The Sparkly Handprint

My sparkly Queen Mum

Mother’s Day…My sweet mom, Patty, is no longer on this earthly plane, but I see her everywhere. She molded me into the woman I am. Looking back at my mom’s fingerprints on my life, her vibrant, vital influence endures…even if the recollections snag me a little some days. * I’ll begin in 2024, when the…

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No. 1 Mother’s Day Gift

Celebrating Mother's Day with a bit of crafting.

I’ve spent the early part of spring getting back into knitting. Now, I’ll be honest: I’ve taken up knitting before and didn’t stick with it consistently enough to…well, make it stick. But I longed to rescue this fledgling scarf project of mine, so I signed up for another beginner’s knitting class, which, predictably, led to…

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