Gatherings

Here is my latest cloth. It is a sailboat. It worked up fast and was created by the same person who created the lighthouse pattern. Such talented ladies out there! I know many people think that home arts are a thing of the past but I have seen over and over [...]

(The Harbor in S. Portland, Maine)

This being our first week of summer break I have been working on a summer schedule for the children. I want them to feel like this is a relaxed vacation but I also want there to be some accomplishment of goals as well as upkeep on the house [...]

Janey asked where I found the Loster Cloth Knitting Pattern. I found it at:http://www.knittingpatterncentral.com/directory/dishcloths.php
There are many wonderful patterns there including the Lobster Pattern! Enjoy!!

If This Were All
Edgar Guest
If this were all of life we’ll know,
If this brief space of breath
Were all there is to human toil,
If death were really death,
And never should the soul arise
A finer world to see,
How foolish would our struggles seem,
How grim the earth would be!
If living were the whole [...]

As a parent, it seems I spend a good bit of my day convincing my child/children that they need to do what they would really rather not do. It starts as infants. At some point mommy has to put the baby down for a few moments and the baby would rather be held, or change [...]

No, we are not EATING the lobster, not today anyway! (*wink*) But this is my latest dishcloth design! I joined a Dishcloth Knit Along Group. Did I mention that? This is where I am getting these designs! I think I might make more of these up after the blanket [...]

(photo from www.arlingtoncemetary.org)

Because of those who have fought for our country:
We do not look to the skies for bombs dropping.
We do not have a bomb shelter.
My children have no nightmares involving enemy soldiers.
We worship our God without fear of punishment.
We speak our views freely.
Soldiers do not line the streets with guns.
We walk the streets [...]

(Pattern by Rhonda K. White, copyright 2005)
Here is my latest knitted dishcloth to add to my cotton blanket. It is a lighthouse which hopefully can be seen here!! It was fun to knit because of the variety with making the little holes that represent the light coming from the lighthouse.I do [...]

(“Spring Walk” by Jacqueline Penning)
This is my first spring since stepping into the company of those with a “bad back”. I can bend over about four times a day before I start paying for it. I am in mild pain all the time until I start working. Then, if I am careful, it can [...]

Today is our first day of “summer”. Not by the calendar of course, but the school books are being put away and the weather is warm and we are getting things ready for the summer season! This summer we are trying something new. Each child was to set goals for reading and for learning. I [...]