Would you rather call coffee Java or Joe?Would you rather have salted caramel cappuccinocheese cake or coffee flavoured ice cream? If we were having coffee, I would share that a coffee place called Java Joe’s exists. I haven’t been there, but I like the name. It rolls off the tongue. Anyway, I would rather call… Continue reading Java or Joe—COFFEE 2024-11
Would you rather hear a poem about coffee or a song?Would you rather make your coffee or have someone make it for you? I would rather hear a song about coffee; something with a nice beat and catchy verses. I would rather make my coffee most of the time, but every once in a while,… Continue reading If we were having coffee . . . (COFFEE 2024-5)
Here is a couple other crafts I decided to try my hand at. I completed this blanket a while ago as a test of my ability to use a sew machine. My grandmother was a seamstress so it is kind of embarrassing to admit that my ability to use a sew machine isn’t the greatest.… Continue reading Snug & Cozy
It was another of those Cat in the Hat kind of days where we were stuck in the house with “Thing 1” and “Thing 2.” We needed something to do so I got everything ready to make a picture for my younger son’s bedroom. A side note here: My younger son had a large white… Continue reading Don’t Leave Me Out
Parenting is a craft. Similarly, baking with my boys has become something of a craft as well because no baked good leaves the kitchen without first becoming a work of art. Of course the boys love the measuring, pouring, and mixing involved in creating a tasty treat but the best part (taste testing and beater… Continue reading Baking a Child
The making of The Bubble Gum Forest It was in early January, 2016 while I was working on a story for Ayden that in his usual curious way he asked what I was doing. When I told him, he decided to try and make a story for me. The rest of the afternoon he supplied… Continue reading Bubble Gum Forest
Brewing Coffee, Twisting Words & Breaking Pencils 