Yesterday we had a lovely dinner on the beach and left just at sunset. Alice made fava beans with prosciutto and chorizo, we also had fresh tomatoes with basil and fresh mozarella and we picked up some smoked chicken at … Continue reading →

Yesterday we drove down to Miami for a little daytrip. We started off with a walk through the art deco section of South Beach and lunch.   After lunch we visited the villa Vizcaya, now a museum. It’s a lovely … Continue reading →

Yesterday we visited Blowing Rocks preserve on south Jupiter Ilsand. We spotted some more brown pelicans and watched the waves crashing on the limestone outcroppings. Afterwards we drove to the north side of the island and took our beach walk … Continue reading →

I made it to Sunday morning for a little while and worked a bit more on Mom’s sock. Afterwards I rushed home to pack and finish up the dress. I did manage to get it done two hours before we … Continue reading →

This weekend we had a sort of knitter’s retreat in Marblehead at Bonnie’s house. We all descended on the house Friday evening and stayed until late Saturday afternoon. It’s a gorgeous location on the water. We’ve all be having fun … Continue reading →

Here’s the second pink retrorib sock with nothing left to knit but the toe! I just may finish this one up today. I worked on it a bit at the orthodontist’s office and then again at tutoring. Daniel had a … Continue reading →

Deb and Mark Rowley are the proud parents of a baby girl, Niah, 6 pounds 1 oz born at 10:18 this morning. Congrats Mark and Deb! Yesterday I got the zipper into the dress and the shoulder and side seams … Continue reading →

The second day of the book fair went well and Ethan began to get over his cold, no fever returned. Nicole is happily back at work today and I am home catching up. Yesterday afternoon while Daniel was at tutoring … Continue reading →

Just after I posted yesterday and sat down to begin working on a dress I want to take to Florida, the phone rang. There are two middle schools in town and I volunteer at the one virtually across the street … Continue reading →

Last year we put in some new shrubs along the front of the house to hide the exposed concrete foundation. When we did that I moved the daffodils out into the front garden and they have survived beautifully. The ones … Continue reading →