JULY/AUGUST 2008
It’s August! And August in Missouri is not particularly a pleasant place to be. Like most other parts of the USA it’s hot, hot, hot. And in Missouri one gets to add humidity. After all of the rain we’ve had this year, it’s somewhat like living in a sauna. There is one really good thing about August. It’s so hot that after opening the door to the chicken house each morning (the shutters on the wire covered windows are kept open but the door closes tight each night – we’ve been having lots of problems with raccoons), making sure they have food and lots of water, and checking the garden – well, then I come into the house or the loft. Outdoor (more) |  |
JUNE 2008
It’s June and my garden is still making up for the winter. Part of the reason it’s so beautiful is that we seem to have moved. We seem to be living in the Pacific Midwest now. It’s raining as I type and it has rained 2 or 3 times every week for the last couple of months. Living on top of a hill has it’s advantages. At least we don’t have to worry about flooding. But again this month it is so beautiful here that it’s really hard for me to go to the loft or sit at the computer and work. I thought you might like to...(more) |  |
MAY 2008
It’s May and my garden is making up for the winter. It is so beautiful here that it’s really hard for me to go to the loft or sit at the computer and work. Pep thinks that there are more blossoms on the apple trees than he has ever seen. There should be plenty of ...(cont) |  |
APRIL 2008
Well, it’s April already. Spring is coming slowly this year to Missouri but any warmth is welcome after the long, hard winter. Usually I have lots of crocus, tulips and daffodils by now. This year we have one lone daffodil. I don’t know if it was the winter or the very late, very hard, freeze last year. Either way, the daffodil is all by itself so far and it’s almost May. Going to Festival in Chicago sure takes...(more) |  |
March 2008
March is here huzzah-huzzah!! The grandkids and I were out in the garden the other day doing the clean-up we usually do in November – raking up dead leaves, cleaning out the perennial beds and sweeping the walks. It’s still a little chilly, of course but nothing like it was. Cullen still needed a hat to cover his ears. He kept taking of his regular one and losing it so we put on an old one of Zoie’s that ties. Then he didn’t want to take it off when we got inside. My serious little grandson. (cont...) |  |
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Jan Patek of Jan Patek Quilts began quilting 16 years ago when she quit working to be a stay-at-home mom. With her high energy level and bottomless pit of ideas, she was afraid she would be bored. Dozens of books and patterns later, boredom hasn't been a problem. Click here to read more about Jan.
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