My grandfather made a violin!

My grandfather made a violin!

Can you believe this? I remember my grandfather making a violin for my father! What made him think he could make a violin? But he made one. He made one for my father who played violin. My …
95 things we love about you!!

95 things we love about you!!

When Mom turned 95 we made a list of all the things we love about her.... 95 things. Then we printed them on pretty paper and framed it. That's like a craft, right? WEll, it's crea…
Mom's house

Mom's house

Mom's house and Mom posing with her tulips. Before she moved here years ago she prayed for a house with green grass all around because she lived in a city and a very small lot that was m…
Mom's memory book!

Mom's memory book!

Okay, you girls talked me into putting more pages of my mom on the blog. Here is mom before she was married and another holding Carol when she was a baby. Hi, here are some pages that Carol …
My mother owned a beauty parlor in 1930!

My mother owned a beauty parlor in 1930!

This is turning into a weather blog. Rain again today. The grass and trees are getting very green with all this rain. That's the good thing. The bad thing is that it's dreary when i…
Mom's prayer box.

Mom's prayer box.

This is our mother's prayer box. When someone asks my mother to pray for them, she writes their request on a little slip of paper and put it in this box. She says, "There is nothin…
Beautiful planted Hypertufa for Carol!

Beautiful planted Hypertufa for Carol!

Here is the hypertufa (which is made with a combination of concrete, peet, and either paper or perlite to make it light) all planted with several different perennials, one of which is hydra…
Room with a View - my Dogwoods!

Room with a View - my Dogwoods!

After 8 days of rain, finally I get to see my beautiful Dogwoods in all their glory. But already they are starting to leaf out.. They are my favorite tree of all... but bloom for such a sho…
Strawberry tree.......

Strawberry tree.......

FINALLY, I'm able to post about my birthday. My son (22) gave me this plaque. He printed it out and made a background and mat for it. That was so cute. Then my OTHER older son and his i…
This picture of Mom was taken in 1981..

This picture of Mom was taken in 1981..

It is hard to believe but Mom doesn't look much older now than she did in this picture taken in 1981...
It's my Birthday!!

It's my Birthday!!

Hi, everyone, this is Linda and it's my birthday today! I've been feverishly working on Mommy's party, and at the same time Mom planned a party for ME on Saturday night. Isn'…
Painting of our lighthouse

Painting of our lighthouse

I painted this at Hank's class and I'm pretty happy with it. Lots of my paintings have hit the trash, been given to friends or family, or been put in the attic. This one I kinda lik…
WINNERS ANNOUNCED!!

WINNERS ANNOUNCED!!

It's May 1st and it's time to announce the winners of our giveaway. My granddaughter picked out the winners and she read them to me. And the winners are: Lindsey from Five Healthy H…

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I am the crafter extraordinaire (on this blog anyway.) I live with my husband, my son, David, in a cozy cape cod style house in Connecticut.

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