Still no power and it looks like it might be a few more days of living in the dark.  On the bright side, Heather has been getting a lot of knitting done by candlelight! (posted by Heather’s husband)

An unexpected storm hit the midwest yesterday and left us without power.  As a result, Heather will not be able to sign on to post. (I’m posting this from my work computer) Hopefully power will be restored soon because more storms are on the way and our sump pump will not operate in the present [...]

My husband and I celebrated our anniversary a couple of weeks ago, but had refrained from exchanging gifts until a bonus check arrived.  Last night I got my anniversary gift:  A brand new sewing machine!  I have never owned a (working) sewing machine in my life, and I have always wanted one.  (I do have [...]

Eunny just knitted some awesome argyle patterned socks.  Check them out here.  I cannot wait for her to publish her pattern.

One of the things I like best about living in the Midwest is all of the fresh produce available here in the summer. When I drive between towns I pass fields of corn, alfalfa, soy beans, horseradish, tomatoes, watermelon, etc. There are many roadside farm stands that sell freshly picked locally grown produce – everything [...]