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  • The Splendour Falls on Castle Walls

        The splendour falls on castle walls And snowy summits old in story: The long light shakes across the lakes, And the wild cataract leaps in glory. blow, bugle, blow, set the wild echoes flying, Blow, bugle; answer, echoes,… Continue reading

  • A Felting Party

    While we were on summer vacation this year we had the most glorious weather. The last day of our vacation brought some very much needed rain and the inspiration along with it to craft till our hearts desired. My little… Continue reading

  • Wash Wednesday and A T-Shirt Market Bag

      For a couple of weeks now the blogosphere has been filled with the beautiful photographs of everyone's clean laundry thanks to Gardenmama. As time went on I realized that I had this beautiful old drying rack in my laundry… Continue reading

  • Bows & Arrows

    One young man I know has been trying all winter and early spring to make a bow and arrow that actually works. He's consulted our neighborly boy scouts, guides, and on-line sources, but nothing seemed to work. One night as… Continue reading

  • A Little Love Goes A Long Way

    Honestly, it's been just crazy around here. We are busily getting ready for Mimi's graduation party this weekend. Along with the last days of school, graduation ceremony preparations, and party preparations, Mimi has been playing a lot of piano in… Continue reading

  • A re-bag String A-long

       First let me say a big thank you to everyone who stopped by last week. It's been so great reading your comments and visiting your blogs. Our blogging community is just terrific and I'm so thankful for all of you.… Continue reading

  • All Buttoned Up

    What lies in this box is verging on a miracle. And the story can only be told while having tea and eating some Irish soda bread. Ok, with that said, I can now continue. A couple of weeks ago I… Continue reading

  • The Sunny Weekend that Wasn’t

    Isn't it amazing when the first spring sun comes out it feels like it will be out forever? The sun of Thursday and Friday completely ditched us for clouds and rain on Saturday and Sunday. Today it's even snowing. How Rude! We had planned… Continue reading

  • Growing Diamonds

    Whats in that pot over there? Would you believe diamonds? Pipe- cleaners fold in half and twisted down to make a heart. 3 tbsp of borax per 1 cup water. Boil water, add borax, take off heat, add pipe-cleaner hearts,… Continue reading

  • A Little Bit Clippy

    The mess above on my dining room table is because of the cat.  Yes that cat. How many times can one woman cut out a heart without the cat getting jealous? The answer of course is simple…….3, yes 3 times.… Continue reading