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And feeling much more like myself after a couple days in the mountains. Being in the woods make me happy! We stayed in a cabin outside of the Boone area and met up with some friends on Saturday to hike Grandfather Mountain. Not too many scenery pictures as we got a lot of rain (but [...]

OOPs

My kitchen prowess approaches legendary status. Tad may say (and he might be right) that this is nearly as bad as the time I set the oven mitts on fire. Had I the good sense to turn off the burner before snapping the shot, I would have prevented the sizzling milk from spattering all over [...]

Coughs, Consolations and Messy Tuesday

In the absence of knitting, blogging, photographing of messes (or knitting), working on Summer Sky, keeping up with online friends & their activities, and possibly most disappointing – a trip to one of my favorite annual activities, MDSW – there has instead been coughing, aching, sniffling and general yuck. I am almost never sick, but [...]

The Return of Messy Tuesday…

POTENTIAL This time of year always sneaks up on me. Although spring is my favorite time of year here in North Carolina (even rivaling Autumn in New Hampshire!) there’s a creeping sadness that comes with it, and sometimes, there’s just nothing to do but make a really excellent mess. Nothing says potential like bare earth. [...]

I spend a lot of time here.

Ok, so I moved the books a smidge so you can see what’s underneath. Other than that, it’s as is. I like my mess “artfully” fanned out, thank you. Come on over to the Messy Tuesday Flickr group (and join in if you like) where you can see more pictures and thoughtful and funny captions [...]

Messy Tuesday

I have long felt that there are more important things in this world than housework (my father would attest to this), just as I feel that there are many, many worse things in this world than swears. Maybe these are just excuses for my clutter or potty mouth. Maybe. You won’t find me swearing outright [...]