Monthly Archives: November 2011

A2 requested a Jayne hat for Christmas.  What a fun and delightful knit!  I just winged it on the pattern and seized creating the hat as an excuse to re-watch that Firefly  episode. I’d love to make another. Of course Roxie … Continue reading →

Thanksgiving holiday was a  quiet affair at my parents’ home.  Heavy traffic, impatient drivers and wet roads resulted in several fender benders (not ours) that snarled traffic and stretched our drive out to nearly 4 hours. Grandpa Porgy was already there when we arrived … Continue reading →

  Each year as Thanksgiving rolls around  childhood memories of “turkey farming” resurface.  One year my dad decided that in addition to chickens, we would raise turkeys.  His idea being that these birds would be for eating and not to … Continue reading →

Halloween is cause for a huge celebration in our home.  The girls plan costumes a year in advance (even though they always change their minds at the last-minute), we’re that obnoxious house that decorates ridiculously early and when young revelers come … Continue reading →