All salves (thick-ish ointments) are made with 2 basic ingredients: oil extract - which contains the healing properties of your herbs o...

I left that header up there, non-centered, for how many weeks?? And it was so easy to fix. Who knew? It drove me nuts being all...

I like keeping our schooling fairly informal for the first few years. While I like the idea of lots of 'educational' and tact...

Marcos called last night! He's doing well. He's got a job doing construction, which is much better money than working the  ...

Making items that we truly need gives me such a sense of satisfaction! clockwise, beginning with the black Axe jar:  basic balm, ...

So. I got my little zipper bags finished with no stress and plenty of time to spare. I'm pretty tickled with how they turn...

one. Man! Life is moving at warp speed these days and  I cannot keep up. When I saw Maggie yesterday, she asked when I ha...

This week's needle &  thREAD project is a secret: graduation gifts for a couple of really sweet young ladies. I hope they lik...

The first summer we had this pool we spent a ton of money on filters. We weren't quite prepared for that; in Fort Smith, we had...

Still  s l o w l y working on my quilt. Knowing that it won't really be used for several months takes off any pressure that I...

At first, I thought maybe I was just burnt-out. Then I came to realize it was a little more serious than that. Then it became a spiri...

Elizabeth is hosting a new 'sewing & reading' link party just like Ginny's Yarn Alongs , except f a b r i c is featured...

Terri!! Chosen by the very scientific method  of having Tyler pick a number  between one and seven. I'll e-mail you the l...

He really steps on some toes, that James does! Tyler finished reading the book of James to us last night. I love it and hate it a...

I know ya'll have been on pins and needles waiting with bated breath for me to post that recipe I warned told you about . ...

Is your name in the pot ?? If not, get it in there quick! I'm glad I'm just choosing a random commenter, and not the best...

Besides the fact that we're really quite fond of him, and like having him around, being as he's the about the most awesome 1...

Kacy asked me yesterday of I could take a few pictures  of her and Tony today since they had the day off from school and they don...