Things are humming along here at the Chapman house. The girls are working really hard at school and I'm enjoying the last blooms of the season in my garden. I harvested a couple carrots. I love Aster season! I have been shocked at how big my nasturtiums have grown this summer. I have to keep…

Just got back from a weekend in Midland. Got to see Grandma C. and Aunt Sandy – a huge treat! And then spent some time helping mom clean out her attic and move some stuff to her new apartment. After sorting through these very old things my sister and I agreed we have learned a…

Sometimes Bea reminds me so so much of my dad. Last Friday she came home and asked me to go with her to get some aquatic creatures. She's very interested in the tiny living things that you find in water. It's just like my dad – he was always picking up a river rock and…

Sometimes I feel like making things and sometimes I just think about making things. I finished the second version of a pattern called the Tolsta Tee. This is the third try at making this yarn into something I like. Well, I'm not sure I succeeded. Time will tell. I should brush my hair. Coconut Cream…

This volunteer plant makes me so happy. But what is it? A melon? Maybe? It's perfectly round and it's fuzzy. It's growing fast and this morning it was about the size of a softball. I've never grown any vining vegetables like this before but I might have to change that because it's so fun to…

Today was the first day of school. Both my girls are now officially in high school. Unfortunately I don't have any photos of them by the door with their backpacks and smiles. At this point they are professional students and nobody wants to commemorate the moment with a photo. That's Okay. I did take Claire…

We spent a long weekend in Pentwater, Michigan. We got to do all the summer things like swimming at the beach, picking blueberries, eating ice cream and watching the sunset. Bea did some paddleboarding, Brian rode his bike and we all ended the weekend with a walk on the dunes. When we got home I…

I just finished my cotton candy pink cardigan. I think this is my favorite me-made knit project so far. The yarn is merino wool. I recently learned that merino is a kind of sheep. It's incredibly soft and squishy. I used the Ramona Cardigan pattern from Elizabeth Smith and the yarn is Partridge from Purl…

We took a last minute trip to Wisconsin. Brian wanted to ride his bike on some hills, so off we went. The first day, Brian was supposed to do his big ride but after a couple hours he got a flat that he couldn't fix – so we drove out and picked him up. He…