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 […]

 
Earlier this week I received an e-mail message from a quilter who asked about my teaching schedule. She also told me of her plans to make the Virtues quilt for her daughter’s eighteenth birthday. She invited me to read her blog entry, “with love, from mom”, where she explains her motivation for making this quilt. […]