Leil’s 3rd grade teacher was totally awesome this year. One of those teachers you hope your child is fortunate enough to experience once or twice in their school life. Alice has her own groove going. An eclectic mix of local environmental issues, cultural studies, volunteer work and a good sprinkling of Eleanor […]

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Leil and I spent Saturday and Sunday at Camp Lyle McLeod. It was my first visit to this Girl Scout property, what a jewel. This is a picture of the girls getting their safety talk before hitting the lake. It was a chilly night but no rain, thank goodness! This was Leil’s […]

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Jan’s lemon bar recipe. Paired with a cup of fresh ground coffee with cream they make an excellent breakfast.

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Inexpensive clamp lights from the hardware store. True light bulbs. Foam board left over from the science fair. Rationalization for a second camera.

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A few people asked me what my next knitting project was going to be. Drum roll please…
another Chevron Scarf! Ooooh, how exciting. Believe me, picking out the combination of colors is just plain fun. And, heck, after having knit the pattern for 78 inches I could probably do it while sleeping.
To […]

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A field trip to the Seattle Children’s Festival was the perfect opportunity to experiment with my Mother’s Day gift, a Canon PowerShot SD800 IS.

I love my Digital Rebel but man, oh man, is that thing heavy. A second camera feels extremely indulgent, but, hey, given my unpaid job is valued at $138,095 a year […]

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78″ of Chevron scarf from Last Minute Knitted Gifts to be exact. Here’s the details on the yarn I used. When fall gets here I’ll be ready!

The requisite Steve Tyler model in the book shot:

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I taught my Colored Pencil Roll class at Esther’s on Saturday. What a delight to have two local bloggers from Seattle in attendance.

Carrie and Liane actually braved the Ferry on a sunny Saturday morning to get to Bainbridge Island. My third student, Maren, rounded out the enthusiastic group. Esther’s class space is […]

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I feel like the tortoise these days, slow and steady. I’ve also been singing ‘put one foot in front of the other…’, a LOT. It actually works. I’d like to have 3 testers for my Note Taker Folio pattern. It’s based on the design I created for my Mom last year […]

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Thanks for all the great recommendations on what to do with my PVC legs. I opted for the very simple solution of brown Krylon paint made especially for plastic. This stuff dries in an hour! Right up my alley. As soon as I was done I was looking around for anything plastic that […]

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