What a nice surprise!
“Super Sweet Blogging Award” What a nice surprise to check out my friend Jackie’s blog Knitting With Heart and see that she had nominated me for the Super Sweet Blogging Award! She and I have met...
View ArticleA Weekend Wedding!
Source June is the month for weddings. I have always heard that. And I’ve seen it too. Since growing up, our family spent all of our summer weekends at the lake, and June weddings often meant...
View ArticleWhat a Great Mini Vacation!
What a great, long weekend I just had! This is just what I LOVE about summer! Pat and I left Wednesday night and spent the rest of the week and weekend at the lake! We had gorgeous weather and it …...
View ArticleA Father’s Day Treat!
Happy Father’s Day to all the wonderful fathers out there! Especially to my guy who has made the last 18 years so great! He deserves to be spoiled today! So with that in mind, I decided to make one...
View Article“Catching Up” After A Great Week!
Relaxing Beautiful Family Full of Fun Breathing Deeply Trying new things These are just a few of the ways I can describe the last week! Tommy and I were up every morning fishing, and sometimes we went...
View ArticleAnother Mystery Knit Along in the Books
Sorry it’s been so long! But I have been a very busy girl! Just a quick catch up on what I’ve been up to… I took a “girls week” off from work, to enjoy time with my daughter and my mom. We …...
View Article100th Post and 2 Year Anniversary! It’s Time to Celebrate with a Giveaway!
Ok, its been a long time coming. Longer than I thought it would be. I published my first blog post on September 13, 2012. I still remember the weekend I started thinking about entering the blog...
View ArticleA Great Day at the Lake!
Happy Saturday! Today was predicted to be sunny but cool, so, having the day free, we decided to pull out our sweatshirts and head up to the lake! The summer season is coming to an end and in about a...
View ArticleRainy Days and Mondays… and some new scarves!
Happy Monday everyone! Its been a pretty dreary and cold day here in Ohio. After work, I was ready to come home and curl up on the couch with Bear and warm up! But a good thing is that while …...
View ArticleA Witchy Friend for a Special Lady
Have I mentioned how much I love spending time with my mom? Well I do! She lives at the lake where we spend so much time, so I am happy to say I get to see her a lot! My mom … Continue reading →
View ArticleA Sunday Perfect for Nesting!
Sunday morning I woke up to frost on the ground, and 27 degree weather. A really clear, beautiful, but cold day. For me, those days (if I’m not going to work!) are days for baking, knitting, reading,...
View ArticleMerry Christmas and Happy New Year!
I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season! I sure did! I vaguely recall last year when the season was over, vowing to plan my blog posts ahead of time so that I would be able to continue posting...
View ArticleLooking forward to the Winter… Lots to do!
With the Christmas Holidays over, I am putting away all of my favorite Christmas decorations and the house is looking a little forlorn. I always feel this way after the holidays. The Christmas...
View ArticleWhat a Nice Winter Visit
Happy Weekend everyone! (Even though it is almost over…) I finished my Week 3 clue of the Downton Abbey Knit along early this week. It was pretty much 20 more rows of the same thing we had been...
View ArticleSo Is This What It’s Like?
You would have thought when I semi-retired that my life would have gotten less busy… But NOT SO! Don’t get me wrong! I am loving every minute of it, but I have sure filled in my idle time with lots of...
View ArticleI’m Starting Something New!
Today I listed some new items on my Etsy shop, Handmade at the Lake. Anyone who knows me knows that while I love to knit, sewing has always been one of my favorite things to do. I was first...
View ArticleA Fall Trip!
Last weekend we drove out to New Hampshire to visit my brother and sister-in-law. The leaves were amazing! Lots of trees’ leaves were in full color and only a few had already lost most of them. And...
View ArticleI Bet You’ve Wondered What Happened to Me!
Hey there blog friends! I am sure you thought I had dropped off the face of the earth! For that I am sorry, and I am hoping to do better! Wow! It’s been something like 10 months since I posted....
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