“It’s Nan”

“It’s Nan”

If you’ve read our blog at all over the last 5 years, you’ll know about our beloved Nanny Jean.  She is Carly and my grandmother. We called her Nanny or Nan.  There are plenty of blog posts about our Nan.  This is a great one..and this…heck, just...
They may throw it away

They may throw it away

We’ve talked about this before.  How we (crafty people) make things for people and then we never see the thing again.  We may never get acknowledged even for making said crafty thing.  I wrote about it here in this letter. As the gift giving season approaches...
Good Day to Block a Stocking

Good Day to Block a Stocking

. April 23rd, 2013 . Wisconsin . This is what we woke up to today…a beautiful snowfall.  Bright sunny skies and 8″ of snow!  We were so excited to see blue skies and sunshine that we didn’t even mind the snow. . . . We had a 2 hour school delay, so...
Our Loving Nan – A Life Well Lived

Our Loving Nan – A Life Well Lived

. She was born in 1924.  London England. . . She was 15 of 16 kids. . Her given name was Mabel Robbins.  No middle name.  It kind of bugged her because one of her sisters had 3 names; Lillian Rose Hopper AND everyone called her Dingle.  So really she had 4 names.  One...