With Spring fully here I am starting a bunch of projects and taking time to hike in the wildflowers. A number of my projects are in the planning phase, but I thought I would talk a little about how that works with me.

The Portland Japanese Gardens are a beautiful place to get some calm in the city.

I am always trying my best to use my groceries up and minimize food waste. Part of that means figuring out ways to better store some of my groceries so that they don’t spoil or as in the case of bread- dry out as fast.

We got a new sewing machine that works great (it’s a Brother) and I had to try it out!

First. I m not a quilter. This was my first and I don’t have plans for others. I occasionally enjoy sewing and I love learning how to make things. It came about by my having a bunch of fabric and being annoyed I didn’t have a plan for it.

Hey all! It has been a minute since I posted, but largely that’s been because I have been trying to wrap up things before I start posting about them. On that note, I am participating in the 6x6x6 Community art show at Alberta Street Gallery in Portland, OR that has already started and will run through March 24th. All works had to be 6x6x6 inches or less- mine were 5in circles.

My sister was off for Christmas as her baby’s daycare was closed, so that seemed the perfect time to visit; off to North Carolina we flew! Needing to get our 100th hike in for 2022, we got my sister and niece to go with. She took us to a park that she had been to but our niece hadn’t.