Yup. I said I’d post each day for seven days, and I didn’t really do that, did I? I think this is indicative of my problem. Like my friend Beth says, “I never finish anyth”
I ran out of pictures I had on back log, and I haven’t done much pretty stuff this [...]
Archive for June, 2008
Rather Telling
Posted in Uncategorized on June 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Memorial Parkway
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged design, neighborhood on June 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This has nothing to do with crafts or finishing any projects, but it’s a tradition I think is incredibly sweet, and is beautifully designed.
We live along Victory Memorial Parkway in Minneapolis, a lush greenway designed to honor local soldiers and nurses who died in World War I.
Every Memorial Day, someone gets up before [...]
Company
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged childhood, kitties, sewing on June 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I’m working on Amy Butler’s layered skirt. Instead of using one of her (gorgeous) fabrics, I’m using a blue-grey calico I found at Crafty Planet. It has a very soft, old fashioned look I think will go nicely with the skirt’s frayed edges.
So, I’m sitting at the dining room table sewing, and I [...]
Lush
Posted in Uncategorized on June 6, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I planted this peony bush just after Kurtis and I returned from our honeymoon. For two summers, it’s been a nearly tropical mass of shiny green leaves, but no flowers. I started to worry. Did I plant it too deep? Not deep enough? But sometimes living things just need [...]
Projects and a Challenge
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged papercrafts on June 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Oh, boy. I have so many pictures I need to share. I’ve actually done a lot of stuff lately! To be completely up front, though, I have to admit I’m not doing very well with my original goal of finishing things I’ve already started. I keep buying stuff. I really [...]



