I made raspberry pie with streusel topping.

I think I'm going to call this my ugly quilt. I would call it my crazy quilt but that title brings to mind a much more artistic quilt with embroidery and velvet. This quilt is a slapdash attempt to entertain myself and to use up a mountain of scraps. I'm simply trying to turn this:…

On the last day of August I went for a walk at the Chicago Botanic Garden. The prairie was looking so beautiful. Signs of decay and decline – signs of fall were everywhere. I'm not mad about it. The fall colors are just the best! Look at how the greens and browns mix with white…

I'm still in a bit of a funk. I managed to work on my window this morning but only for a while because it was so hot and humid. So it's back to my sewing room. I'm just playing and using up all the little scraps.

The girls are both back to school as of today. Bea started 9th grade and Claire is in 6th. Highschool!!! Things are not back to normal (pandemic wise) but they are able to go in person everyday and that's good. I snuck a photo of each of them taking off on their bikes. Bea got…

So right after Brian recovered from Covid he rode the Triple Bypass. It's just a 107 mile ride over three big mountain passes in Colorado! He rode it with no trouble after not even setting eyes on a hill for the last year. How does he do it? And his brother did it too! Here…

And one photo of Brian at the Triple Biypass – he did it after all!

Since my last post the girls and I tested negative for covid and then we went to a hotel so Brian could stay home while he was contagious. Now Brian's Covid quarantine is done and thankfully he is feeling fine. The girls and I are back home. I'm grateful for the vaccine – I'm sure…

We've been cruising along, enjoying our last bits of summer. I was enjoying my garden – picking lots of tomatoes and beans. Brian and Bea and I went to a concert at Ravinia. On that same night Claire went to a fun birthday party. I was feeling very satisfied with my window project. My infrared…

We're well into August and I have back to school things in my head. We have this week and next week at home and then we will have a trip to Colorado and then school starts. It's been a quiet summer but a good summer. This week I made a start restoring these storm windows.…