Five Bears A-Blogging

Somehow animals seem to know when someone is not well, or even just feeling a little off, and take the opportunity to help them feel better....

Part-time authoring is no picnic, I have concluded. Both of my authors have full-time lives – one working a full-time job in addition to be...

It was a busy week for tatted earrings, with four pair being delivered and/or sold today. Last week I was featured as Artisan of The Week ...

We managed to spend a much-needed hour or so in the garden today, mostly tending to the much-neglected bulbs that are already faithfully put...

This is one of our two brother cats.  They look almost identical, but this one happens to be BooBoo.  Due to the naughtiness of his brother,...

I took this . . . Mike and an orange . . . . . . and I made this . . . Mike and a light . . .

Michael is a big fan of the original Star Trek series, and his favorite episode is . . . of course . . . The Trouble With Tribbles. This i...

Could this cat be any more settled in? This is how Bagheera and I spent our quiet Saturday morning.

Michael has Spring Fever almost as bad as I do, wanting just about every day to plant something outside.  As part of Spring preparations, an...

I finally managed to get these photographed and posted on Etsy.  I've been wearing them for a couple of weeks, even giving them as gifts...

This is what a tatted table topper looks like when it's "in progress." This is actually about five separate medallions jo...

It is NOT Spring.  It is NOT Spring.  It is NOT Spring. That has been my mantra the past few weeks, each time we have a deceptively (thoug...

It was one of the first really nice days we'd had in a while.  So I went out back to lay on the trampoline with William for a while and ...

Minion cupcakes. Because Michael saw them somewhere. And he could.

Rufus. Ready for dinner.

What have I been doing while waiting for my authors to get their manuscripts to me? Reading. Quite a lot. When Christin and I first agr...

It’s been several months since I posted anything about editing, so I thought it was about time for an update. When last we heard from o...

So, having told you the "story" yesterday, here are some pictures. Yesterday while I was dropping off an order at The Market, I ...

I learned to tat from my mom about two years ago when William and I flew to California for a visit with her.  Since then I've been prac...

Losing a beloved pet is one of the toughest things a kid has to face.  Thomas wholeheartedly loved and adored Buttercup, and her loss hit hi...