twice to visit a vendor floor full of fabric vendors. While there I definitely admired the quilts (and instagrammed a LOT of Read the Rest…
A while back, Jessica’s mom rescued this sweater from the side of the road, and Jessica took pity on the poor sweater, so she decided to round up some blogger friends and send it on a trip to see the world. The sweater arrived at my house on Valentine’s Day from Stefanie, ready to see Read the Rest…
I know some parts of the US are snowed under, and even here we’re a little bit cooler than we have been in a while, but it seems that spring has sprung here. So if you’re still waiting for the groundhogs’ prediction to come true, here’s some hope for you: Hope you’re having a Read the Rest…
Hello and happy Sunday! Today I want to talk with you about one of my favorite hobbies besides sewing – reading. True story: my mom used to make us all go outside and play, and I would rather read, so I would beg to take my book. She’d allow me as long as I didn’t Read the Rest…
Once upon a time, I was a size 2 and could eat anything I wanted and never gain an ounce, even though I rarely exercised. That was before kids, obviously. I gained 50 pounds while pregnant with Tater (and surely those had nothing to do with consuming a BOX per DAY of Cadbury Creme Eggs Read the Rest…
For me to switch over to WordPress. I have been working on the switch all week, and starting doing stuff you might actually see last night. I apologize if things start acting funny; my goal is to have this all running Monday morning and then continue to refine once it is; there are some things Read the Rest…
Last week I talked about finding a word of the year – a theme word or motif to guide you. And I tried lots of words on for size (grow, stretch, dedicate) before suddenly hitting on my word for the year: As soon as I said it in my head, I knew that was my Read the Rest…
Two of my favorite holiday things are lights and cookies. Who’s with me? For my birthday, my family took me to San Antonio (a nearby city) to have dinner and see the lights on the Riverwalk (pictured above). Side note: all the pictures in this post came off my iPhone. The Riverwalk looks like this Read the Rest…
If you read my Slice of Life post last Sunday, you know that I can’t ride a bike because I rode horses growing up instead. Today I’m going to share a little more about that. I feel so blessed to have been a little girl who got a pony. I don’t have any photos of Read the Rest…
