T's Garden

D2 had a birthday.  His eighth birthday.  He says, "It was fun, I had a Lord of the Rings party."  See the ring on the table?  ...

Words beginning with "rh" occupy six pages in the SOED.  There are more than I expected, and some of them are rather fascinating. ...

I'm not sure when Saturday became a sewing day for me.  You'd think we'd have other things to do on Saturdays.  And we did, to...

The Caterpillar wanted to sew some shorts.  But not just easy, elastic-waist beginner shorts.  He picked out Simplicity 5581 , which featu...

I'm hopping on the handcart a little late this year, but it's time again for the Summer Book Trek .  It's a fun time to read ...

Ripe tomatoes in June?  Hooray!  They're called Gold Nuggets, and they are tasty.  Some of my Golden Sweet peas are ready to eat, too....

 by Kevin Henkes One of our favorite storybooks is Owen , by Kevin Henkes.  Owen is a little mouse who is ready to go to school, but n...