I had no idea that my grandma Lela was so hip.
(Please ignore the cluttered game cabinet in background.)
Handmade Stocking Caps from Grandma Great
December 26th, 2009
The Family That Prays Together, Strays Together
Throughout my life, prayer has played various roles depending on how holy I was feeling and how much I believed. When I was in high-school, college and on up through my twenties, I prayed all the time. I had this non-stop running conversation with God going on in my head. I prayed for friends, relatives and co-workers. I prayed for the people that I knew who were dabbling in Buddhism, vegetarianism, feminism and environmentalism that God would save them from [...]
Mennonite in a Little Black Dress – A Fun Summer Read
I recently finished the book Mennonite in a Little Black Dress by Rhoda Janzen. When I first saw this book, I immediately assumed that it would be awful. I imagined a schmaltzy story where a former career woman comes back to her Mennonite roots and rediscovers love in a pasture. But that was not the story at all. Instead it is a non-fiction account of one woman who returns home to her Mennonite community after decades of living with an [...]
Pepper Plagues, Post Nuclear Disaster Cucumbers and A Peasant Tomato Uprising
There have been a lot of ups and downs with my garden this year. I have been battling bugs for months attempting to stay organic by handpicking the eggs and the bugs and spraying homemade garlic oil, neem and dish-soap on my plants, but after several weeks of this laborious regimen, I went out to my garden to find a new crop of squash bugs crawling all over my patty pan squash and pumpkin vines and in a fit of [...]
Weeds in Wheelbarrow
I gotta barrow, gotta barrow full of sunshine… Sorry. It was really late when I wrote that caption.
If Life Hands You Wax Lemons, Make Wax Lemonade
Dear Charles, I sometimes think that the whole world is made of wax… except for the people, who are made of regular old people material. On the off chance that the world is not made of wax, what do you suggest? I grow tired of scooping the waxen air out of my way and typing on a waxen keyboard only to grow hungry and be faced with either a wax apple or a waxy bowl of cornflakes. Remember those tiny [...]
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A blog for skeptical weirdos who like to think and read.
Rechelle's personal, and often irreverent blog covers gardening, atheism, religion, books and much, much more.
What a great picture!!
Way cool! Merry Christmas, Rechelle!
ps – by the way, did you get any good books for Christmas?
wow!
way to go grandma, times four!
those caps look like they’ll keep
ears and heads nice and warm in
that cold snowy weather!
what a great job she did!!!!
Fran – Oh dear! I am afraid that while buying books for gifts for other people, several ended up in my cart for me! In the middle of AS Byatt’s The Children’s Book right now and am having a hard time keeping track of all the different characters. I need a flow chart.
Those are awesome!! What a GREAT photo too.
First time to read your blog. Very interesting! Very nice photo of the boys.
Rechelle, my sister and I want to make those caps the boys got from their grandmother. How can we find the pattern? Can you check with her and see what you can find out for us?!! We REALLY want to make some. We are sick of doing baby caps! She lives in Canada and I live in Texas and we enjoy doing a “together” project. Thanks!!!
Rechelle,
Tap tap tap! Are you there??? I miss you!
I am Debbie from the Frozen shores of Lake Michigan. We are expecting another 8-10 inches tonight and tomorrow. I need funny blog entires to read. Hint hint!
I meant blog entries. My fingers are frozen from taking down the outside holiday decorations.