Do you ever get the feeling that someone (or something) else is in control of your life/string?….. even if it seems that you should be? That is the way things are here at Foxglove Cottage since we introduced our new Needle Samplers.
The work load has increased. Not complaining mind you, work is good. But each […]
On Monday, December 17, the newest member of our family arrived. Here she is just minutes old. Little baby is 21″ long and weighs 7 lb. 10 oz. She is our seventh grandchild.
As you can see, all is well and Mom is doing fine. Little baby is being held below by one of her sisters. […]
On Sunday, November 4, my 89 year old mother-in-law passed away. She has left a legacy of devotion to her family and a large posterity. I was asked to pay tribute to my mother-in-law at her funeral last Thursday. Below is a portion of my remarks. The photograph below is of her and our two […]
While I was away for two weeks in September, the weather changed. I knew it was coming….the calendar does not lie….but I was surprised nonetheless when we went from a continuous line of hummingbirds at the feeders to none at all, and from windows full open to let in fresh air to windows completely shut.
Almost […]
Over a year ago I made a strategic error on my calendar which resulted in my being away working for two full weeks in September. It has been a marathon but it is now over and I can stop to catch my breath.
My first commitment was to be a judge for the Houston Quilt Festival […]
When I was young weekly trips to the library and an armful of books to read was my favorite summertime activity. My sisters and I whiled away many a hot summer afternoon with Nancy Drew and friends. Although we lay outstretched on our stomachs reading, in our minds we were miles away catching criminals and […]
Among my favorite possessions are wooden boxes that were made for me and/or given to me by important people in my life. These boxes serve a variety of purposes. Some of them store useful things that I use often, others hold keepsakes, and, to be honest, sometimes the contents of a box may be junk that […]
I am not much of a cat person, they shed, they don’t take instruction well, they think they are in charge, and they shed (did I say that already). Anyway, our faithful old Fluffy cat died of old age several years ago and our household was finally cat-less. My husband and I breathed a sigh […]
As is the case with many women, my daughter and I enjoy eating dishes that are not traditional meat and potatoes-type meals. When she still lived at home the boys in our family occasionally took backpacking trips and while they were away we would try restaurants and recipes that the boys would probably not appreciate […]
On our drive to Tucson, one of the many small towns we passed through in Southern Utah was Orderville. That tiny town is a part of my personal history. My mother grew up there and in the small cemetery near the center of town, three generations of my grandparents lay sleeping. Growing up, I heard […]