Pearl the Squirrel

I mentioned in my previous post that I recently returned from vacation. It was an incredibly relaxing couple of weeks (yes, I said COUPLE). ...

We have a winner (weiner), chosen by my random number generator, my husband. The winner is Vicky F. Send your snail mail to me, Vicky, and ...

I've written previously about the friends I've made through textiles , and it's time to mention two of them again. My buddies Ma...

I mentioned that I've joined the local rowing club , and the experience got me thinking about the way things resurface in life—tho...

During the summer of 2008, when the Iowa River reached far beyond its banks and wreaked havoc across the state, the University of Iowa was i...

The daughter of some friends recently underwent surgery for a brain tumor. She's a college student, 20 years old, and it was a frighteni...

People who hang out clothes get lots of environmental brownie points. But long before clotheslines represented doing without for ...

I think that every quilter was attracted to a traditional quilt at one time or another. Whether you were fortunate enough to have one passed...

Okay, so perhaps destiny is a bit grandiose...but when I was in Virginia my mom was packing up her suitcase and pulled out the shoe bags ...

Back from some additional travels—we went East to watch my nephew Karl receive his diploma in Virginia. It was a great family gathering that...