Four of you, count you, four people entered the book giveaway. Despite traffic numbers of about 60 per day, apparently the “On Writing” thing just didn’t do it for anyone but you lot. That’s ok – it just made the odds of winning better, right? Phawk is the winner, which is awfully convenient, because I [...]
For a month or so, I’ve been plugging away at Stephen King’s On Writing in the tub. I read this book years ago when it first came out, and wanted to revisit it from a more mature perspective – another decade of experience. The first time I read this book, it was inspirational and wonderful; [...]
I’m happy to announce Shannon of Simply Mangerchine is the winner of the fabric. I’m so sorry I’m not more exuberant about this, but today’s news has me reeling. Shannon, I’ll email you shortly. Thanks to everyone who participated, and welcome to the new readers. Also thanks to Andi from Laundry on the Line, whose [...]
I was born in 1970, and my when my parents built our house in the middle of the cornfield in 1974, my mom did her very best to deck it out in country-esque fashion. There were antiques and floral wallpapers and blue carpeting and wallpaper borders and fake brick linoleum floors in the kitchen and [...]
You’re not going to believe this. Even with all of the fantastic descriptions of precisely how to make a quilter’s knot… I still couldn’t do it. I am apparently irretrievably stupid, or functionally illiterate. There were some fantastic instructions in the comments, really. Finally, I broke down and looked at the Heather Bailey photos. I [...]