Shelley's House

A friend posted this on Facebook.  I love the quote: "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."  E...

I was browsing my Ancestry.com family tree, trying to think of something new to write about Grandmother.  I saw my note that her marria...

This is for Julia, my lovely neighbour who actually reads this blog - I'm so honoured!  We had our Thanksgiving party last night and it ...

One of the most intriguing projects we've done at the craft group is to work with Procion dyes.  Our first assignment was to gather nat...

Cousin Sandra got in touch via Facebook to ask if we were OK, it having been a couple of weeks since my last post. Given that I did the Hall...

This photo is from 1990, the year my Mom died. My first Halloween without her to help with costumes. Lucky for me, my Aunt Rita was also a...

Nella Last'sWar:  The Second World War Diaries of 'Housewife, 49'.   The Trustees of the Mass Observation Project. Just the ti...