Things are moving along a little too fast. The move is breathing down my neck. This week the moving company sent a guy to survey all the stuff that we will be shipping. Yikes that makes it all even more real. I had to do some paperwork for the shipping – part of it was…

I sewed a new pattern – it’s called the Swingset Skirt from Oliver + S. We have a wedding coming up and I told Bea I would make her a skirt. Getting dressed up is a big deal for her. I mean she never does it. She is anti fancy, fun, girly fashion. But we…

I have a favorite little antique store in the town next to us. Their stuff is always impeccably displayed and the prices are great. We have a wedding to attend in May so I stopped in hoping to find a pin to fancy up my dress. I couldn’t decide on just one so I go three for…

I’ll miss our neighborhood Easter Egg hunt next year. It’s cute and sweet and funny. And this year we had the most beautiful warm day. The girls both met up with their friends at the hunt – I’m trying not to think about how much they will miss those girls. Here’s our own little Easter…

Those little copper wire egg-lifting tools that come with the egg dying kits are just about my favorite thing. I love the wobbly feeling when you lift the egg out of the color and then tumble the egg onto the table.  

Tonight we had a picnic dinner at our beach. It was warm and really windy – it felt wonderful.

This week I was sort of un-motivated. Maybe I’m a bit overwhelmed by our upcoming move.  Instead of getting stuff done I made record progress on my quilt. I don’t think I’ve ever quilted a quilt so fast. I just wanted to sit in my chair by the window and sew all day. It will…

Do you remember the days when we fell in love? What did we talk about all those hours that felt like minutes? It was wonderful and I knew it was wonderful. And yet I didn’t even know how wonderful. It’s like a summer evening when the temperature is just right and a gentle breeze blows…