Sometimes I am amazed at how close the earth can bring you to the sky. They really do meet, you know. During these weeks of gardening (and sporadic blogging!) it seems we’ve enjoyed a little bit of heaven in our own backyard. Though still very much a work in progress, here are a few pictures […]
Several years ago, I came across this book in a library. I think I was in college. I loved the illustrations, and took it home to study it. Later I found more of Uri Shulevitz’s books (he’s written and illustrated dozens of them) and I loved them just as much. He became something of a […]
Honeybloom at Home has a post here that I think speaks volumes. She quotes Bertrand Russell (British philosopher and Nobel Prize winner) as saying: “A certain amount of boredom is…essential to a happy life.“ Another quote she gives by Russell: “A generation that cannot endure boredom will be a generation of little men, of men unduly divorced […]
Today I’m showcasing a bag I designed earlier in the season. On our last trip to NM, I found myself packing my clothes into a reusable grocery bag, of all things. It finally dawned on me that Lady Bagmaker herself has no bag to call her own. So, out came the sewing machine and some […]
Here’s a little dress I created for Zia from a Project Runway Pattern I picked up the other day at Jo-Ann Fabrics. I made a few changes (lengthened it considerably, added a ruffle, bits of ribbon, etc). I really like the way it turned out with the combination of fabrics I found. Unfortunately, the size 3T […]
