Doesn't this look good? I'm glad I canned our own chicken soup this year. We can add noodles if we want, or thicken it up for stew o...

All my Monarch supplies are still waiting for me. We had a family emergency today that completely derailed my stitching plans. I won't g...

They're back on my needlework stand. I stitched a bit more on my fencing for the bluebird project yesterday. I also baked bread, so I sa...

Jenna was so surprised when I handed her the package yesterday morning. She said, "What's this?" I told her it's what I...

Something Blue Bridal Heart Brooch - WIP I found out yesterday that I'll only have to do once-a-week physical therapy until I'm fini...

Monday was a very good day. It began with a physical therapy session. When Jenna asked how I was feeling, I told her I may have overdone it ...

Honestly, I keep trying to do something creative...anything. I don't know if it's the meds, healing, or just laziness, but I can...

A few years ago, I started assessing what I repeatedly purchased at the grocery store. I then decided to start canning those things myself. ...

Physical therapy went really well yesterday. I little TLC mixed in with the PT. I came home, rested a bit and then baked a double batch of m...

    Yesterday was wonderful. I had my physical therapy appointment and hit my goal of 120º bend in my knee. I still will work toward 130º, w...

My visit with Kathy D. yesterday made for a great day. We shared lunch - I made our favorite mac n cheese, and Kathy showed up with fruit, f...

Last Wednesday, my knee bend measured 114º. Then, I rolled into my Friday PT with a swollen knee. Jenna said, "I'm not even going t...

Mum with two great-grands - 2023 My mum turned 88 in June, and this photograph is from two years ago. She's much thinner and more frail-...

Plymouth Cheese Counter - Plymouth, Wisconsin My therapy session went really well yesterday. I showed Jenna my swollen knee so our appointme...

Handsome - Pre-Concert Well, I didn't make it to his concert last night, but I did get a photograph of him before he left for the venue....

Unknown Needleworker-via Facebook Definitely "yes" to this image. PT? Not so much right now. This week, my physical therapist(s) m...

A bumblebee enjoying one of the "volunteer" sunflowers Imagine my delight when I noticed a quartet of volunteer sunflower plants t...

This is my knee as of Sunday afternoon.  I'm blessed to be a good healer, and this is no exception. However, it's been three weeks s...

I began work on this in the morning, and then had to stop after about four hours to get to my new doctor appointment. (Yes. This is all I ac...