Tammy's Times

We got a dusting of snow overnight, so much for the calendar telling us spring is here! The calendar may say, "spring" but our wea...

When Anneliese of Aesthetic Nest  recently asked me to test sew her pattern, Winnie Shrug , I was happy to oblige! For my version, I used fl...

About two years ago I won a gift certificate to an online sewing supply store. It honestly wasn't a good advertisement for the store, be...

On this first day of March, I am thankful for: ~hands to work, a home to clean ~my back being so much stronger, the ability to clean my h...

Simple things making me smile today: :::a mug of hot coffee to wrap my hands around :::kimchi prepped and sitting on the counter Not ...

As I mentioned in a previous post, I've been fermenting vegetables. There have been two things that have surprised me: how much I love t...

This morning as I was getting ready for church, my daughter was watching Peg + Cat. If you're familiar with the show (on PBS) poor littl...

I have a basket of acorn squash sitting in my kitchen, left over from fall. Since they're still good, I hopped onto Pinterest and found ...

Going out in the mail today (or possibly tomorrow, if the weather is not cooperative for going out to the post office today): Postcards...

I feel like a 12 year old announcing some sort of discovery that everyone else probably already knows about, but here goes: I've been gr...

My shawl is progressing very nicely. I got up to the lace and decided not to go with the purple I had purchased. I got a lime green. My sist...

This last week or so I've been settled at home, working around the house. Trying to make my house more homey by keeping up better with t...

So. I'm slightly obsessed with shawls these days. I've been pouring over designs, choosing which ones I'll be knitting next ....

The year 2013 was a good year. God showed Himself to me in a very real way, when He answered a prayer in His timing - not mine. It was somet...

This was a knit that I finished quickly! Cast on: December 2, Bind off: December 22. And then: I blocked it! Hurrah for me! No waiting ...

My daughter's hair is very thick, and while she really wants it to be long (like a princess!) for this season we are keeping it shorter,...

I previously blogged about my remaining apples to make into sauce, but alas and alack, those apples ended up in the compost. Thankfully it w...

My shawl has been such a fun knit! I can't stop knitting! I find myself picking it up and working on it throughout the day. Since it...

I have birthday money burning holes in my pockets. Yes, hole s . ;-) I've been fretting over the perfect way to spend my money, and for ...

I'm home from church with my little girl who is still sick. I'm telling you, this sickness just hangs on! I got it first, a week ago...