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I love my Vermont week in between Christmas and New Year’s. For the past 12 years, we load our tired Christmas bodies, winter gear and all kinds of books and movies into the car and drive for 13 hours to our second home in VT. This happens the day after Christmas. As the kids […] Read More...

I have been in VT for 16 days already and you haven’t heard a peep from me!!! So I owe you a quick re-cap. Marc, I and dogs arrived on May 31st which is the earliest I have ever come for the summer. Marc and I came to celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary with out […] Read More...

Life had picked up speed with the end of the school year. I feel squished at this point trying to keep up, enjoy life and yet still get all my art in before the summer time hits. It is all very, very good. I missed my friends who were still at the Barn in […] Read More...

The last few weeks have been a bit of a struggle. I am slogging through this historical winter we are having here in Michigan. I can’t quite remember shoveling this much snow before and I admit the dreariness is getting to me. So my husband and I planned an impromptu trip to Florida for four […] Read More...

Sometimes others say it better than you do. Luke Haynes at work. Working on finishing several oldies right now. And moving 2 daughters into college. Read More...

We traveled last Friday and Saturday to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. When the kids were younger, it was our annual vacation spot and the kids have been begging for many years to return. We figured it might be one of our last times together as a family as they go off to […] Read More...

Not much to say …. ….other than I love my kids and I am enjoying the season. One graduation done and two more to occur in the next two weeks. I have definitely kept up with my art but telling you about what I have been doing there- will have […] Read More...

Just wanted to shout out about the wonderful Elizabeth Brandt who had a piece at .Fiber Art International 2013. Congrats Elizabeth for making it in to this prestigious event. I can’t wait to hear about the opening. This will also be a catch up post as I keep meaning to tell […] Read More...

I gave myself an ultimatum: In three days, get this off the design wall so you can move on to a large piece for the Rooflines series. I had sixteen pieces to finish but only made it to eleven before I left. in process…. I underestimated the amount of design work I […] Read More...

Dear little home in Vermont, I knew from the first time I stepped foot in your doors, that you had good “bones”. The kind of bones that would wrap your arms around my family and just love us to death. From your drafty windows and even the river running through the dirt floor […] Read More...

By this time every year for the past seven years, I have been anxiously anticipating our departure for Vermont. This year we have a wedding to attend at the end of June so we won’t be spending as much time there this summer. And my husband quit his job at the end of […] Read More...

I have lots of reasons to celebrate this weekend. 1. The never ending quilt is quilted and the binding on. I really fought with myself to finish it. I have to make time to learn to free motion quilt. The walking foot is cramping my style and slowing me up! Done and pictures […] Read More...

I have to say I feel kind of boring right now. Nothing major to show you. I am working. I am stitching but I am just kind of letting the cloth do the work and me just move with it. Playing in the indigo pot. Hope finds her cow at Purdue- […] Read More...

We came home late Wednesday. Lots to unpack and re-group. I was really anxious this year just to be home. To the point of not really sleeping well at the end and then almost packing up and coming home early. Very unsettled. And now I know why: my mom’s cancer has […] Read More...

I am very relaxed and sinking into the summertime. Enjoying smiles on the girl after a week of hard work getting cows ready to show in a 4-H dairy show. Meet the Supreme Grand Champion Pesto. Watching the beautiful architecture of barns made long ago. Taking pictures wherever we go. Enjoying summer with […] Read More...

Hi guys- I am supremely tired. I have had to fight some battles for my kids the past two weeks and I am just tired. School battles and coaches battles. Silly things that really shouldn’t have been done to kids but that have taught my kids that honesty, integrity and decency are important. And my […] Read More...

Busy, busy, busy at the end of the school year. From one hour to the next and trying to be efficient and not forget any food I have to bring to all these events. I conclude that May and the first two weeks of June are busier than December. Enough though! It has […] Read More...

Yes, indeed. Excuse for awhile as I deal with life-family, marriage, kids, house stuff and cars. I continue to work amidst the chaos that is mine. I am ok. Plenty of stuff is on my design wall. Ok, an absolute insane amount of things are up on my wall. In fact, at one point […] Read More...

Just can’t seem to get a rhythm going this week. Haven’t made much progress but I have been staying up way too late the last few nights. Just reading a good book. Have you read anything new lately? My brothers came for the holiday weekend and we had a great time […] Read More...

I like orange but never have really used much in any of my pieces. So, in the wonderful quest of self improvement and art improvement that I am on, I chose orange. ( Yes that was a little sarcastic but I did choose it because I wanted a little challenge.) […] Read More...