Is it wrong to sleep 22 out of the last 24 hours?? I don’t think so! I think I earned... Read More

I had to stop for the night in Norman, Oklahoma. So near, but yet, so far from home. The travel... Read More

Awwww….I have such mixed feelings about the end of Bead & Button each year. It’s an extravaganza of delights –... Read More

Have you missed me? Every day I’ve thought, I need to update the blog. And then I collapsed into bed... Read More

I’ve been in Milwaukee less than 24 hours, and it’s already kicking my butt! First, the drive from Tulsa to... Read More

Just finished today’s 494 mile drive and checked into a hotel in Tulsa. I’m so ready for bed, but still... Read More

I’m finally surfacing, after collapsing into an almost 12 hour sleep last night. The plan on Friday was for Mom... Read More

Sometimes it takes me a while to get it right. Remember how I was so happy and excited that I... Read More

Most of the time I talk about happy, beady things here on the blog, but I hope you’ll indulge me... Read More

At least that’s what Anne keeps telling me as we trade daily updates on our mutual plodding along the path... Read More

…it’s your brother…again! I got home from class last night and the first words out of Mom’s mouth were, “You’re... Read More

I love this part of making kits – when all the little pieces and parts I’ve been laboring over pull... Read More

Well, I managed to pull a muscle in my neck while turning over in bed last night. No big surprise,... Read More

…three beads… Yup – it was the perfect storm today as all my bead orders arrived in one fell swoop.... Read More

As per usual, I was up in the middle of the night, finishing up the instructions for tonight’s class. That... Read More

You won’t believe this. First of all, I’ve been up all night with Winnie – he was heaving, trying to... Read More