I finally got brave enough to start working on my studio space/craft room/office that is our upstairs sunroom off the master bedroom. I've got this set of cabinets from IKEA and y'all, they're just not meant for being moved every few years! I started out with four of them, bought new when we lived in Texas the year before my son was born. They moved from there to Virginia, then back to Texas, followed by California. They were getting a little wobbly by that third move, but the packers put...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
Our HHG (household goods) were delivered from across the Pacific on Tuesday. It took about... six weeks? Not terrible, but still a long time to be without your things! Like my pillow. I really missed my pillow, y'all! This is our 8th PCS (Permanent Change of Duty Station) move, if I'm doing my math right, and I think we've hit the turning point when it goes from getting easier to just.. being tired of it. I'm on day 3 of unpacking now and I just don't feel like deciding where things should...
2 months ago • 2 min read
We're still waiting for our household goods to be delivered (fingers crossed for next week!) and it's still raining cats and dogs here in Georgia, so I've mostly just been reading and spinning to pass the time. There's a tiny little tin roof over the stoop in the back of the house, so I've actually rather enjoyed listening the rain dance on it. It's a lovely soundtrack to spin to! (read my recent musings about the rain here) I've tried spinning in several different rooms already. The sunroom,...
2 months ago • 2 min read
I suppose most people would lead with having a new home and follow up with being connected to the world wide web once again. But it's been a bit of a circus around here, not just with getting internet set up (the house wasn't equipped for it and it took the poor tech almost two hours to get it up and running) but also the house itself has just been a pain in the tookus. Before I launch into story mode, though, here are Bobby and Pikachu on our new front stoop! They enjoyed their grand...
3 months ago • 2 min read
Rain (LOTS of rain) | Big Trees | Squirrels! | Magnolias | Mimosas | Prairie Verbena We arrived in Georgia on Monday after a six-day trek across the country that began in San Diego, California. I mean, it really began even longer ago with packing up and flying from Hawaii to the mainland. But a road trip always feels like its own kind of adventure. In fact, we decided to take some fun photos along the way of our son's two constant companions: Bobby the Bomb (from Mario) and Pikachu (a...
3 months ago • 3 min read
I haven't quite decided on a name for this one yet because my inspiration for it was twofold: First, all my little wild floral paintings for the 100 Day Project, of course! And second, Moorit magazine's recent call for submissions, which included some neat images on their moodboard of textured book storefronts and other gridlike pictures. The floral influence combined with the grid inspo became a garden trellis! Buy Pattern Preview on Patreon $5 Post stitches almost always offer a fun...
3 months ago • 3 min read
This morning I'm writing to you from a cute little cafe style table outside our room at the Navy Lodge on Ford Island. Do you see the cattle egret flying off?? It landed on the sign right as I was about to take the picture! It didn't appreciate me being there, though, lol. All of our things have been packed into boxes and crates and suitcases now and we are quickly approaching our final 24 hours here in Hawaii. It is most bittersweet. Hawaii has given me so many wonderful gifts in our three...
3 months ago • 1 min read
There's a big old blue jacaranda tree just outside our backyard that shades us almost year round. I adore her. And if you've been with me for a while, you've probably heard me talk about this tree and share pictures before. Isn't she gorgeous!? Photographs don't do her justice, of course. Here's a picture from a previous year, when the blooms were exceptionally lush: The flowers some years fall so thick from her branches that the grass is carpeted with them. It's pretty amazing. Some...
4 months ago • 1 min read
Hey, y'all! Just dropping in for a quick reminder that tomorrow (Sunday, April 26th) is the last day to use your exclusive discount code Ironwood to save 20% on my new crochet pattern, the Echoes of Ironwood Shawl. You can read more about it on my website and the coupon code will work on Ravelry as well as in my Etsy shop. I've also added a few more project bags to my Etsy shop featuring the painting I did on the same mountainside in Molokai that inspired the name of this shawl. It's also the...
4 months ago • 2 min read