There have been several posts 'round the blogs about books you read when you were younger - brings back some great memories. And then this morning I started googling....I have a very dear place in my heart forever for the following:Charlotte's WebMade me believe that spiders are special and the the animals can talk! I… Continue reading Children’s Books

Favorite Color Swap Questionnaire 1. What are your top three favorite colors? Green - Blue - Purple (their order here is no indication of preference!)2. What crafts do you really enjoy? Knitting mainly. I dabble in stickers, gardening, photography, cross-stitch, sewing and am planning to teach myself crochet.3. What products do you really covet? I… Continue reading Favorite Color Swap Questions

After this I'm done!So this weekend we finally went to see Pirates: Dead Man's Chest Fun, fun, fun! I think that when it's all done it will make a great trilogy. I did like the first one better, but enjoyed the effects and antics! And it has Bill Nighy! Who I really enjoy - and… Continue reading Books & Movies (post the 4th)

I've been trying to bring more order to my craft room. Why would I bother - I'm the only one in there! I want to be able to leave the door open, not to hide the chaos. Although it does help keep Jackson away from the yarns. Anyway, there is some progress being made!(Before, view… Continue reading Craft Room (Post the 3rd)

Jackson likes to hide in the laundry right out of the dryer:Here's a close up if you can't find him - look in the lower right corner, above the green blanket:And the pupper has a new harness, from ezydog.com - looks like a little gladiator plate:And though I didn't get a picture of it, my… Continue reading Jackson (Post the 2nd)

I can't find the "Before" picture of my garden / raised beds... I set it up around Memorial Day this year and transplanted my seeds outside. As of this past week, this is what I can see:The driveway curves down alongside the right of the photo, Jackson is there (not really for scale as he's… Continue reading Gardening (Post the 1st)

* Package from a Secret Pal (my one skein pal, I think!) - photo* Find the Dog - photo* Craft room chaos - photo - (before & "After")* Uncovered UFOs from Craft room chaos - photo* The Girl in the Cafe movie* My Sister's Keeper book* Other crafts...* Dachshund destructor of toysBut you know, the… Continue reading Things I’m thinking about blogging about

Almost unbelievably - the past few days have felt like I've already been through Saturday and Sunday! Vacation is so very nice! Thursday / Friday we were in New York City to see my brother do his stand-up comedy with SuperEgo at Parkside Lounge - you can see the bit he did at his blog,… Continue reading It’s still the weekend!

This great package was sent to me by my Mellow SP (round 2) from the Knittyboards - there's some really pretty yarn in blues, incense, chocolate, jokes and stickers! Thank you so very much!I finished a pair of socks in just over a week - even with the knowledge that I can devote my time… Continue reading Photos

Borrowed from It's Rocket Science (as everyone else, the ones in bold are what I've done.)01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink 02. Swam with wild dolphins 03. Climbed a mountain 04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive 05. Been inside the Great Pyramid 06. Held a tarantula 07. Taken a candlelit bath… Continue reading Life’s To-Do List