Cookie cutters are great for making cute cookies (obviously), but they are also wonderful for using as patterns for crafting and sewing projects. For example, I made a series of quilted table runners for many annual holidays (New Year’s Day, Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, etc.). For the quilting, I decided to use cookie… Read More
Category Archives: Around the house
More on Cloth Napkins
Yes, I do love cloth napkins! Even at a family dinner, cloth napkins, like a homemade meal, show the extra effort you made for your family. Looking online, I found bundles of 4 cotton dinner napkins with custom monograms or lettering for about $65. I am planning a special wedding dinner, so I needed 24… Read More
Planning Ahead
I have had the great fortune of being born to some of the most loving, devoted parents that walked the earth. They treated the raising and education of my sister and me as full time jobs. Helping them out was Aunt E, who was like a second mom. Although she had her own home, she… Read More
Spring Showers (and Storms)
As I look ahead to next week’s weather forecasts, I see rain…lots and lots of rain. I want to take this time to remind you to use a weather radio. It is so very important. As a matter of fact, a weather radio saved my friend’s life. She did not own a weather radio, but… Read More