Elliana and I had a spectacular weekend. On Saturday we ran our first 5K race together! Well, one of us ran while the other was pushed in our Thule stroller (we don’t need to name names of who did what).…
First Race
A Special Birthday
We celebrated a special birthday yesterday! This sweet basset hound, Buster, turned 15!!!! He is my first basset (and my first dog). He has been with me through many life changes over the year and taking it all in stride.…
Dapper Dog Coats
The bassets are over on the Janome Life blog today showing off their new duds! I recently brought home a brand new Janome Skyline S9 (with embroidery – eeeeeee!!!!!!!) and I couldn’t wait to give it a try. There are…
Triple Threat Chocolate Cupcakes
We had company over on the weekend and it’s a known fact that chocolate is their favourite. So of course, how could I not oblige. This is a chocolate cupcake with chocolate Swiss meringue buttercream and a brownie on top…
New Memory Quilt
This quilt has been in my head for waaaayyy too long. I’ve been working away at it for a while now but got “stuck” moving it to this next step. Ever get a quilting “block” like that? This is not…