Monthly Archives: May 2015 At under 1 mile up and 1 mile back, with just enough elevation gain to make you feel like you’re really hiking and to give you some spectacular views, I think Mt Cutler is the perfect beginning hike. We took both Will and Ellie on it for their first under-their-own-steam hikes at age 2. Little […]  Like most quilters, I have acquired a large amount of randomly sized pieces of batting. Every so often I remember that using up my batting scraps instead of buying brand new batting for a project leaves me more money for FABRIC, and then I get all responsible like my momma and I piece together my […]  A very happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers and nurturers out there! I was lucky enough to wake up to my mommy (who sadly had to fly back out before lunch). She taught me to appreciate all the crafty parts of life, like Halloween costumes made by hand and scrapbooks and quilts. She was […]  This week every time I say “summer” I sound a lot like Olaf. My stats final (and a whole lot of pre-company-arrival cleaning) is the only thing left between me and my first summer without either weddings or online classes in what feels like a million years. I AM SO EXCITED. I can’t really buckle […]  We enjoyed a new-to-us hike this weekend to the Lower and Upper Palmer Lake Reservoirs following the Palmer Lake Trail along North Manitou Creek. The hike to the far end of the Upper Reservoir comes in at just under 2 miles, and the elevation gain on the way up was steady, so it was a […]  Melissa is one of the most generous people I know, and one of the things that she does that is totally crazy is pretend that family photos are a decent swap for time on her long arm quilting machine. And I am in love with that thing. I quilted two baby quilts this morning in […] |
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