(Topic: Knitting, History) Hi Friends! Recently having finished a lot of baby stuff, I decided it was time to reach for some of my UFOs (UnFinished Objects) and get a few things done that have been lying around my project area for a while! One of the projects I had half-done is called a “Sontag”
Charlie’s Garden and a Pookie Visit
(Topic: Gravesite) Dear Friends, One of the ways I “cultivate” Charlie’s memory (ha ha ha!) is by gardening around his grave stone. We are lucky to have him in an old and beautiful cemetery that is open to people gardening on the gravesites, as long as you stay roughly within their parameters and guidelines. As
The World Grieves with an Orca
(Topic warning: Infant loss and grief) Dear Friends, I don’t know if you have seen it, but there are many articles right now about a mother orca (killer whale) whose baby died. The orca is making the news because of how she is grieving, and it’s pretty amazing. In a nutshell, the calf was born,
Pookie Poses
(Topic: Teddy Bear)Warning, picture heavy post! Dear Friends, If you’ve been reading many of my posts, you almost certainly have met Pookie by now. His name is short for Charles Peacock Bear-Warner. Since he shares his name with our son, his nickname is based on his middle name instead of his first name. He’s a
Garden
(Topic: Garden) Hi Friends! Not a long post this week. Just a little update about my garden. After a slow start and late planting due to cold, we flipped right over into 90s and dry. Luckily we’ve been getting some rain, but it’s sporadic. Rainbow! These little guys are the tomatoes that volunteer planted from
In A Different Light
(Topic: flowers, mental health, light) Dear Friends, Lately I have been admiring the lily. Not Plato’s Lily, not some ideal idea of a lily… I’ve been admiring the beautiful double lilies that grow in the garden of the house I rent. Beautiful salmon-orange with red and a touch of gold, with curling edges and the
Beautiful Chapel Decorations
(Topic: Religious symbols, fabric crafting, design) Dear Friends, Remember a few months ago, I did a series of posts about a set of three banners, including a follow-up post? In the follow-up, I had pictures of some banners that inspired me. I don’t remember if I said, but they were in the Valparaiso University Chapel.
Dear Charlie’s Mama, Are You OK?
(Topic: Emotions, Support networks for grief) Hi Friends! This is a FAQ!!! I have enough readers now that I’ve started getting occasional questions, and this post will be structured based on that. Thanks for all your feedback and support! You seem sad. Are you OK? Thank you for your concern! Yes, I’m generally ok. I have
Christmas Tree Skirt
(Topic: Sewing, holidays) Hi Friends! This post is later than I’d hoped… not only is this about a Christmas item that took me till early June to finish, I also had to wait to post until I gave the present to its new owner! I started this in December of 2017, for a friend who
Road Trip With Pookie
(Topic: Travel, history) Dear Friends, I recently had the fortune to go on a road trip with hubby, one of my sisters, and her dog. We made a few stops in either direction – the final destination being a family event. Here are a few of the neat things we discovered in either direction: Much