Pearl the Squirrel

Note the eagle atop the tree in the center I spent a lot of August away from home—nearly two weeks at our family cabin in Northern ...

One of my favorite things about the kind of writing I do is meeting new people and hearing their stories. It happens during the interview p...

Christmas and Chanukah are less than a week away, and like everyone else, I'm in the throes of preparation for family and guests to arr...

Why yes, it HAS been four months since I posted...and while many things have happened in that span of time, probably the thing I've con...

I'm back from the better part of a week in Minnesota with my aunt, and getting ready to head out again, this time for Texas. (And while...

Guess it's time to catch up! I have been busy with this and that, including a bit of traveling and a bit of sewing. It seems to have ta...

Feed sack crazy quilt At the same time as the Kalona Quilt Show is Michael Zahs' feed sack show at the Ainsworth Opera House. I le...

I managed to fill the last couple of weeks with a big ol' project that put blogging, sewing, knitting, etc. on hold. However, one o...

Can you believe that one on top of the box? Totally wild! Since last April, when I attended the feed sack show in Ainsworth , I've ...