I enjoy cooking, knitting, gardening, piecing quilt tops, and the occasional bit of garment sewing. I’m also fond of blue transferware, murder mysteries, and tiffin cases. I have a cat named Pudding, a husband named Sparks, and a completely useless doctorate.
This blog chronicles my domestic adventures. So far, I have gotten my first full-time job, bought my first house, moved states, bought a car, made friends, given parties, planted a garden, adopted Pudding, and gotten engaged and married. The fun never ends, and there are plenty of pies, quilts, socks, and road trips along the way. Join me!
If you are also interested in books, stories, words, the consumption and production of them, you might also like my other blog, Bedtime Stories for Everyone.




Hi, I have read back to September and rather than keep leaving lots of little…….love your burleigh ware mixing bowls……..I will say it all now. Love what you have done and love your taste in furnishing your house.
I had better go have a shower….it is hot here ..and try to calm down a bit. Very excited as we had a change of government after 11 years here yesterday.
Will read from Sept backwards next time.
Hi! I just wanted to say that I kind of stalk your blog. I find it very inspiring. I can’t wait to see “after” pictures of the house remodel. And you are going to share wedding pictures with us, right??
Hee hee, don’t you follow me on Twitter too? Yep, I can’t wait to see the “after” remodel either… *sigh* Hope I can see it before Christmas. And oh yes, there will be wedding pictures galore. A whole week of them if I can get away with it!
Hi! I can’t find your email anywhere…so I thought that I would just leave a comment here.
Really? About the sewing machine? For the cost of shipping? You. Just. Made. My. DAY!
What state are you in?
your images are stunning. Found your blog after you favourited one of my pics on flickr. I will be back!
I saw one of your recent tweets – are you a linguist too? I’m ABD & working at Rings & Things, the bead company -!
Yep, Ph.D. in semantics 2006, now working in corporate-land. I’ll check out your website