Thrift at Home

I had this silvery-green wool yarn from a local shop, so not cheap. I knitted a beret. The band was much too loose, so I carefully handsewed...

It is Christmas Eve, and the wind chill is -2°. I haven't written a post for months, as I become more middle-aged with all the internal ...

Last winter when I was sorting fabric, I realized I had lots of small, pretty pieces, approximately 1-2 yards. More than I would ever need t...

I used to have a little foam mat that I would grab to kneel on as I reached into my garden beds in spring when the ground is typically muddy...

It is a big deal for me to finish a quilt! I started Phoebe's quilt in October 2018 and finished 14 months later.  Now, each of my child...

I had already put a pair of little girl's brown boots in my shopping cart at the thrift store, when Phoebe seized these little brown oxf...

I play a little game where I try to reduce the trash we produce weekly. Our volume is a little high right now because Phoebe wears disposabl...

I've been through colds with my children before, but never have I seen them sink so dramatically from robust health into pneumonia (Ben)...