Summer is a time to think about fall. In the gardening world you dream about your fall harvest as you plant those many seeds and...

College learning Even in college, those many years ago now, there was a community of makers, farmers, doers. Those communities have been...

This week I am celebrating accomplishments of my first vending experience at the Belfast Hook In by 207 Creatives. Needle felted pin...

Nature is surely a wondrous thing. I witness it right outside my window daily. As I went outside to feed the birds I noticed the tom...

The months tend to get away from me- I get busy, things need to be done, finished, started- you know how it goes. My intention prior to...

Well, everyone is thinking about the new year and how they would like to make some changes. I would like to continue the momentum that...

Last week though, I had another great introduction to color. I went to a small natural dye workshop at A Wrinkle in Thyme Farm in Sumner,...

I have decided to do a 30 day self care challenge- join in if you wish, I have asked one friend to join me and she is quite excited to do...

I am not sure why it is that I feel the need to ponder things- let them simmer for awhile before I make a decision as to where to take a...

Sometimes life is funny- at least in my world it can be. I have so many new things to learn (and that is a good thing) yet I wonder how I...

Feeling nostalgic on Memorial Day weekend- This was the kind of day that ran through all of the memories of my childhood yet was building...

I saw a video today of someone “hooking” a rug. He was using a hand held tool that was electric- it was hooking, and looks very much like...

I love to learn new things, especially in the maker world.Yesterday when I arrived at my oldest daughter’s house she told me I should...

Dyeing Bliss I was hesitant to venture into the world of dyeing wool because I thought that once I tried there was no turning back. Well,...

Someone might argue that I have a problem finishing projects. The truth is, there are just so many fun things to hook, that I am anxious...

The title of this book resonates with me in so many ways. Donald Hall, if you don’t already know him, is a poet now living in CT who...

I come from a long line of makers of things and I am very thankful for that- probably many  of you do if you looked back at your...

After a whirlwind of activity from Thanksgiving to after the New Year it is time to wind down and settle on the buisness at hand. We...

The current goal is to be a wee bit more attentive to my ETSY hooking site this year. It has all been a learning curve for me, but I am...

Last week while I was home dying wool I had a call from my daughter. ” I think something is happening “. “Ok, I’ll change and head down.”...