Konza Creative

Goodness... it's amazing how much can go on in one week.  I saw my parents and had a good visit.  I am so thankful for their neighbors and all that they do for them.  They are very lucky to have such good friends.  Life isn't easy when you are in your 80's. And then of course there is the election.  It will go down in history as one of the nastiest, ugliest and most unpredictable elections... well unpredictable by the media.  I am not sure what is happening to this country, but it is time that everyone really take a good look.  Lost is the ability to disagree with grace, dignity and respect.  I think Thomas Jefferson said it the best  to William Hamilton, April 22, 1800: I've become pretty fond of Mike Rowe and I think he summed the whole thing up pretty well in his post . I think that the only thing I can do in the midst of all of this chaos is to go on and hopefully try to bring a little joy to everyone I meet. Sounds sappy right... but what else i

It's been over a year since I've seen my parents so a trip south was long overdue.   Hubby and I decided to take a road trip to see them.  Road trips are great because you get lots of knitting done! I t is a 12 hour drive but we break it up with stops here and there.  The best stop is  Hancock of Paducah.  It's also a big online fabric store... you name it, they have it!! I was good and only bought a few things:  The solids will be used to make this pattern which has been in my stash for quite awhile: I love the modern look and feel of the pattern, I am thinking it might be a good Christmas present! And at the end of the day this us how much knitting got done: Those are a lot of bobbles! The day was quite uneventful until we go to the hotel and realized I didn't have the key fab for the VW.  After lots of looking, thinking and reviewing we came to the conclusion that I never had it... so hopefully it really it as h

Some days it's just nice to share some random thoughts, so here is this week's top 10: 1. The pillow I made at my quilt retreat looks great on the rocking chair! 2.  Do you know that you spend a large part of your waking hours in your office?  Why not make it a little more bearable?  I love to surround myself with wall hangings that reflect the season. 3.  Every once in awhile I do  a little embroidery work for some of my daughters friends.  I hope her dot likes it. 4.  I got quite  bit done on my October sewing to-do list... now if I can only get started on that Style Arc Estelle pattern !  After making a black one and an olive one for daughter #1, I thought I needed one too!    I bought 3 shades of refined ponte from  Joann's  (blue, black and olive).  Do you I might be overdoing it? 5.  Daughter #1 came home and she and Daughter #3 gave Daughter #2 a wonderful baby shower.  I will do a post on that... 6.  Am I the only one that spend

 This was a post that I had started late last year... and obviously as I wrote I had no idea were were going to move. But letting go of the old and embracing something different is always hard.  We've let go of lots of stuff this past year.  We have totally painted and updated our upstairs.  Gone are old children's bedrooms to be replaced by a study and guest bedroom,  The outside of the house has been repainted, the landscape updated.  And yet memories from the past were discovered as we progressed through change.  Side drawers in the bathroom had children's drawings from felt markers probably out of boredom from sitting on the potty too long.  Weeble wobblers, old bibs and miscellaneous toys were found in the front landscape as we dug out 25 year old bushes.  But I have discovered while changes have continually been made to 3605 Monarch Circle memories just kept getting made. That study was a son 's room that was once a tribute to his love for K-State.