big bad wolf
A new hat from Grandma Cindy. Can you tell the girl loves it?
Archive for January, 2009
fishy tales
Here is a little speciman of marine life I found in a box by my pillow the morning after we visited Boston Harbor. It must have been left for me by some rowdy seaman who wanted to get my attention. Well, he certainly succeeded at that. As you can see, she’s simply charming. If the truth be told, […]
peanut butter and jelly: america’s favorite
Do you remember Bama jelly? I don’t even know if it’s still around, it’s been so long since I’ve bought jelly. But even now, after all these years, I can’t help but think of that jelly when I see Obama’s name. I think, “Ohhh…Bama! and smack my lips. Yeah, that’s corny. But true. So we […]
ragamuffin kid
New clothes for a certain ragamuffin girl. I finally finished the top! It was started weeks ago, and left half finished on my machine. It’s made of bright scraps of soft interlock knit I found in my fabric closet. You never know WHAT you’ll find in there… …like this happy stripey flannel, which was perfect […]
a red-letter kids’ day
When I was a kid, January 15th was the day my lovingly innovative parents designated as “Kids’ Day”- a fine day of gifts and surprises to kind of take the place of a Christmas we didn’t celebrate. Kids’ Day only lasted 2 or 3 years before it sort of fizzled out, but as you can see, it has lasted forever in my memory. […]
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