girl at large

awww, wook at da wittle baby

sorry, don't expect turn-down service

Why is that expecting company creates a drive to complete the domestic projects that have previously sat idle for months (and months, and months)?? And just how did I get all that stuff in the closet in the first place?

woo-hoo!

Company's coming! Company's coming!

crochet meets higher math

this is so cool!

have hook, will travel

I have this weekend off....never been to Seattle...but now I REALLY want to go...for this! Sad? Maybe..but me and my yarn don't care!

blondes (and alligators) do have more fun...

Happy Birthday Balls!

oh, happy day!

I received my newest copies of the Lee Valley Tools catalogs today! woo-hoo!

hello govn'r

Dad's visit to London to see Peg, Ryan and Baby Stella

some baskets I made in spring-time colors, long before spring actually arrived.

new little white number

It's not the table of love, but it's perfect for this space, sports leveling feet for my unlevel floor--and was a vintage bargain to boot. What's not to love? I should have done this sooner---a proper dining table changes everything! For example, as photo two shows, it makes a pleasant place to read the latest copy of People magazine (for shame!).

bringing the sunshine in

I finally finished painting the livingroom and the entryway this past week. After a tragic experiment with a burnt orange, I settled on this interesting yellow color called 'Ripe Oats' instead---it matches exactly the color of the walls of the old town in the sunshine from an Antibes postcard (that I can't seem to find at the moment--I'm sure lots of you have a copy of it though!). I also finished painting the floor a few weeks ago, it looks much better now even though it's just a temporary solution, at least it's not carpet. Now I just have to hang some more artwork and do something with my disaster of a kitchen.

can't think of suitable title

I had no idea this happened on my sister's street until just the other day. good lord.

small, complicated world

Dad and technology are having a rough time this week. He says it's easier to take out a gallbladder than it is to send photos online. And now, his tractor won't shut off. It's been running for 12 hours straight now, is almost out of fuel. The tractor guy is coming to pick it up for repairs. 'The Tractor Guy'. Who is the tractor guy? Does every town have one? Funny, related story: I have a customer, very friendly and chatty, who happens to be from Wisconsin. Turns out, when he was a med student, the school farmed them out to spend a few days working with 'country doctors' in small towns and rural areas. He got sent to.....wait for it........Fond du Lac!!!!

As the world thinks about the passing of the Pope, I can't help but recall how important his foreign travels and visits were to our 5th and 6th grade Current Events classes. Challenger, Mt.St. Helens, Beirut, Geraldine Ferraro, Chernobyl, and the Pope---grade school in the eighties. We're no longer a religious family, but I'm sure my Grandma Mickey has some thoughts on John Paul II this week. Once Catholic, you're kinda always Catholic.

did i really live there?

damn you, Rick Steves, and your PBS special on the Cote d'Azur--I'm soooo very frenchie-homesick!!