I finished my very first dress, and a vintage dress at that! Remember the Butterick Walkaway Dress I started months ago, which demanded a l...

I did it! I finished my first vintage garment made to my size, and I love it. I really truly love it. I have a sense of pride like a proud p...

This morning I am craving a Spruce Confections experience, which is unfortunate, because Spruce Confections is something I can only get in B...

What could be more romantic than picnicing on a warm spring day, everyone dressed in their summer's best skirts and khakis, in a lively...

Congratulations Ellen, happy graduation! I traveled home to Colorado this weekend to surprise my youngest sister in honor of her collegiate ...

Something has happened in my brain recently - as though some of the wires have come loose, or something in the gray matter short circuited, ...

Really, is there anything in this world as delicious as bacon? I mean, seriously, think about it. Think long and hard, delve deep into your ...

Mangos are on sale two for three dollars right now. The temperature is also heating up outside. This combo can only mean one thing - salsa t...

This spring, life handed me some lemons. Only these weren't the kind of tart lemons used to make lemonade. Rather, they are fabric lemon...

This week Sam and I mailed in our check to join a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program. If you are not familiar with the concept ...

I read another blog recently that quoted from the Singer Sewing Book, published by McGraw Hill in 1954. The book must have been written at t...

Sam and I enjoyed the most amazing, addicting, awe-inspiring Chocolate Stout Cake as a round two birthday cake in honor of Sam's 27th bi...