Aches and Pains

The new round of pain came two days ago. On Friday we left VA to drive the four hours to Wilmington, NC. The last hour my neck started throbbing. As the night progressed it got worse. By the time I went to bed I couldn’t turn my head. I could only sleep on my back, […]

Back in the Garden

The past three days the temperature has been in the 60’s. I took advantage of the beautiful sunshine to start cleaning up the beds. I weeded, raked, cut back the Beauty Bush and Butterfly Bush. I finished one bed, now there’s only 18 beds left to go. I also played ball with Miss Ellie. I […]

Stenciling

I saw this painting in a magazine and liked it a lot. I thought it would look good by the coffee bar in the house in NC. I researched it and found that it costs around $2000. I then decided I would try and paint something like it. This has been an ongoing project for […]

Beeswax Wraps for Food

Last week I was invited to my friend Stevie’s home and we planned on making some beeswax covers. We only needed three ingredients and they were fairly easy to make. The ingredients were: beeswax chips, pine resin and jojoba oil. We started with all cotton fabric, cutting different sizes with pinking shears, so not to […]