For those that live in the United States, I hope you had a wonderful July 4th celebration. It was a good time to spend with family, concentrating on the positive. It was incredibly hot on Wednesday here in Wisconsin – close to 100°F but we also had extremely high humidity. The combination of the two […]
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2016 Year in Review and New Year plans

Everywhere I turn I see posts and comments that show people that can’t wait for this year to end and the new one to begin because 2016 was so “awful”. Personally, I don’t think the year and any more ups or downs than an average year. It’s more about attitude and how you decide to […]
Merry Christmas 2016

Merry Christmas from our family to yours. May your holiday be filled with love, laughter, and peace during this season.
Indie Designer Gift-A-Long (GAL) 2016

The excitement is building: it’s the time of year for the Indie Designer Gift-A-Long! What is the Indie Designer GAL? This is an annual event where independent knit and crochet pattern designers have the opportunity to showcase some of their creations and inspire others to make them. The Gift-A-Long is essentially two events: The first event […]
July 4th Celebration 2016

We had a wonderful Independence Day celebration yesterday. This is becoming one of my favorite holidays as we have made it a family tradition to participate and attend many of the festivities. Our local Lions club are the organizers and I think they do a great job! We even brought Finley with us! Since everything is […]
FO Friday – Christmas reveal

Finally! I can show off all the wonderful things I made at the end of the year but didn’t want the recipients to see! In no particular order … I planned to keep things simple this year and just buy gifts instead of stressing myself out to make them. I think that lasted from October […]
Merry {belated} Christmas

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas celebration. We were so busy the few days before and during Christmas I didn’t have time to write anything. Last weekend we went to a Bethlehem recreation at one of the local churches. They only hold it every 3-5 years, so we wanted to be sure and […]
30 Days of Gratitude – Day 28

Nov 30: Sorry for the lack of posting the last couple of days. I thought I would be able to keep up while celebrating Thanksgiving – but Grandma had internet connection problems. No internet for three whole days – ack! So, I’m finishing writing and posting today and post dating them so they appear in […]
30 Days of Gratitude – Day 11

Today is Veterans Day. I wonder how many American’s don’t know this is also Armistice Day, Remembrance Day and the anniversary of the end of World War I. Despite the turmoil and bipartisanship this country is going through, we would not enjoy the freedoms we find today without the sacrifice of the veterans – and […]