As many of you know I have been blessed to be a grandmother to six adorable children, three of which are seventeen-month old triplets. They are so darn cute and so fun now that they are toddling around but I might be a little biased. I have made all my grandchildren handmade quilts when theyContinue reading “Quilts for the Triplets”
Author Archives: Theresa
cancer
There is nothing like a cancer diagnosis to get you thinking about life…… Have I accomplished all I want to accomplish in my life? Has my life turned out the way I envisioned it would? What are the important things in my life? What should I stop doing? What should I start doing? At theContinue reading “cancer”
I made bagels!!!
Hello friends, I have been absent around here for a long time because, well…….. life! However, yesterday I made a recipe that I just had to share with you all. I found the SkinnyTaste blog several years ago when I was attending Weight Watchers. All of the recipes on Gina Homolka’s site include Weight WatchersContinue reading “I made bagels!!!”
Fabulous Fall
I have mentioned many, many times on this blog that fall is my favorite time of the year. I love everything about it. Today was a glorious, sunny day and I wanted to find some activity to get outside and enjoy the weather. I have been noticing that several of my neighbors have been veryContinue reading “Fabulous Fall”
New Patio and Firepit
We built our current house twenty years ago this November and over the years have often thought it would be nice to have a bigger patio area than the standard builder’s size that was installed originally. Last winter we finally drew up a plan and obtained a few quotes. We made our final decisionContinue reading “New Patio and Firepit”
Strip Quilt
Before my grand daughter Aria was born I made her a gender neutral quilt because her parents chose not to find out if they were having a boy or girl. My daughter Kayla decorated the nursery with a cute mint/gray color scheme that I matched for Aria’s quilt. You can read about that quilt here. InfantsContinue reading “Strip Quilt”
Two Weeks In
A couple of my former co-workers asked what I had been doing these first two weeks of retirement so I thought I would share. First of all I have been much busier than I thought I would be, I have been: eating popsicles; eating frozen custard; Trying to swim in the water table; Running atContinue reading “Two Weeks In”
Bits and Pieces #10
It has been soooooo long since I have done a blog post. Let me catch you up and offer a few fun things On May 27th, after 17 months of long distance planning, our youngest daughter got married in a perfect wedding. The entire week leading up to the event and even a few daysContinue reading “Bits and Pieces #10”
Challenge Accepted: Mini Sky High Chocolate Mousse Pies
Have you ever visited the blog Sally’s Baking Addiction? I have been a regular reader for a few years and love all her recipes and beautiful photography. I must admit that I have been much more of a reader than a baker but this year I decided to up my baking game by participating in Sally’sContinue reading “Challenge Accepted: Mini Sky High Chocolate Mousse Pies”
NYC or My Evening with Adam Levine
I thought that title might pull a few of you in…..to be honest, I visited NYC for work last week and Maroon 5 was the featured event at the conference I attended. I really did get to spend the evening with Adam it just happened to be along with about 5000 of the other conferenceContinue reading “NYC or My Evening with Adam Levine”