“Go back to your books, to your armchair. Plant your trees, watch them grow. If more people valued home above gold, this world would be a merrier place.”

— Thorin Oakenshield

Latest Posts


  • Project Spectrum Skorpa

    The color of the season is yellow. I love yellow. For starters I needed to stay with tradition and make saffrans skorpa. What is this you ask ? From the lovely island of Gotland, in Sweden, there is someone making this… Continue reading

  • It’s Not Impossible

    It's not Impossible to have a little celebration for the end of school, yes that's right, the very last day of school. So the young lass says to her momma,"Let's go celebrate with many friends of all ages to the square… Continue reading

  • Together We Build

    Two friends, one a lego designer, the other an animator/inventor. Four hands May's edition of Book of Days the recycling bins  scissors,glue, and a little bit of duck tape.                                                                                        Makes for an… Continue reading

  • How to survive a little heartbreak……..

    Into every life a little rain must fall………                           As you read this dear blogging friends, I will be in an airplane on my way home to Portland,Oregon. My dad's cancer treatments have left him very sick and so… Continue reading

  • The most wonderful day …..ever.

    A day filled with love and warm wishes. Flowers.                        Books. A trip to the Stuga on the lake and…..                       a great meal prepared by the daddy's for the mommy's and all of their collective children.                      songs… Continue reading

  • In Celebration…..Happy Mother’s Day

    To all of us who love mothering and wouldn't want to be anyplace else……and to our mother's who loved us so much.                    Continue reading

  • Treehouse Building Part II

    There were some important things to consider before we started building our dreamed of treehouse. First, where would we put it? How high up should it be so that little O boy and friends would be safe ? and lastly, who would… Continue reading

  • Friends

    ..Lantliv i stan.. a Friend to knit with all the mountains… an angel at my table An Exaltation of Larks angry chicken Anna Maria Horner Artificial Swedener Beading Stars belle and boo Bliss BlogCoach: Grow Your Blog Bloglines | News… Continue reading

  • Unraveled……..

             She knew that her mother was a knitter. Though they had carpooled to the library because inclement weather didn't allow her to ride her bike, she had no way of knowing that her mother was there under "false" pretenses.… Continue reading

  • Strawberries,Toast and some Good Folks

    As I was waking up this morning, a strong southern spring storm blew in complete with scattered showers. Often times scattered showers mean that it is pouring rain in Maryville while 10 miles down the road in Knoxville they are having… Continue reading