Monthly Archives: September 2008

It’s Fall in North Carolina and that means one thing…..lots of craft shows. One of my favorites was this weekend in Maggie Valley. Really it’s a BBQ cook off but they have a craft show, too. What could be better, … Continue reading →

I love projects so when my grand-niece, Allie, sent me her Gingerbread Man to take around my area I was thrilled. There were so many places to take him. The only problem I ran into was a shortage of gas … Continue reading →

Well, I finally did it. I checked off one of my longest standing thing to do on my life list.  Since I was in high school (we’re talking the early 60′s) I wanted to have a little shop. At the … Continue reading →

I was driving down one of the country roads that lead to Georgia and saw a young man carving out a bear from a log with a chainsaw. I had to stop. I have been looking for a chainsaw artist … Continue reading →

As we all realize, September 11 will always and forever be a sad day in America’s life. We should all take time to think about what it meant and what we have learned from it. Make a moment in your … Continue reading →

When my brother and I were small, our dad did wood cutouts in a tiny work shop that had been a smokehouse. All the cutting was done by hand with a coping saw. To me, it seemed that everything he … Continue reading →