Summer is here! We still have cool nights, but our days have really warmed up and the air conditioner does kick in every afternoon. It is often hazy and overcast but it does help if one must be outside.  June was super busy with my demonstration weekend at the Folk Art Center and the opener… Read More »July Musings 2023

My entire first week of May was spent at JC Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC (www.folkschool.org) with a group of talented ladies working our Design Secrets agenda. They were all experienced crocheters and knitters and it was very exciting to present our “Show and Tell” table to the entire group of weeklong participants on… Read More »June Musings 2023

Happy spring to all of you!  As you are reading this, I am at JC Campbell Folk School with a happy group of students enjoying our Crochet Design Secrets week. We have a full agenda about label wisdom, adaptation of other patterns to reduce or enlarge with confidence, we will design our own patterns from… Read More »May Musings 2023

March came in like a lion, with heavy storms on March 3rd. which knocked out my power and broke several tree limbs in the yard. Unfortunately, it also blew off all the beautiful white blossoms from my tree in the front yard. It did pass rather quickly, and I am now in full spring mode.… Read More »April Musings 2023

Groundhog Phil actually saw his shadow in PA and Mother Nature promptly delivered according to his prediction, except in the Southeast. We had record warmth the larger part of February and all my bulbs are popping out or blooming in my small garden. Even the camelia bushes (which froze hard during our record cold around… Read More »March Musings 2023

Happy Chinese New Year! This is the year of the rabbit, promising longevity, peace and prosperity. We can all use that. Keep some mandarin oranges in a pretty bowl as a lovely reminder. January was surprisingly busy for a usually very sleepy winter month. We finally had lots of (cold) sunshine without any worries about… Read More »February Musings 2023

Happy new year to all and best wishes for a healthy 2023! Most of us are just thawing out from one of the coldest and most disruptive winter storms in decades and I hope everyone is safely back home and tucked in. Many weary travelers never made it to their destination and my heart goes… Read More »January Musings 2023

November was a busy month with more social media progress to give exposure to my restoration work and the Heirloom Treasures Boutique. Kaitlin also started a Google Business page for me and although I have dozens of great testimonials about my restoration work and live workshops, it is difficult to backtrack and ask customers for… Read More »December Musings 2022

This October has been the most colorful display in many years! Every fall the colors are spectacular, but this year they have outdone themselves. Every morning the sun bathes my house in shades of red, orange and gold, filtered by the trees just outside the windows. That makes me want to spend as much time… Read More »November Musings 2022

October really snuck up on me this year, I guess that a busy September kept me so distracted that I wasn’t quite ready! I did take good care of myself, took time to get my check-up, the latest Covid booster and my first ever flu shot! I never had the flu before, but with every… Read More »October Musings 2022