I went for a walk at the botanic garden yesterday and enjoyed the first bits of color. All the tough little flowers bouncing in the wind and reaching for the sun. Beautiful.

I'm super pleased with my latest completed project. I picked up this broken bench on the side of the road last fall. The plastic straps that formed the seat part were broken. So I ordered some black macrame cord and re-wove the seats. I've remade lawn chairs with this same technique in the past –…

I took Claire and her friend to a concert over the weekend. We went to Milwaukee to see Olivia Rodrigo on her GUTS tour. We had SO MUCH FUN!  That's Mabel in the photo above – she drove up with us and met her cousins. Below are the bracelets that Claire made and traded with…

I thought I was supposed to get more patient with age but gosh I have never felt so ready for spring as I do this year. I've been looking for any little signs of growth and finding ways to begin the gardening season. My little climber has perked up – it lives in my west-facing…

Oh my gosh I've put off posting some interesting photos for way too long. Photos of a trip that Bea and Brian took to Rome. Bea had a four day weekend in the middle of February so they jumped at the chance to do some traveling.  I keep wanting to find some time to sit…

This week Brian has been hopping around Europe (eating Brezelkoenig) and the girls and I have had some quiet days. I tackled some projects. I admire simple dresses like these and I've wanted to try sewing one. I used the Liesl and Co. Camp Shirt Pattern and added a basic gathered skirt. Also, I added a…