There are so many times where I'm inspired by something that my oldest son does, and he doesn't know it. Several years ago (HEAR THAT NATHANIEL? SEVERAL!!!) he participated in a writing assignment ... Read More about Where I’m From
Thread Filled Thursdays: Ribbon Box Quilt
I'm a quilting machine over here! I'm also checking off Christmas gifts and this may be okay to show because I don't think the recipient reads my blog. Either way, I'm not telling them who it's for, ... Read More about Thread Filled Thursdays: Ribbon Box Quilt
Homestead Blog Hop 160
Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop! It's finally settling into fall weather here in Chicago and my cabbage, kale, collards, and brussels sprouts are LOVING it! The rain is also coming down in buckets, ... Read More about Homestead Blog Hop 160
Chicago Sights: Harlem Fine Arts Show
Thanks to Country Financial for partnering with the Houseful to spread the awesome word about the Harlem Fine Arts Show I consider myself a creative, but I am NOT a painter, or a drawer, or sculptor, ... Read More about Chicago Sights: Harlem Fine Arts Show
How to DO New York in Two Days
Spoiler alert, you can't, but you can sure have fun trying! This wasn't my first or even my fifth rodeo with the Big Apple, but it was probably the first time that I had a ridiculous amount of ... Read More about How to DO New York in Two Days
The Lion King is Taking Me Back to High School in 2019
BECAUSE THE LION KING IS COMING BACK! I CAN NOT EVEN CONTAIN MYSELF FROM YELLING THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE BLOG POST, SO JUST SIT AND DEAL WITH ME! Nants ingonyama bagithi Baba Sithi uhm ... Read More about The Lion King is Taking Me Back to High School in 2019