One of my favorite places in our house is the loft, which I’ve turned into my sewing room. I’m an amateur seamstress, for sure. I’m experimenting with different fabrics and working on following patterns in the hopes that eventually I will be able to whip something out that is in my head and maybe not [...]
Archive for November, 2008
I like to sew things…
Posted in sewing on November 25, 2008 | 5 Comments »
My Cousin Polly…
Posted in bridesmaid on November 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
…asked me to be a bridesmaid in her wedding, which is wonderful. But what is REALLY wonderful is the adorable way she did it! She made these amazing little paper flowers in adorable little pots in a beautiful hand-made box. It was a delightful package to open and I’m delighted to be in her wedding [...]
The Story of Ruby Pines
Posted in Mountain View, Ozark Folk Center, Uncategorized on November 18, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Ruby Pines is my stage name. It all started out as a silly thing that I didn’t even know would really come to be, but it did.
I began working at the Ozark Folk Center as the front desk receptionist at the Administration Building. After about a week of working there, the music director had several [...]
Wildlife, kittens & peanut butter jars
Posted in eastern screech owl, kitten, road runners, wildlife on November 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A group of five or six deer gathered in our yard when I wake up in the morning is not an uncommon occurrence. We see deer all the time. One night I heard a very loud pack of coyotes storming through our front yard. It was a horrible sound. We see snakes quite often. Which [...]
Timeline: big city to back woods
Posted in Kansas City, Mountain View, Ozark Folk Center, timeline on November 2, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Well, big city isn’t entirely accurate…and I now live within 30 minutes of a Wal-mart, so I suppose back woods isn’t exactly the case either. A little over six months ago, my husband, Leo, and I lived in the middle of Kansas City. I rode my bike to work at a bed & breakfast, I [...]
