Design, Art, Books

On the whole I prefer very little artwork hanging on the walls in dining rooms, bedrooms and kitchens.  I find that it takes away from a sense of calm.  So, it leaves a fair amount of accumulated pieces that need a place to hang.  I …

In updating a 1960’s kitchen I found a void in the wall where the kitchen hearth backs up to the living room fireplace.  I knocked out a hole in the wall and designed a built in Shaker style cupboard with 18″ deep upper tableware storage …

While walking late Sunday night in Boston and thinking that it was time the Christmas lights were put away now that it is early February I glanced up at the trees and felt as if I were in the VanGogh painting with Don McLean singing …

As Valentine’s Day approaches, don’t forget the flowers-not just for your Valentine, but for your friends who wrestled with life’s biggest challenges this year.  It’s not just about the lovebirds.  xo

In a spell of reuse thinking, I found a new life for this vest as a hat.  Yup, that’s right.  This was a vest in its last iteration. Somehow I managed to put the vest that I knit last year in the washer with the …

Every year I pull out my Nana’s Christmas cookie cookbook, aptly named The Christmas Cookie Book.  Written by Virginia Pasley and originally published in 1949, it is simple, straightforward cookbook with a lovely collage of frosted cookies inside the front and back covers.  I have …

Over the past few days I have started to pullout some of my favorite holiday decorations. Subtle bits of winter interest. Simple stick wreath-I considered adding ribbon, but really enjoy the unadorned circles.  Makes me want to make a cork wreath from the zillions of …

With some leftover bits of yarn but no pattern I gathered up my confidence and knit up this hat by just following the gauge guide on the yarn wrapper after measuring my head and a few other hats that fit well. I am shocked that …

My paperwhites are in the finest showy state today.