BTRS: Doorway Puppet Theatre

Wow, I’m really behind on my blogging. This project was done right before our Labor Day trip to Nashville, and was our birthday present to our niece M.
It’s described in the book as an easy project, and really it is, if you’re good at drawing, cutting, and sewing straight lines. Honestly, I had to stretch [...]

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Belated birthday sewing

Or, another artsy clutch:

This one was sent to my friend Austina recently as a very, very, very belated birthday gift. I used heavy iron-in interfacing with this one and switched the orientation. I like both modifications very much. The fabric is from JoAnn. The outer is a wonderful corduroy that I found in the seconds [...]

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Corners of my Home: Kitchen corner

Kitchen corner, originally uploaded by ally.o.
Ok, so this corner could be cleaner, but it’s where I spend probably 75% of my time. Basil and thyme (in the vase) from the garden, hanging house from a dear friend who’s been having a rough few months. (And I owe her a birthday card!) The house [...]

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Lillies of the Valley

Lillies of the Valley, originally uploaded by ally.o.
When I was growing up we had a little patch of these on the side of the house where we rarely went and nothing else really grew. I loved “finding” them again and again each spring. They don’t last long but the small white buds are [...]

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365.13: Dance, mommy!

365.13: Dance, mommy!, originally uploaded by ally.o.
 

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365.9: I know you are but what am I???

365.9: I know you are but what am I???, originally uploaded by ally.o.
Sometimes your spouse is a butthead. And on these occasions, the only thing to do is to take a moment to reflect on his or her butthead-ness and then move on.
…Aaaaand, moving on.

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365.3

 
Kitchen and office, my twin domains. In each I hold titles of authority. “Owner, spouse, mother, lover (not often enough).” “Director, boss, funder.” But I am not truly in charge. I am surrounded by forces that push and pull at me and all I can do is push and pull back. On good days [...]

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Monday

It’s been quiet around here lately, and that’s because I’ve been focusing my attention on this. And because I am insanely busy at work. But here is a funny story for Monday afternoon: Jamie was being a booger at the dinner table yesterday and I told him to not yell at the table. So he [...]

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Corners of my home – Christmas tree edition

I love this corner in our home. I love how the three colors come together like neopolitan ice cream. Those colors were chosen very strategically, as the taupe wall runs into the kitchen and had to be neutral, while the mauve wall (should have been darker but md talked me out of it) speaks to [...]

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