Author: Maggie
In the garden
Another bag
A present for my mother. I wish I could take credit for the embellishment, but that was already on the fabric.
Knitting and crochet update
I did a lot of knitting and crochet during my break. This blanket was not really my idea of fun. I still don’t like the colors. But it is nice and warm and a great stashbuster. When that was finished I moved on to something fun. I tried knittig a hat on two needles. …
Teenage rooms
We did a bit of work on the twin’s rooms last month. I’m really proud of those shelves. I don’t really like working with drills, but I hung them myself. You’ve already seen D’.s room, but that changed too. M’s room? Still a work in progress…
Creative mess
Some creativity in their vacation.I got them books to use for drawing and journaling. They decided to decorate them, which let to the mess above. But that’s okay. Creative messes are good.
France 2008
Actually there isn’t much to talk about. We’ve been doing nothing mostly. I hardly took any pictures and some of those you’ve already seen. Here’s the rest. :: Paris :: Cantecor :: Milau bridge
Weekend
I was going to post about our vacation, but we’ve had such a lovely summer weekend that I really want to savor those moments first. :: boating :: barbeque :: relaxing :: and swimming
Breaking the break
Just popping in to tell you I’m kind of eagerly awaiting the end of this blogging break. Yeah, I know. I could just start blogging daily again.But the truth is, things are happening in my mind right now. Good stuff mostly. Also a little bad stuff to work through. Though I miss the way blogging…
Letting go of frustration, moving on to fun
I have been thinking a lot about the way my crafting has evolved lately. And I don’t mean that in a good way. It is reassuring that I’m not the only one, but that post and some short reactions back and forth have triggered even more thinking. When I started knitting and later sewing about…