( source )   Thou that hast given so much to me, Give one thing more--a grateful heart: Not thankful when it pleaseth me, As if...

                         ( source ) The salad is a long-standing family tradition made only for holidays or big celebrations like gra...

Today is what we call, The Day of Preparation, the day before a big holiday like Thanksgiving.  It usually consists of baking pies and bread...

I've been chatting with my daughter a lot lately.  Well, we honestly talk every single day on the phone and least once and usually...

It was a cold day here so I've been holed up in my workshop today, busily and happily creating Christmas stockings for the newest fami...

We've had some pretty nice days for mid-November -- all of them used to the fullest to brace up for the coming cold days.   The propan...

  Chubby Sue and Toodles (a year ago) I've been doing an experiment on my dog.  She was getting fat.  No.  She has been fat for a...

  Miss Bee loved her new dolly, Louise.  She even loved her hair, but the yarn I used for the hair was, shall we say, extra frizzy and sh...

I just love Hillary Lang's Wee Wonderfuls dollies and patterns and embroideries.  Miss Hillary is such a beautiful creator of all th...

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