This is something I'm making for my good friend Becky who is expecting her first baby early this summer. It was supposed to be a paintin...

My old lilac tree toppled over in the snow we had last week. We propped her back up today, I'm hoping for the best, but not sure what ch...

Pure happy sunshine today. Could spring finally be on the way? Here's hoping.

Happy Easter everyone - hope you had a nice one. Ours started way to early, Luke apparently forgot all rules of not waking the parents up b...

For family and friends - a new blog to be filled with videos of Luke, Luke's own videos, Luke pictures and stories. All about Luke. Here...

Not the loveliest of shots... but it's all I have for today. This is one of the things I've been been working on - in the midst of a...

This is a wall hanging my grandmother made for me and my brother when we were very small. That is me (shirtless) and my brother playing in t...

Have been changing things around... lots of photos here: http://cottage-by-the-sea.blogspot.com/

The powder room is functional!!! And on the way to beautiful too - I'm SO happy... have been waiting so long for this day. This photo wa...

...but it's ok ;-)

A beachy starfish bracelet made out some new lampwork beads and turquoise.

Not the most exciting photo in the world... but WOW, I have lights! I know, I know, there are only two lit, I thought I had bulbs but I don...

Necklace made from yesterday's beads. Luke has informed me that I'm not to sell it, because he likes it so much and I should wear it...

Some polyclay beads I made today. I'll share the necklace I made with these tomorrow.