I've spent the past few days baking, sewing and knitting. They are such simple, old-fashioned tasks and I know my great grandmothers (a...

I've been moving towards this project for some time.  A few months ago I found this curtain , added it to my Pinterest pages and st...

I recently found these photos of a Jane Brocket quilt , made with vintage embroidery pieces,  and it sparked my desire to embroider again. ...

We've had enough food posts for the week. Today I'm sitting back and writing about what ever comes into my head. It was a fairly te...

I spent a few very pleasant hours yesterday with Katie and Reuben from House of Humble blog . I had met Reuben once before on my book tour ...

Madge asked if I'd show a photo of the baby quilt that Tricia's currently making by hand for her first grandchild. She worked on it...

I'm still a bit busy today. I'm dropping Tricia off at the airport soon and will then spend the day at the Neighbourhood Centr...

I loved all the birthday messages you sent yesterday. Thank you all so much. The comments you send me, even after all this time, really mak...

My thanks to the men who commented yesterday. It was really great to hear your opinions and learn a little about how you work. ~*~*~ ...

I don't remember doing any knitting for my own babies. I didn't sew for them either. My mum knitted beautiful booties and jackets f...

I've been busy this past week with knitting and sewing for my online shop I hope to open next week. It will never be overflowing, just...

I don't know what it is about aprons but when I put mine on every morning, it turns me into someone else. I feel more of a homemaker...

When Tricia was here and madly hand stitching her red quilt, a number of readers asked to see the quilt. Well, I'm slow but I generally...

Thank you all for your kind messages of support.  We will all miss Bernadette very much. ``````````````````````````````````````````````...

The work of a simple homekeeper can sometimes be complicated.  I keep changing things, particularly my work spaces.  I love change and look...