A Bit of Whimsy | 6.24.22
The wee break I took last week inspired a new way of thinking about blogging...much needed inspiration. Welcome to A Bit of Whimsy! I am a person who is incredibly serious. Joking around is not easy for me and I don't spend enough (any?) time creatively playing....
Hitting the Jackpot
You can't expect to hit the jackpot if you don't put a few nickels in the machine." - Flip Wilson Carole was off in Vegas doing a bit of celebrating this past weekend and because of that, I think this is the perfect 10 on Tuesday! I sure hope they were doing lots of...
Soup's On
It was had a fabulous year at our farmer’s market and add to that the abundance that was our garden this year and that makes lots of good food! Sadly, Saturday was the last day our favorite farmer will be at the market and we will miss him but look forward to June...
Start as you mean to go on
A bit of planning, cutting, and sewing today will help me close out the weekend and start a new week on a creative note. Planning my next 100’s Acts of Sewing project Cutting out the pieces to start my quilt blocks Sewing some new pillows for the living room Enjoy...
Hiding All The Gray
I have a love – hate relationship with my hair. Short hair, long hair, bangs, and no bangs – I have had it all. A new cut and my favorite sweater! However, the debate that is currently raging in my brain is Gray or No Gray. I have been coloring my hair for a long...
For the Love of the Pen
My two fingers on a typewriter have never connected with my brain. My hand on a pen does. A fountain pen, of course. Ballpoint pens are only good for filling out forms on a plane. – Graham Greene Today is Fountain Pen Day! Regrettably, I was late to the fountain pen...
The Little Girls in the Big Woods
It is sad but I only have a few photos documenting my childhood. This is the only photo I know of from which an enlargement was made, a rarity outside the annual school photo. My parents were just not photographers. This photo of my sister and me was taken in Waukazoo...
Recurring themes:
