~*~ For some reason, the large photos at the beginning of my posts are getting distorted. Until I can resolve the problem, if you click on the photo, you will see it the way it is supposed to be. ~*~ Happy New Year!!! Our first day of 2011 has brought rain~ lots of it!  I [...]

Spring! It’s everywhere I go, filling me with inspiration to create in it’s image;  things that are flowery & light as the breeze spreading its signature scent. Pulling weeds in my garden under the appletree, I was captivated by the subtle, sweetly-spiced scent of appleblossoms~ how to express that in a creation? Pascal (my dog,)  [...]

Looking at all of the beautiful flowers in everyone’s gardens, it’s hard to realize that we’re mid-way through  the last month of summer! Where did it go? It seems like it was just spring and everyone was excitedly anticipating the arrival of summer-  I remember as a child, I thought the year was divided into [...]

“B”stands for Bark– and it also stands for “Baaa”~ To Pascal and I the distinction is pretty clear, but you’d be surprised at how many people are surprised when Pascal “Barks” instead of “Baaas”-  Really! Over the years, we have been asked so many funny questions~ If I could only get Pascal to say “Baaa” [...]

Spring is officially here! Many of the bulbs in my garden are in full bloom right now, like these Freesias. If you’ve ever smelled Freesias you know how wonderfully sweet they can make your garden smell. With flowers, gardens, and spring everywhere, comes the desire to cast off the heavy, warm, winter clothes, and slip [...]

I took a brief respite from sewing to work on the baby blanket that I started knitting for my grandson a year ago. I was starting to worry that if I didn’t concentrate on getting it finished, he’d be ready for college and I’d still be working on it, so I’m  pleased to have finished [...]

You may have noticed how “in” smocking is right now. Woman’s fashions are featuring smocking in dresses, blouses, tunics, sweaters, and even jackets. With children’s fashion running parallel to adults, this winter it will be stylish as well as comfortable and warm for your child to wear her smocked dress, even in areas where the [...]