Here is a peek at the fabric book I made for my sister for her birthday.  It is filled with pictures of the two of us when we were children ...

This turns out great.  To make it easy, I used a pie crust from the refrigerator section of the grocery.  But you could make the pie crust i...

I used a piece of the wonderful burned ceiling tin that I selvaged from a razed building here in Rineyville for the wall hanging. The tin is...

The butterflies have had a nice summer. The Zinnias are in bloom and they like them as much as they do the Butterflybush.

These beautiful flowers come back each year.  They spring up quickly, the blooms open and then they last several days.  This photo is taken...

I have a lot of old snapshots in photo albums from the 1920s.  As near as I can tell, the albums depict the Carroll, Iowa area. I enj...

This is the small herb garden I planted recently.  It is a work in progress.  I probably won't add any more plants, but I want to add r...

Thomas Douglas Tonyan My brother-in-law tragically passed away from injuries he suffered in an automobile accident on Wednesday, July 7th. ...

My husband drew the name for my blog giveway.  The lucky winner is Recycled Rita .  I have contacted her by email, and I'm looking for h...

POST UPDATE 7/7/10:  I have a family emergency and need to put this giveaway on hold, but I will draw a name when I return. The three year...