A journal of everyday adventures in quilting, writing, cooking, and living.

Usually Marcus loves his bed more than anything (except food.) He lies in his bed all day and only comes out if it looks like a walk or a ride in the car is being offered. Sometimes, though, Marcus gets afraid of his bed. He will sit in front of it, whimpering, until the noise [...]

We came home from dinner tonight to find that a thief had hit Basketball Girl’s school backpack. Here’s the crime scene: Based on the forensics, we think the burglar was looking for a pack of gum when he tore up her field trip permission slip, visible on the right side of the photo. And here’s [...]

This is my friend Mary, who hosted Sunny and me when we visited Portland, Oregon last weekend. Sunny and I were there to visit Reed College, a (very expensive) school she might attend next year. So don’t be surprised if you see me standing at the bottom of a freeway off-ramp with a hand-lettered cardboard [...]