Boots Grew Up

Boots the Kitten grew up all of a sudden! My sister brought him to visit for Christmas and he’s a much bigger, but still wonderfully playful kitty. He’s also quite devious now, my sister warned us that he really enjoys stealing her socks and eating them...

Safari West

Safari West, one of the coolest places in Sonoma County, held a series of Winter Open Houses and I used the opportunity to take my friend Dani and her daughters with me to check out all of the animals. Safari West houses and breeds dozens of endangered species and...

how to: sew a placemat

Step 1 For this project I cut my front and backing fabric to 12.5″x16.5″ rectangles. Materials To add a bit of volume and weight to the placemats I used this fantastic Warm & Natural cotton batting. I cut the batting a 1/4″ smaller around than...

whole wheat zucchini bread

Most zucchini bread recipes are heavy on the sugar and oil, and taste a lot more like zucchini cake than bread. This recipe comes from the King Arthur Flour Whole Grain Baking cookbook and is much more like a traditional bread recipe. The flavor is complex and...

oregon visit

Last week I visited my older sister up in Portland and was stoked to find out that she was thinking about getting a kitten. Boots was just over 4 weeks old and had only been off his bottle for a day and a half before she took him home. I had a lot of fun going...