Our oldest daughter, the one who is teaching in Shanghai, sent these pretty paper cutouts to hang on our doors for Chinese New Year. The top one is for the Year of the Horse, which begins today. And the bottom one with the fish is hung to bring prosperity. Our daughter shared this explanation with us: “Fish are a sign…
One of the things I enjoy doing at our winter home here in Florida is going to the year round farmers’ market each Saturday in Pensacola on Palafox Street. I’ve been able to source grass-fed beef and pork, local raw honey and of course, lots of fresh organic vegetables. And until the hard frost we got a week and a…
Doesn’t this week’s Snail pattern just make you smile! I wonder how many more shells she has to hang up. The pattern for Snail Wash Day is available as a pdf to download here.
The gifts for our son this year were made to co-ordinate with the colors he has chosen to decorate his apartment. His main furniture pieces are black or white or charcoal grey. He has accented those with pops of green and orange here and there. He has made some additions since we helped him move a little over a year…
When Dave and I were first married, I started out doing what all newlywed army wives did back then… I ironed his uniforms. That is until the first time he complained that the creases in his work pants weren’t exactly the same. From then on… he ironed his own uniforms. Maybe we should have hired Mrs. Snail to do the…
I only sewed one of our middle daughter’s gifts this year. The other one I crocheted. When our children were still very little, I began the tradition of making them each an ornament for Christmas. That way when they all eventually left home they would have Christmas ornaments for their own trees that had memories attached to them. Several years…
Even Snails have to clean house and that’s just what Mrs. Snail is doing today. The pattern for Snail Cleaning Day is available as a pdf to download here.
Back in May of last year, I picked up this bag of scraps at a quilt shop north of London, On. As you can see, I opened the package before I thought to take a picture of it. But it wasn’t the pretty red and white floral fabric that had caught my eye. It was the rest of the fabrics…
Over the next seven weeks, I’ll be posting another set of chore day embroideries. This time with the most adorable snails you could possibly ask for. First up is Snail Bake Day. The Snail Bake Day pattern is available as a pdf to download here.
The past month since we arrived at our winter home in Florida has sped by. We had a wonderful Christmas and New Years. I hope that you all did as well. I started off the New Year by taking part in the Polar Bear Dip at the FloraBama. The water wasn’t nearly as cold as I had expected but there…