I finished my little knit/felted purse. When it came out of the washer it looked like cookie monster. Ha. It was a good project for learning and practicing – my first time knitting in the round. And the yarn was free from my knitting group's yarn exchange. Before felting: After:

Mom and Jennifer and Jenna came to visit us for Thanksgiving and we've been having lots of fun. First we cooked up a storm and then we ate all our Thanksgiving goodies. Gobble, gobble. We played some games and watched a Christmas movie. The next day we went into the city and shopped and shopped.…

This is how my husband expresses himself artistically.

with delicious cake made by Bea and Claire

I finished two projects this week – my hallway painting project and a window restoration. Here's a photo of our hallway from just after we moved in. It's a pleasant space because it's roomy and full of light. But its walls were feeling dingy and I wanted to get rid of all the blue trim.…

Raking leaves The crafty season has begun I don't usually find meat attractive – but this roast getting ready to cook looked good Have you ever smelled a confused lilac in November? I have. Working on my hallway painting project – opened a new can of hole patching stuff Car knitting – while I wait…

Some photos from close to home: And far from home. Photos from Brian's work trip to England and Switzerland. I think that's Oxford and around Lausanne.

Starting with a scary selfie – me after I've been sanding the blue trim in my hallway. Oh it is so messy and I hate every minute of it! Since it's a hallway that is open to the stairs and the rest of the house I spend a lot of time trying to manage the…