There’s a little birds nest that hangs under the eaves of my roof. When I first saw it I thought that I would have to find a way to move it, due to the enormous pile of bird poo that…
Grammar police
Bear and I were watching TV the other night, and a laundry detergent commercial came on. It was very retro and showed all the generations of women who have been doing laundry, with the dress and the basement décor changing…
Serendipity
I’m a big believer in the theory that some books come to us when we need them. It’s happened over and over again in my life; lessons come from literature for me. This weekend as I was whimpering in pain…
Thrift Store Finds
Like most crafty bloggers, I adore a good thrift store. Growing up, that’s the only shopping we ever did. Every back to school season meant trips to Value Village and St Vincent DePaul. I remember how mad I got once…
Flower fields
This is how I spent my weekend: These are Giant Tecolote Ranunculus…es. Ranunculi? I had actually never seen these flowers in person before, but apparently the farm here in Carlsbad grows like 90% of these flowers in the country. They…
Quilting can be macho
I live literally five minutes away from Camp Pendleton, the huge Marine base here in North San Diego county, which you could totally figure out if you spent the day in my apartment complex. The parking lot alone could tell…
I’ve led a very spoiled existence
Up until a few weeks ago, I have never in my married life gone grocery shopping by myself. Whenever I say that to someone their eyes immediately try to escape their face. Believe me, I am well aware of how…
It’s hard to be depressed when you live here
Ten miles away from my current apartment, and five miles away from the houses we’re looking at, this is what I get to see. I took that last weekend. We had gone to the temple and seen my old friend…
Happy Crafters
One of the hardest parts of this miscarriage is the fact that it happened right after we moved. If this had happened when we were in Modesto, it would have been just as big a disappointment, but I would have…
Kids = free entertainment
We were visiting my sister-in-law the other day and playing with our 3 yr old nephew Moose.* He had a friend over for a playdate that ended just as we showed up, so we were able to catch him saying…