I was in need of some little gifts for three young children and was tearing my hair out trying to think of what to make. Then I happened to see this blog post yesterday and knew I just had to make some of these adorable elephants! They’re actually very quick […]
Monthly Archives: June 2015
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Things are heating up here in the desert; we’ve been in triple digits for weeks now, with no relief in sight. Luckily, air conditioning is everywhere here: cars, homes, stores, theaters. In fact, I usually have to take a light sweater with me to many places, since the AC gets […]
I’ve had this tool for several years, so I’m not even sure that this same model is still available (newer ones are), but it certainly is useful! It’s called a Laser Level Square, and its intended use is for construction (squaring corners, etc.) or even for checking to make sure something is […]
I’m still very new at doing machine embroidery, but some months ago I bought a pattern for an adorable gingerbread house. It took me a while to begin working on it, but it’s finally finished. It’s anything but perfect, but I still think it’s cute. The various pieces started out […]
We’ve had a visitor for the past few days. The boxer-mix puppy that belongs to one of our daughters and her two sons — our grandsons, of course — was visiting from Friday until this afternoon. He’s still quite young and very playful, which intimidated our little Bisou a bit, but — on the whole — they got […]