Alabama Adventures
I can’t believe I’ve been back from my Alabama trip for a week already! I’m feeling so behind since my trip ended last week… so before too much time passes, I thought I’d do a photo dump to chronicle...
View ArticleAnne of San Francisco
I’m still having blogger’s block this week, hopefully I’ll feel more inspired after this weekend! In the meantime, here’s a weird little list that I started writing a couple weeks ago. Embarrassing...
View ArticleA Few of My Favorite Things: Needlework Notions
I love the little accessories that start to accumulate with a new craft. I’ve been into cross stitching again after a long absence, and part of the fun is definitely the notions that help out… and are...
View ArticleOnce Upon a Time Cross Stitch Sampler: April
I’m doing the Once Upon a Time cross stitch sampler from Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery. Each month features a different fairy tale, and it’s so fun to find out what story will be revealed next! April’s...
View ArticleOnce Upon a Time Cross Stitch Sampler: May
I’m doing the Once Upon a Time cross stitch sampler from Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery. Each month features a different fairy tale, and it’s so fun to find out what story will be revealed next! May’s...
View ArticleOnce Upon a Time Cross Stitch Sampler: June
I’m doing the Once Upon a Time cross stitch sampler from Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery. Each month features a different fairy tale, and it’s so fun to find out what story will be revealed next! I know I...
View ArticleOnce Upon a Time Cross Stitch Sampler: July
I’m still keeping up with the Once Upon a Time cross stitch sampler from Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery. Each month features a different fairy tale, and it’s so fun to find out what story will be revealed...
View Article#Nerdbery
I love children’s literature but it can be hard to choose new books to read from among the hundreds of new titles that come out each year… so I decided it would be a fun challenge to read the new...
View ArticleOnce Upon a Time Cross Stitch Sampler: August
I’m a bit late with August’s update… I didn’t finish it up on time but now I’m back on track. It’s been so much fun to see the months pass by while keeping up with the Once Upon a Time cross stitch...
View ArticleOnce Upon a Time Cross Stitch Sampler: September
September flew by, and here we are a week into October already. It’s been so much fun to see the months pass by while keeping up with the Once Upon a Time cross stitch sampler from Frosted Pumpkin...
View ArticleAutumn Harvest Festival
Confession: I didn’t touch my Once Upon a Time sampler AT ALL the entire month of October. I couldn’t resist the new Autumn Harvest Festival pattern, so I took a break from OUAT to work on it instead....
View ArticleOnce Upon a Time Cross Stitch Sampler: October
I’m a one-project-at-a-time kind of gal, so I didn’t have time to work on the Once Upon a Time sampler in October while I was doing the Autumn Harvest Party cross stitch. So I’ve been trying to catch...
View ArticleOnce Upon a Time Cross Stitch Sampler: November
Since I had to cram two blocks into the month of November, I stitched up this block in record time… but I didn’t do a great job of documenting with pics. My favorite details are “Granny’s” glasses, the...
View ArticleAlabama Adventures: Christmas Edition
Last week we drove to Alabama to visit with my family for Christmas. It was a lovely few days – plenty to do, lots of great meals, a few visits squeezed in with family and friends, and enough time to...
View ArticleOnce Upon a Time Cross Stitch Sampler: Finished!
From January 2014 to January 2015… a whole year of work has gone into this Once Upon a Time mystery cross stitch sampler, and now it’s all done! I finished up the last few stitches a couple days after...
View ArticleTop Ten Favorite Books… Updated!
Last year I put together my top 10 favorite books, with the qualification that I had to have actually read them recently, not just childhood favorites that I vaguely remember as being awesome (because...
View Article#Nerdbery Update!
Last summer I decided to start reading all the Newbery Medal winners and join in the Nerdbery Challenge via the Mr. Schu Reads blog. The main goal is to keep it stress-free: no time limit, no pressure...
View Article#Nerdbery Update!
It’s been a year since I decided to start reading all the Newbery Medal winners and join in the Nerdbery Challenge via the Mr. Schu Reads blog. So it seems like a good time for an update! The main...
View ArticleAlabama Adventures: Thanksgiving Edition
Last week we drove to Alabama to visit my family for Thanksgiving. With the upcoming move and my To-Do list getting longer by the minute, it was so nice to spend a few days away from it all. There was...
View ArticleTBT: Christmas Eve Traditions
I have such fond memories of reading picture books as the days led up to Christmas (even when I was much too “old” for picture books), but Christmas Eve was always special. My parents would read our...
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