We went for a walk over the weekend and even though we are well into December it still felt like fall. The paths were still lined with green grass since we've had lots of warm days. And the colors of the prairie plants were lovely red brown to light tan. I'm hoping for a white…

Last week I made a big pan of cinnamon rolls for Bea to take to her Friday breakfast at school. So that made the house smell yummy.  But even better in the wonderful warm homey yummy scent that fills the house department… granola. I make the Eleven Madison Park Granola recipe. It's a great way…

I've started making a sweater!!! The pattern is called the Winterfell Cardigan – it's pretty basic but it has a pattern of diagonal raised stitches on the front for a little interest. I picked out a nubby wool yarn that has little confetti bits of light bIue and white scattered around. I've started over once…

Well, It's come down to just Claire and I on the decorating committee. Brian helped me get the tree on Sunday before he caught a flight to Geneva. They have reindeer at the place where we buy our tree. Look at that fuzzy nose! I have to say I kind of love that bare minimal…

Somehow this week has zoomed by and I haven't gotten around to posting the rest of our Thanksgiving photos. So here they are – a yummy meal with Grandma C. and then a nice little walk in the woods too. So glad we could be with family this year.

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.