Today I walked my normal route at the Chicago Botanic Garden except I walked it in reverse order. A new perspective. 

Here's where we started with this window. And here it is now. I still feel like celebrating each window that I rescue.

Fall is feeling so nice. We're supposed to have a warm weekend so I think I had better finish putting away all my pots and outdoor furniture and we'll put the storm windows in too. Feels like it will be our last bit of warmth for a while.  Here are a bunch of random photos…

I finally finished this little jacket that I've been working on for a long time. The pattern is called the Tamarack Jacket from Grainline Studio. It was a little bit of a leap of faith because I did all the quilting by hand and I didn't make a muslin to make sure it actually fit…

I finished a quick, fun knitting project. It's a little stitch sampler cowl – finished just in time for the cooler weather.  And some homemade graham crackers. The recipe had me cut them into squares part way through baking. Love how even and perfect the squares turned out. They are yummy sandwiched with some Nutella…

The girls and Brian took a quick trip to Paris. Not sure how we landed on Paris for our travel plans but when they got their hearts set on it I opted out. A four day weekend is just too short for me to jet off to Europe. But enough about my lameness – let's…