(Or Pon-Pom or Pom-Pon or Pon-Pon, or whatever you call them.) I mentioned earlier this week that I love making hats. One of my favorite hat embellishments is the pom-pom on top. They’re extremely easy to make, but not if you use the traditional method. You were probably taught in grade school to wrap a bunch of yarn around a …

I’ve spent all day trying to get my iPhoto library organized and backed up in anticipation of a much-needed computer upgrade. Words cannot describe how soul-crushingly boring this endeavor is. I guess it’s not that bad. I mean I do get to look back at lots of wedding pictures honeymoon pictures puppy pictures and baby pictures I’m also working on …

I’m just going to admit up front that this post is a shameless excuse to post adorable baby pictures. I did make the hats, though. The pink one is old. I made it probably 2 years ago. It was meant to be a cloche hat, but it’s huge on her so it looks more like a fisherman’s hat. I keep …

Are you shocked? I will admit that Jesse does about 95% of the cooking around here, mostly because he’s good at it, and he enjoys it. I do not fit either of those two qualifications. But I’m TRYING. Thanks to Pinterest I’ve found a few delicious recipes that are easy enough for even me. Last week I made these chicken …

I’m not sure about this yet, so it’s still a work-in-progress. This has taken me just about all day, so you can see that web design isn’t really my thing. I’m much better with paper, scissors and glue. If you have a suggestion or any kind of feedback I’m happy to hear it. And since I have no crafts to …

It seems I’ve taken so many pictures of the baby that my phone has no room for anything anymore. Seriously I’m getting messages that basically say “you’re going to need to delete some aps if you want me to save that video.” So my main computer and my phone are occupied, probably for the rest of the day (there are …