Hello friends! I haven’t shared a weekending post in almost forever, but I have a few stories, a bunch of photos, and a bit of time on a Monday evening … so here goes! First … I finished my quilt! … Continue reading Late July Weekending.
I spied those brilliant roses at the mid-point of today’s morning walk and thought they’d be a pretty opening for this last day of June post. I loved that they smelled just like they should. Is it my imagination, or … Continue reading TGIF | End of June.
Happy Friday, y’all – I hope this post finds you breathing better air. So far, skies in Atlanta are clear (in spite of an Air Quality Alert) and honestly, we’ve had the most beautiful day. breezy, low humidity, 81 degrees. … Continue reading TGIF | Quilting.
With two weeks to go, today seems like a good day to check-in on the three things I listed for May: Thing One:Â Celebrate porch time! Lucy and I have been outside on the screened porch a few times, but today … Continue reading May’s Three Things (so far).
Remember this from Friday? As y’all confirmed, Juliann’s suggestion was just the thing to get me started. Saturday morning, I ironed (and didn’t even mind it) and cut eight 4-1/2″ (ish) squares from each of those fat eighths. Then Saturday afternoon I sewed and ironed some more – for way longer than this little spread might indicate. I spent more time matching up the fabrics, penciling the stitching lines, sewing, and ironing on Tuesday and Wednesday. After yesterday’s session, I realized I’d somehow added one more piece of light and dark, but had forgotten one of my original darks … … Continue reading Beginner’s Enthusiasm.
That’s right y’all … I’m writing a post without any reference to books because I have a book-filled update to share this weekend 🙂 Thinking about … finally starting that half-square triangle quilt … it will be my first attempt at a quilt (well, at one I actually think I might finish!) Grateful to … Juliann for the encouragement and advice. She suggested Red Pepper Quilts’ Retro Half Square Triangle Quilt pattern to begin. It is a very beginner-friendly pattern with lots of photos and techniques. I purchased this fat-eighth bundle (birds! flowers! those colors!) from Fat Quarter Shop back in April … Continue reading TGIF | One Without Books.
Wow, August kind of kicked me in the backside. and again, I’m really grateful for this daily photo habit because otherwise I’d be looking back at a fog of days that ran together spent mostly at home and lonely, combined with seemingly endless heat and humidity (broken by violent thunderstorms that put a shaking Holly into my lap on many evenings), and nights that brought little rest and strange dreams. I am happy to have these 31 images (plus a few more – see below), to add to that story. both are true. and ♥. 1. What am I celebrating? … Continue reading Looking Back | August.
Woohoo, friends, we’ve made it to weekend SEVEN! and on this sixth Friday staying at home, I have not one, but two finished projects to share. Marc, bless his heart, is trying on the photo front. I do love that these photos show the sweater and the skirt to full advantage. and that he managed to capture me eyes open for a few shots. For sure my eyes were open in those where my back is turned 😉 The sweater is my second Notice (on Ravelry here) – I knit it exactly like the first one. The row gauge on … Continue reading FO Friday | A Whole Outfit!
Today was the first day in two weeks that I didn’t have a single “commitment”. no Zoom or FaceTime. no pressing to-do list items. just me and a whole open (free?) column on my calendar. Pre-SAH, I typically had 2-3 days like this each month … and I’d usually spend them “at home”. maybe I’d take a long walk in the park with Lauren, but more likely, I’d dive into a project (Kon Mari-ing with Marc on Feb 11, or photographing a bunch of clothes for StyleBook on Feb 18). Here are three things I dove into today: Thing One. … Continue reading Three on Thursday | In Progress.
It’s Wednesday and that means I have an update on the making and the reading, and much gratitude to Kat for hosting this meet-up. On the making front, I have been doing all the things (well, all the things that I know how to do). First, knitting (by far my favorite and for sure my comfort zone). I finished my first Notice (this is a snagged shot from a video Marc took for a church thing) – I am delighted with the fit. which is good because I cast on for another one … this time in pink. (I also … Continue reading Unraveled Wednesday | All the Things.
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