Très Bon Babble

I saw the cutest idea for carved pumpkins on a blog called Eddie Ross this morning. The designs are done by drilling holes (think polka dot...

I haven't done one in awhile and thought this one would be fun: Are you a Jackie or a Marilyn? Or Someone Else? (found at HelloQuizzy.co...

First, a few responses to previous comments. Designdreamer: No I did not make my daughter's dress. Best of all, I didn't buy it eith...

Just a proud mama photo. My son is a freshman and went to his first homecoming dance on Saturday. He didn't take a date; just he and a b...

Summertime usually means quick meals but when autumn arrives, I tend to cook a lot more. Made a nice comfy dinner last night: Sloppy Joes, M...

First of all.... Paul Newman... How very sad. That man had it all going on. He will be missed by so many. On a happier note... Over the last...

Just a random post for a Friday. Crazy week here in Cincinnati. We were hit with a windstorm last Sunday (remnants of Ike). It last three ho...

I have barely sewed a thing all summer and now I feel like I'm paralyzed. Ok, that's a little dramatic but seriously.... I don't...

Technically, this dress is not done but I'm so excited about having something to show after a month with no sewing or knitting that I...

Just wanted to post quickly to say thanks to all of you have emailed me. I am definitely fine. Life is just too busy on many fronts at the m...

We just returned from a week long vacation in Delaware. My parents own a small home on the Indian River and my brother lives right on the be...

Is there anything more fun than receiving a gift package in the mail? YES! Receiving a SURPRISE gift package in the mail. I am the lucky re...

I didn't think I ate badly on vacation but when I got on the scale this morning, it said I had gained 3 lbs. Hmmmm...... I did snack a l...

The deal is to answer the following questions with one word answers. 1. Where is your cell phone? purse 2. Your significant other? unidentif...

I meant to say thanks to those of you who gave me feedback on the Jalie patterns via comments and emails. Except for Lori, who is a bad infl...

Happy Fourth of July! Ande and Toy made adorable versions of Butterick 5177 . I'm not so sure about my almost finished version (just nee...

I stole that title from Ms. Ande's comment in the last post. As the mom of 21 and 17 year old daughters and a 14 year old son, I have s...

Today is Canada Day. Happy Birthday, Canada! In honor of the holiday (and encouraged by an unnamed enabler ), I think it is the perfect occa...

I fell like I haven't sewed in soooooo (seeeewwwww?) long! My niece turned one in May and good aunt that I am, I never got around to mak...

It's funny that I started this blog a couple years ago as a place to highlight knitting projects. But based on a myriad of events, my kn...