A Rest in Order

Sorry I have been quiet lately, I am afraid I am going to be quiet for a bit. I have developed bubbles 'cavitations' in both my retinas and have been told it is probably due to fatigue and stress. So I am kicking back and taking it easy. Hopefully these will go away soon! I was diagnosed with the same thing a few years back and I did rest. I quit sewing, dyeing and everything else. My eyes healed....

A New Look for the Livingroom

The last few weeks have been a whirlwind of activity. I have so many things I am working on that had to be put to the side. I last wrote about our huge undertaking to clean out the garage. It took us four hard days of cleaning, sorting, hauling and piling in a huge pile outside to go to the dump. I didn't take before photos because it was that bad! This is what it looks like now:  I still...

Sometimes Life is Dull

                  I haven't put a post up for awhile and I really do want to keep you up on what I am doing around here but this week has not been fun. For one thing it is raining, long gray and wet days. Secondly, we are cleaning out the garage and really, trust me, you do not want to see the mess that is in there!       ...

A Day Trip to Ribeauvillé

Today I wanted to show you another of my favorite villages nearby.  We were out and about a few weeks back and Frenchie proposed a trip over to Ribeauvillé.  I had no problem going along with that idea!  Ribeauvillé is a very old and very picturesque village dating back to at least the 8th century.  It was the home of bishops and lords, the stuff of fairy tales! It is...

The Studio is Finished!

It's been quite a few weeks since I wrote about my studio mess here. Since then I have worked hard on it off and on. I told you what an odd room this is but what I didn't mention is the ledges going all the way across three walls of the room. The first wall has a ledge about a foot off the floor and about two feet wide, the second wall has a ledge that is two heights, one of about two feet and...