I was asked to explain our daughter's Hope Chest.  I do not have an actual "chest" in which items go into, but they go into st...

It rained all day yesterday, but thanks to my multitasking mania mode, I got the dogs walked, all of the remaining pepper plants pulled fro...

From the Homesteading Journal . . . While hanging laundry on my clothesline, I kept hearing a woodpecker nearby.  My clotheslines are run o...

I finally finished it.  Phew!  I crocheted a rag rug with sheets, pillow cases, and other rag-worthy fabric.  I've been saving fabric fo...

Despite the garden keeping me extremely busy this year,

I am working my way through my craft supplies, and finally started a set of flour sack towels for my 9 year-old's hope chest.  I just fo...

Getting back to the gym, after being sick, has been great for me.  The sun shining today is always a welcome to my body and soul. Today, w...

I finally finished my 16 year-old's blanket.  She is soon to turn 17 and it will be part of her hope chest.  However, because the upstai...

I am reading the diaries from pioneer women who crossed the U.S. in the 1800's and it's been interesting and amazing.  Many women to...

I just finished another Christmas present.  I made this nice warm wrap for my 14 year-old using a pattern on-line .  One more gift done!

At one point, I actually had an article published with suggestions on what to put into a child's hope chest.  Today I read through this ...

This current (crocheted) blanket now measures 68 inches wide by 21 inches long.  This pattern is much more challenging and requires more con...

I have a very happy 8 year-old daughter today.  I finished her crocheted blanket, and she is so excited to curl up in it.  I didn't get ...

My 8 year-old's blanket now reaches the measurements of 6 ft 2 inches wide, and 40 1/2 inches long. She's begging me to stop and ...

I finally finished my son's blanket. He asked for these colors, so I alternated with a spike stitch. I egdged it with 2 rows of sing...