My grandparents both hailed from small town Minnesota. Farmland near Alexandria to be precise. My grandmother, one of many children, made the move to Minneapolis in her late teens and worked as a seamstress. Which was a big move for a young lady at the time. My grandfather, while also from the same area, traveled to ...
It’s that time of year again. The time of year where I have every good intention of adding a home made touch to my Christmas presents. But, without fail, every year I run out of time. Then come January I think: I’m going to make one item a month and stockpile for the year….yeah. That ...
It’s been snowing here in Boulder since Tuesday. It went from 65 degrees and sunny to snowing in the span of about 3 hours! It’s such a wintry wonderland I couldn’t help but get my holiday fabric out to start coordinating solids and stripes…oh my! I’ve made my kiddos matching PJ’s since my youngest was ...
I was never into Halloween all that much as an adult after it got too weird to trick or treat over the height of 60″. Now, add a couple kids to the mix and the pressure is on to get creative not to mention find time to even make a Halloween costume. Now I get ...
