This year, my mother turned 88. Oh, and a couple months before the big day, she kindly mentioned that she would love something crocheted…and oh by the way, blue was her favorite color. Subtlety was never Mom’s strong suit. So, what to do? I had been wanting to learn filet crochet for a while. An [...]
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Building a Raised-Bed Vegetable Garden (originally published January 2008) Yes, we all know that we need to eat better. The problem, for me at least, lies with the availability of fresh produce. It isn’t just that I don’t want to eat lettuce that has been trucked into town from 1100 miles away (or shipped from [...]
What I’m Reading
I'm in the middle of former President, Bill Clinton's latest book, Back to Work. It's a very interesting take on politics, business, and the business of politics as it relates to the current economic crisis.
What I’m Working On
I've been working on my "forever" cross-stitch project, as I call it. I just completed page 9 of 36 on the pattern. Now you see why I call it that.