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We have humidity here.  It's not just an occasional thing.  It's pretty much wet and sticky year round.  I don't know the actual numbers so I can't...

I am a little bit concerned about all the trees, bushes and plants in general that seem to think it really is spring and they should get on with fl...

The Purple Martin is our largest swallow.  According to the Audubon website, these birds are found all across the eastern US and west as far as eas...

Choke is a blockage of the esophagus in larger animals such as cows, horses and llamas.  It has nothing to do with choking in humans, nothing to do...

Our dryer balls are hand felted by our friend Abby Van Hoeven.  We love Abby.  We helped her to learn to spin years back and she has blossomed into...

I am really bad at time management out here in the studio.  I always start my day trying to work on my various administrative duties - weight and t...

I have such a wonderful nostalgic feeling about winter.  Growing up in the Chicago area meant we had lots of snow in the winter.  I fondly remember...

I just signed up for a knit-along.  I've never done that before.  I'm not sure what it is about knit-alongs that I find so off putting.  I have lot...

I hate inventory.  I really, really, really hate inventory.  This is the one and only time of the year that a business has to count everything.  It...

Feeling rich has taken on many different meanings over the years.  I'm not talking about feeling fortunate - like I feel fortunate that I live clos...

I have an area of grass out in front of my studio.  It is surrounded by trees - pecan and others - and every year it gets planted with wildflowers....

When I sat down to write this I realized I hadn't posted anything for the last month.  No, I didn't quite fall off the face of the earth but it has...