Life as I know it in Rural America.
Mildred is growing up, a little at a time. In the last month, she’s done a lot better communicating what she wants with words instead of just crying until I figure out what she wants. The arms are a bit long, but Milli loves her pink coat from Cracker Barrel.Sometimes she dresses as a panda.And Read More …
A while back, I wrote an update on Mildred for her 18-month birthday. In that update, I mentioned that Milli had her 1st visit to Cracker Barrel and how much she liked it. One of Cracker Barrel’s toy buyers came across the post, and sent a lovely email to me and an offer to send Read More …
Mildred turned 19-months-old on Wednesday. It’s been a pretty quiet month for her, with lots of time home with mom while dad has been in the field farming. She has gained 2 new bottom teeth in the front, and her 1st two top molars are about halfway though. It’s made for some fussy nights over Read More …
I was super excited to hear from the lovely Rhonda at RhondaDort.com that her Pink & Green Vintage Linens Quilt took 3rd Place at the MQX Midwest Quilt Show. Her quilt, which features pieces of vintage linens, was made using my Communique Quilt diagram in the throw size. The finished product is lovely and reminds Read More …
I recently finished reading my beautiful hardback edition of The Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers. I first discovered Eggers when I purchased his book, A Hologram for the King, solely for it’s magnificent cover. And I ended up quite enjoying that work of fiction which I would never have picked up otherwise. The Monk Read More …
Mildred is a year-and-a-half old today. In some ways it doesn’t feel like it’s been that long, but in others (like my lack of sleep) it feels much longer. At about 2 and a half feet tall and just over 20 lbs, Milli is still very small – at least for her age. She’s still Read More …
I’ve been super busy lately, which means I’ve done a terrible job of updating the blog the way I should. I’ve been doing lots of work for my design business. My biggest projects include general content updates to the website I built for Randy & Roxanne Mills, who are local authors. They’re having lots of Read More …
Mildred is another month older. It’s hard to believe how fast these months go. We’re past all the major milestones, like crawling and walking, but Mil is still finding lots of things to try and explore. Fair was last week, so she got to go out and spend some time with her dad in the Read More …
Milli is 1 and a quarter years old. And she’s gained some big new skills in the last month. She’s walking everywhere. And she’s learned to climb the stairs. View this post on Instagram Finally got a decent video of Mil walking. She's been doing it for a couple weeks now. #MildredJane A post shared Read More …