I've been enjoying the cooler air, getting excited about fall. I love summer 'stuff' but hate the heat. Fall is surely my most wonderful time of the year. I do regret not getting to the drive-in yet this season, though we still have some time. We only made it to the beach once. We did enjoy our neighborhood spray park a good deal. And walked ( Read more... )

Mina has been healthy, though I've been fighting a cold of my own. Last night she was up teething. Oh teeth! I know they are helpful, required, a milestone. But seeing your child so upset is just heartbreaking. She's been waking up early, but not so early that we've wanted to spend the time in her room getting her back into bed. Thus, we have ( Read more... )

Lately I've been trying to be more present in my life, with my family, in my home. I've been trying to spend less money and enjoy what is right in front of me. A resolution for the new year? Maybe ( Read more... )

Fabric piles: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dancerjodi/6085576688/in/set-72157627015931945Read more... )

Sewing was a constant in my life. My Mom was always doing it when I was a kid (making our clothes) and I learned from her and my Nana how to muck around with a pattern. I took a class in high school to fill in a needed practical art credit. I did some in college for goth clothes or ren faires, which lead to costuming ( Read more... )

I have a huge stash of fabric in my attic. I have kept it to do something with, but I have not done that something ( Read more... )

I was feeling like we were being so lazy with eating out. We had a particularly stressful couple of weeks and I thought that doing this was fine - you can't do everything all of the time and the ease of not having to worry about what to cook for dinner took some of the burden off. How we get too comfortable with being lazy though ( Read more... )

These were extremely popular amongst girls when I was growing up, but somehow I never managed to read them. Just like I never read Anne of Green Gables or The Secret Garden. What's wrong with me? I was really an avid reader. But I digress ( Read more... )

Lounging on our new mattress with cats, books and the air conditioner ( Read more... )

The Rock of Waltham is on Saturday http://www.dailynewstribune.com/news/x212471727/Waltham-are-you-ready-to-rock-Festival-to-fill-common-with-local-bands . We have a 50th wedding anniversary party to ( Read more... )