If you are looking for some amazing crochet baby blanket patterns, look no further. I LOVE the baby blankets shown below. I am not the designer, but I have links to each pattern. Some are free patterns, and some I… Continue reading

4th of July is the perfect summer holiday. When I was a child (many decades ago) my dad would help me climb on top of our single story roof and we would watch the local fireworks displays going on all… Continue reading

My daughter Sam is expecting her first baby in the middle of August. A little girl. This is the first grand baby being born since I retired, and I crocheted like crazy once we knew she was expecting a little… Continue reading

Father’s Day is June 16th. My dad passed away 7 years ago. I did make a few things for him for Father’s Day. I made him a framed picture with photos and drawings. It’s still hangs in the guest bedroom.… Continue reading

We are in the middle of the Spring season and it’s feeling pretty good. In my 20’s, Spring was baseball season and the starting of our family. My husband played minor league baseball for 7 years with the St. Louis… Continue reading

If you know me personally or from my blog, I am a retired teacher who loves to crochet. I taught junior high and high school students for 30 years. Making connections was my job. I taught computer, business and culinary… Continue reading

I know I’m a little early, but Mother’s Day is on my mind now. Since we’ve moved back to California I’ve been able to visit with my mother more which has been great. The picture below is of the two… Continue reading

Since my last post on December 9th, I’ve been busy. We had been visiting California from the first week of October til the first week of December. When we arrived back in South Carolina, we decorated the house for Christmas,… Continue reading

I have lived in California most of my life. I learned how to snow ski at Lake Tahoe. My oldest, dearest friend’s family owns a cabin there, and my family would go there often to ski and play in the… Continue reading

I love Fall. I love the cooler temperatures, snuggling with a blanket, making soup and eating pumpkin pie. But when the calendar moves into November, I am thinking Christmas. This week I have been busy working on some Christmas decorations.… Continue reading