This week’s challenge is ‘Happiness Is…’.

Something with a story behind it. I made this little bag on a trip to Lake Tahoe. It’s single crochet, in the back loops only, so that every row has the little rib. I used recycled Thai sari silk yarn that I bought on ebay. I plan on lining it and adding a zipper so [...]

I finally finished the third Burda 8665. Buttonholes terrify me. I’m always afraid that I’m really going to screw them up. And it’s hard, altho not impossible, to recover from a buttonhole blunder. The thing is that I use the programmed buttonholes in my Bernina 180E. They almost always come out perfect. In fact, I [...]

Goddess Identity Neefer, you’re an Angel! Just like the haloed and winged guardians of good, you truly have a heart of gold, sweet Angel. Whenever there’s a chance to pitch in, save the day or just make life easier for the people around you, you’re the one for the job. You don’t just jump in [...]

Fireworks Fireworks Safety Read this short entry on the death of a Livermore man from fireworks. Pay particular attention to the comment left by the man’s neice. It’s not worth the risk. Livermore Rita Moreno plays county fair

WAH!!!! I fell on my knee Monday evening, and I’ve been in a brace, unwilling to bend for fear of extreme pain, since then. I had Osgood-Schlatter disease, so now I have a calcification at the top of my tibia. Of course, I landed right on that spot. No permanent damage, and everything will be [...]

We go to Marine World at least once every summer. Summer is the time of year for us to spend more time with our kids. The Thursday Challenge is SUMMER.

Check out the 1950s Multi-Grain Skirt, the 1916 Sanger Skirt, and the 1930 Salon Trousers. The multi-grain skirt isn’t me, but the other two are must-haves.

Livermore Fireworks Amnesty Day In Alameda County Alameda County Fair concerts are all shook up Fair fare is mostly better than just fair Sewing Stitching together a brighter future