I love Dianna’s embroidery. It’s something that absolutely catches my eye when I see it. And she’s got skills that I would love to have! Meet Dianna and check out her products! ~Angie~ Please introduce yourself. I’m Dianna LaFerry, an…
Last year at Patchwork Oakland I picked up a necklace for my mom from The Weekend Store. I was impressed with the range of cities she had highlighted with her necklaces, and was so pleased to even find one with…
When I was a kid, walking out to the mailbox to see if there was any mail for me was probably one of the highlights of my day. To this day, 20+ years later, I still get excited to see…
It’s full on Christmas mode around my home. There’s music playing, and candles in my fireplace, a tree decorated with every ornament that I’ve ever gotten in my entire life…including all the ones my kids have made. My home is…
I grew up drinking beer. There is an infamous picture of me as a toddler in a high chair sucking the last few drops of taste from an empty beer can. As a child, when my dad poured his beer…
My kids love to make things. And they love to give me some of the things they make. I am constantly blessed with gifts from the backyard, gifts from the walk, gifts from crafts from school, and gifts from church….
We moved to the apple orchard when I was 6. My parents traded the neighborhood, and the paved streets for rolling hills, dust, and a long dirt driveway. The house we moved into was big, but older. With the older…
One of my favorite things, that occurs on a daily basis in my home, is being privy to overhearing my kids conversations. My kids are so full of imagination, and it comes out in their conversations as they play. “Pretend…
I love embroidered things. My favorite blanket as a child was an embroidered clown blanket done in all the oranges, yellows, browns, and greens that were popular in the late seventies. I used to run my finger over the stitching…
One of the first packets of papers we were handed after our first daughter was born contained the number for the local fire department, police department and poison control. Being a “relaxed” type mom, I set all those numbers aside…
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