Mom has finished the puzzle that we've been working on during the week. We've had our cinnamon rolls. Now it's time to drive her back to Michigan.

Somehow March has gone by really fast. And now at its end, we've had visitors! Jennifer and Jenna drove mom to our house. They spent the weekend and left mom to spend the week. I haven't had my family here since before we moved to Switzerland. It has felt so nice! I especially love being…

It finally feels like spring has arrived and that makes me happy. Here are some other things that make me happy. The new footstool getting used. Walking to the lake and gazing at the waves on a windy day. A batch of jam thumbprint cookies (Ina Garten recipe) The way rhubarb sprouts up – going…

This is the second time in a few months that I have posted about my desire to put my feet up. What is happening to me?  I've wanted a footstool to go with my Habitant chair for a while now. When I came across a plump ottoman at a second hand furniture store the other…

Last week we had some beautiful warm days – what a gift! The big piles of snow finally melted and I even got to ride my bike. Inside I've been forcing some branches and I made some curtains. These curtain panels were bought for our first apartment in Switzerland and then they worked in our…

“It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold; when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.” — Charles Dickens, Great Expectations                   That's Heuchera or coral bells below. What an amazing saturated color! I also enjoyed…

I'm trying to manage my itch to get outside. I keep dreaming about being in my garden and being in the warmth. Watching British gardening shows does NOT help because those lucky ducks are already out in their green blooming gardens this time of year. So while I endure the ugliest time of year I…

We watched Finding Dory over the weekend so now when I sit and sew I have that song stuck in my head. Hey Mr Grump GillsYou know what you gotta do when life gets you down?Just keep sewingJust keep sewingJust keep sewing sewing sewingWhat do we do we sew, sew, sewOH HO HO How I…

I have finally finished my bedroom curtains. When we bought the house there were sheer curtains on most of the upstairs windows. I wanted to refresh the room and I wanted something that would block out some of the winter cold. The curved top on our windows is charming but it makes curtains difficult. A…

I went for a walk at the Chicago Botanic Garden today. It was all sunshine and muddy puddles (Peppa Pig weather). The cold winter has broken and spring is in the air. I kept looking up and admiring the shapes of branches and the colors of branches against the blue blue sky. And I saw…