A couple of old churches and a few friendly cows

A glorious old historic church that I love to visit on my country drives.

This day my kids and I decided to spend a little time in the back playing on their oh-so-clever playground that was designed to look like a church. Here’s the view from the back of the church where I sat in the quiet morning air watching my kids play.

And another similar church I found on another drive through the country.

Across from this one were a few friendly cows grazing in their delicious looking pasture.

Aaaaaand one last old church for good measure. They’re just so cool!

THE hand knit sweater

I don’t always have the best of luck with knitting sweaters (other stuff, sure, but sweaters are figgly). So I am proud to announce that this particular sweater that I designed and knit for my wonder-son-der turned out pretty darn good if I do say so myself. Yup, proud, that’s right, buttons bursting proud. 

Happy Hydrangea Day!

My hydrangeas are blooming, and simply must be shared!

Knitting adventures

A brisk morning hike, with a bit of knitting tucked in. Brought my trusty craft bag that travels with me everywhere.

Knitting adventures

I love camping. I love knitting. Enough said.

Whether by the camp fire, or with a little me-time hiding in the tent from my kids, it’s always a relaxing part of a grand adventure. 

And what is a grand adventure without a little hiking?

Found this happy little guy resting his feet after a long hike. Somebody is super cool and creative!

Flower delivery

Nothing brings me greater joy than to deliver flowers to my friends. And if it means an impromptu bike ride all the better! A couple of old empty bottles with a bit of water in them means that the flowers can be left on their doorstep without drying out.

Corona Adventures

Nothing quite like a drive in the country to cure the Corona-cabin fever. It’s social-distancing friendly, and getting to see a field of red clover in full bloom is always a perk. A whole field of red just makes me so happy!

I don’t know what it is about old school houses, but they sure are charming aren’t they? Something about the simplicity of childhood coupled with the simplicity of days gone by fills a niche in my soul. I found this lovely ol’ school house while out on a Corona adventure with my kids.

A fresh basket of flower fairies

I made some of these flower fairies for my kids a few years ago with some clothes pins and silk flowers I had laying around. Last week my youngest daughter begged me to make some more with her, so I thought I’d share a quick tutorial on how to make them. Enjoy!

Materials you will need:

Wooden clothespins (flat bottom preferred)

Silk flowers

Hot glue gun

Felt

Yarn

Acorn caps

1. Start by separating the flowers into pieces.

2. Clip a plus sign shape out of the center large enough to slip over the clothespin.

3. Lifting up the flower skirt, run a bead of hot glue along the bottom edge of the skirt and slide the skirt down just a smidge to secure it in place.

4. Cut a piece of felt into a rectangle the size and shape of the bodice of the doll, and hot glue into place, being sure to line up the seam in the back (this will be hidden by the leaf wings).

5. Using leaves from the silk flower stem, hot glue them in the back, covering up the felt bodice seam.

6. Now to make the hair. A few different ways to do this is to unravel some yarn to make fluffy hair, or braid some yarn to make braided pigtails, or one of my favorites, wrap some yarn tightly around a metal knitting needle and bake on a low temperature for a few minutes to make ringlets.

7. Whatever hair you decide on, hot glue it to the top of your fairy’s head and glue on an acorn cap to top it off. Draw in a face with a fine tip marker, and your fairy is good to go.

8. Last, but not least, give your fairy a proper name. This one is named Taffeta (christened by my daughter)

Here you can see Taffeta joined by Lilac, Goldie, Raindrop, and Lily. These lovelies enjoy accompanying us on hikes, and frolicking in the garden.