- Jul 31, 2013
- 2 min
It’s a Door County kind of day…
And I might add, a very good day for staying indoors and beading! A gentle mist is giving our prairie a chance to recover from the...
- Jul 10, 2013
- 1 min
It’s so frustrating….
Although time for beading and jewelry making is so abundant during the winter months, it just seems to disappear in summer. Entertaining...
- Jul 1, 2013
- 1 min
Everything’s coming up…
Not roses…but Butterfly Weed, Purple Cone Flower, Coreopsis, Milkweed, Spiderwort, Rattlesnake Master, Penstemon, and other native...
- Apr 27, 2012
- 1 min
I have taken the week off from jewelry making…
The prairie and herb garden are in need of dire attention. Crabgrass has infiltrated every available inch of ground, as have garlic...
- Mar 20, 2012
- 1 min
There are a ton of projects on my workbench…
However, they will just have to wait. We’ve been graced with many days of unusual summer-like temperatures for this time of the year and...
- Jul 6, 2010
- 1 min
Splender in the Grass!
Our prairie is splendid this year! The Black-eyed Susans are just beginning to bloom as are the Pale Pink and Purple Coneflowers, but my...
- May 23, 2010
- 1 min
Ahhh…Country Life!
Living in the country is never dull! The first little brown bat of the season managed to find its way into our house this week. ...
- Apr 10, 2010
- 1 min
Spring and Flora
I have the answer. I’ve been emersed working on floral beads in polymer clay of late and it just occurred to me that it all has to do...