I feel like I’ve done a whole lot of nothing this week. I guess it’s just that time of year when it’s hard to get motivated.  Between lots of hot drinks I did finish all 36 blocks of my quilt.  It’s very bright isn’t it. It’s full of scraps from clothes that I made the…

Bea and Brian and I did a little sledding and went for a winter walk today. We went to Raten a sweet mini ski area that is only about 20 minutes from home. Claire didn’t join us – she got to visit her friend with a new hamster!

Bea got it in her head on Saturday morning that we should have a Simpsons celebration. We had nothing else going on that day so why not. She worked so hard making her Simpsons cookies! Thanks to Grandma J. for giving her the cookie cutters for Christmas. Later we played Simpsons Monopoly (another Christmas gift)…

I’ve started a new quilt. I can’t keep hauling all my precious fabric back and forth across the ocean. I need to use up my scraps! And I need a distraction from thinking about our upcoming move. Last time we moved I made my postage stamp quilt in record time. I’m going to make 36…

We went to a small ski resort called Braunwald yesterday. It was one of those super sunny days that feel so good. We did some hiking and some sledding.  I always feel like a foreigner in these scenes. Everyone is so busy getting on with their ski day. They know the lay of the land…

Jennifer gave me some old fabric for Christmas and I love it. It has chickens and horses and houses and funny folk people and smiling sunshines and sweet flowers. I’m making a new set of napkins so I can see the pattern all the time.

Here we are in Wilmette and my mind is on all the things I want to do at our house. Pictures I want to frame and hang in specific spots, rooms I want to paint, maintenance and renovations that I want to get on top of to keep the house happy. I’ve been spending time…

Well we had a very merry Christmas here in Michigan. Today we say good-bye and then head to Wilmette for a few days. Here are some photos that remind me of all the fun and smiles and traditions that make Christmas all our own. Claire made pupcakes for Tucker – he gets lots of extra…