The shirt that should have been an apron all along

This shirt was $1 from the thrift store.  It took me about 15 minutes to transform this teeny-bopper tank into a motherly apron.  That was fun.  

I’m planning on embellishing it a bit with some lace, but I ran out of thread in my bobbin, so that meant it was time to quit.
I think Devona [...]

Clever Nesting

My dear friends, Devona and Colleen have begun a project called Clever Nesting.  They have become quite the inspiration to me as they reuse and repurpose all things that most people throw away.  It is helping me think twice about throwing things into the trash or recycle.  Check them out and support their cause.

Some of the music I’ve been listening to lately…

In the Car: Joshua Tree, U2
As I’m painting our bedroom (that’s a whole ‘nother post): Robinella
On an afternoon run: Boxer, The National
When I’m supporting local music: Dylan Sneed,  Hannah Miller and Mark Mathis
When I need inspiration to practice my banjo: Crooked Still, Tallest Man
While the kids are playing: The Weepies
After the kids go to bed and [...]

I can make it!

While following some crazy rabbit trail about making children’s clothing, I found this great site called “You Can Make This.”  I downloaded the pattern for the boy’s (and girl’s) romper.  It was just all too perfect for my needs, with sizes from 3mo to 4T.  I could make pants, shorts, little ones for O and big [...]

My to do list

So, I keep on reading different sites that make me want to make things. I’m going to jot them down here so that I know where to look when I actually get around to doing them.
Make White Bean Soup
Dye Play Silks with Kool-Aid -this one would be great to do with my sisters [...]

three ball cascade

We are on a two hour delay here at my house. Everybody went to bed last night two hours later than normal, woke up later, ate later etc. I’m still in shock that it is already 3:30 in the afternoon. I just finished lunch! Things in our house have been a [...]

Love was in the air

On Saturday night, we had the privilege of attending the wedding of our friends Luke and Kira.  It was a great time filled with so much love and laughter.  I just love how much fun people had at the reception.  Here in the south, they know how to do a wedding reception up right.  I [...]

Yes, I will ride that horse once again

Yesterday, I had the privilege of playing music for a young mothers conference that was here in Columbia. It featured the speaker, Ginger Plowman, who I actually really enjoyed. There were two sessions in the conference. For each session, I played 2 group songs for everyone to sing together and one [...]

It’s been a long time coming

I’ve been dreaming for months now of starting my own blog. Manila Drive was a fun journey, but I have decided to let Andy keep that blog for his own musings and create a new one for mine. Please, visit often, comment if you wish and share your stories and your songs as [...]