Bea made a pack of four and the bargain price is $5.00.

It’s quiet around here. We’re back to our routine. We got a bit of snow and I did my first shoveling of the year this morning. I’m enjoying the sun when it comes out—lighting candles and making fires when it’s not out. I’ve been spending lots of time thinking about our kitchen. We are probably going to…

Saying good-bye to Christmas—putting away all the decorations—getting back to routines—it’s depressing. I had to buy some grocery store flowers to cheer myself up.

Brian and I went to Boston for a few days to start our 2016 off without the kiddos. Mom and Jennifer entertained the girls while we had a nice time walking around the city and eating some yummy meals.  We felt at home. Our hotel was on Chestnut Street – just like our real home is…

Well I wouldn’t call it walking in a winter wonderland but we did have some nice strolls through the woods of Michigan.

Every year I make a wreath for my Mom-in-law. This year it was a quilt wreath:

Toyland by Victor Herbert and Glen MacDonough  Toyland, toylandLittle girl and boy landWhile you dwell within itYou are ever happy there Childhood’s joy landMystic merry toylandOnce you pass its bordersYou can ne’er return again When you’ve grown up, my dearsAnd are as old as IYou’ll laugh and ponder on the yearsThat roll so swiftly by, my…

I forgot to show you – I finished Bea’s quilt around Thanksgiving time. Nice to have a husband tall enough to hold up a big queen size quilt. Bea chose the arrangement of the blocks last January. There are so many ways to arrange Roman Stripe quilt blocks. I like that this quilt has a little…