Back in October our cat, Lulu, was diagnosed with cancer. I talked about it some in this post . We had another 6 pretty good weeks from the time we found out about her cancer. The last couple of weeks she was still in good spirits - she was underfoot and involved in our daily lives. She'd come greet us when we returned home from being gone for an errand. She kept up her daily routines, but she wasn't eating much, or at least not consistently. We were trying everything. All th

Updates from an injured squirrel - I hurt my elbow back in September and at first I thought I slept wrong. I'm old enough that sleep injuries are a thing. So I figured it would resolve in a few days but, if anything, it just got worse. I picked up a container of coffee creamer in the store and the jolt of pain in my arm caused me to drop it. The cap broke and thankfully I didn't make a huge mess. After that I got a brace to sleep in, thinking that would keep me from sleeping

It took me ages to finish, but it's finally done! I started cutting squares from scraps back in 2020 with no real project in mind. I started piecing in the summer of 2024 but we got started looking at houses all over North and South Carolina and I got busy with other stuff. I knew when I put the quilt strips in a box it would be a while before I was able to devote time to it. It may have taken months (okay, years) but it's done! I finished binding it all by hand a week or so

I have been a bit all over the place lately! First, my youngest and I got involved with our local library's friends group last spring. After being in the group for a few months, I talked them into letting me take over their instagram page. One of the librarians started a program called "Tech Time" and I went for a couple of sessions to learn more about how to use canva. I'd post the library's graphics and interspersed in with those, I started making some of my own. Here is on

I used Canva a couple of times ages ago, probably back when I was trying food blogging and then again when I was learning how to make a podcast. But I rediscovered it again recently and I'm kind of addicted to making things on there. What got me motivated to learn again was when I started posting on the library's instagram account. I poked around but honestly, I had no clue what I was doing or all the possibilities on Canva. I went to the library's Tech Time and one of the ve

Back when twitter was fun and not overrun by literal nazis, I used to spend a fair amount of time talking to other moms, most of whom...

I have been knitting and crocheting squares for Warm Up America. Well, I started knitting a few squares and then I read on the WUA...

I was going to post just knitting and crochet projects from this time period, but in looking through my photos from March-May 2020, I can...

My first stuffed critter that I ever knitted - a fish! My youngest still has it in their collection. My kids were into super bright...

My youngest volunteers at the library and last night I used that time to write, but then today I decided I don't like what I wrote. Too...

School is already back in session where I live, which seems so early! I could swear when I was a kid we started later but I'm old and...

This is my very first bag I ever made. It's a reversible pattern that I made with scrap fabric left over from making 100 Acts of Sewing...

If you are anything like me, you have all the projects going on simultaneously. My current projects include: a sock I started back at the...

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Can you believe I have been knitting since 2005 and have never been to a fiber festival? Over the years I have seen folks in the...

Hi, I’m Tina Roggenkamp and I thought it might be fitting if I took the opportunity with my first post to introduce myself. Where to even...