Yes, You Van
In last year’s Christmas card, we explained that after experiencing the realities of towing a travel trailer we decided we might prefer an Adventure Van for our road trips. We ordered the van from...
Category: Projects
Thankful for the Holidays!
2020 holiday season sure looks different. Much like the March-October feeling of days/weeks/months blending into one loooooooong day, we find our holidays are doing something similar. there is a very different feel to this...
Sharing Stories in a Virtual World
Early on, Tim told me that he wanted our family to camp. He had fond memories of camping trips with his family and he wanted us to create the same kind of memories for our children. The first opportunity presented itself when our daughter was 3 years old – our son, 4 months. …
Once Upon a Thanksgiving
Once upon a time, probably 20+ years ago, there was a Southern Living magazine article featuring a Thanksgiving table set in front of an outdoor fireplace. It was gorgeous. I had never seen an outdoor fireplace before, but at that moment decided that someday I’d love to have one …
Salvaged Treasure
Many months after my father died, my step-mother gave my sister a box of “stuff”. There were pictures of our family we had given Daddy, an ashtray, some odds and ends, and an old Bible. We had no idea who the Bible had belonged to or what the relevance was to our family.
Hearts, Home, and Hope
One of the first slides I scanned is this image of our grandparent’s home. Built in about 1948, this is the home that served to connect our family members to one another. Cousins, aunts,...
Hinged Book {Tutorial}
If you have never tried book binding, I would encourage you to do so. Handmade books give you the opportunity to choose the perfect size, colors, papers. You can make a notebook, a photo...
Fabric Box {Toot}
In good conscience, I can’t really call this a tutorial, since so many details are missing. That’s why I titled this, “Fabric Box {Toot}“. Get it? It’s almost a “tutorial”! Details are missing, not...
The Year of Light
I’ve dubbed 2012 as The Year of Light and this photograph is as good place as any to begin. The afternoon of New Year’s Eve, Tim made a fresh pot of coffee, poured a...
Tomato Cage Christmas
I’ve been seeing so many Christmas tomato cage ideas on Pinterest, I decided to share how we’ve been creating tomato cage topiaries for nearly 15 years. I first saw the idea of twisting a...