Archive for the Cabin Category

The storms continue…..

By Kimberly on March 21, 2023 / Cabin, Family, Home / 49 Comments

Oh, how we appreciate the prayers and for so many of you reaching out regularly to check on us. Thank you. Prayers are coveted and we believe each and every one is heard! It is difficult to try to explain everything that has happened. We’ve gone from

Snowmageddon update: good news and bad news

By Kimberly on March 8, 2023 / Blessings, Blizzard, Cabin, Cats, Family, Home, Lake Arrowhead / 40 Comments

We sincerely want to thank you all — so many people have reached out through Messenger, texts and emails to check on us. Part of the reason for writing this update is to let you all know the status of things and how we are doing. Its

Blizzard of ’23

By Kimberly on February 25, 2023 / Blizzard, Cabin, Cats, Cheeto, Family, Soup, Winter / 25 Comments

Does anyone remember the blizzard of ’78? I was a freshman in high school and that blizzard shut down Northeastern Ohio for at least a week. We lost power and my folks did their best to keep our house somewhat warm by using the gas oven in

Closing the door

By Kimberly on February 15, 2023 / Alice Springs, Australia, Cabin, Family, Friends, Fun, Janome_Cat, Mr. Kim / 40 Comments

As of today, we have closed the door to a chapter in our lives and we’re looking forward to the future. Our time in Australia has come to an end, but we’ll look back with love for the kangaroos, fondness for brilliantly-colored sunsets, some challenges, and bittersweet

Looking back, looking forward

By Kimberly on December 31, 2022 / Alice Springs, Australia, Cabin, Cats, Friends, Fun, Holiday, Home, Janome, New Year / 66 Comments

The waning hours of 2022 are upon us. Less than 24 hours to go until a new year will be ushered in to greet us all. This year, perhaps more than most, I’m glad to see the end of 2022 and I’m looking forward with great expectation

Sewing Retreat

By Kimberly on January 28, 2022 / 9450, Blessings, Cabin, Cats, Cheeto, Continental M7, Create, Friends, Fun, Guests, Home, Janome, Janome 9450, Janome M7, Janome National Spokesperson, Janome_Cat / 3 Comments

Last week, I experienced the restorative power of friendship and laughter with two dear friends who came for a sewing retreat here in my mountain studio. Words are simply inadequate to express how much this gift of time and the safe space to open up, be silly,

Australian Update

By Kimberly on January 14, 2022 / Alice Springs, Australia, Cabin, Down Under Quilts, Family, Holiday, Home, Momentum, ONE WORD, Shoo Fly Quilt / 30 Comments

Pour yourself a cup of tea and settle in for a newsy update… Many of you have been following our newest big adventure I first wrote about last summer. (In case you missed it, CLICK HERE.) Admittedly, my blog posts were rather sparse during the last quarter

The storm

By Kimberly on December 14, 2021 / Cabin, Canal Fulton Bicentennial Quilt, Canal Fulton Heritage Society, Cats, Cheeto, Christmas / 27 Comments

NOTE: For those folks who came here looking for the Hometown Heritage story about the Canal Fulton quilt, simply click HERE to read it. I can say without a doubt the past 24 hours have been some of the most angst-filled I have ever endured. At this

My Favorite Things

By Kimberly on March 17, 2021 / Cabin, Cats, Janome, Janome 15000, Janome 9400, Janome 9450, Janome M7, Janome National Spokesperson, Janome_Cat / 10 Comments

UPDATE: CLICK HERE to watch MY FAVORITE THINGS! I’m personally inviting you to join me for a FUN FRIDAY FACEBOOK LIVE event this Friday, March 19th at 3pm ET (noon Pacific) for something just a little different. There are so many new Janome Continental M7 owners —

The addition

By Kimberly on February 14, 2021 / Cabin / 18 Comments

You might remember the cabin studio “make-over” we did last April. (If not, you can check it out HERE.) In July 2020, we gave the green light to our contractor to start renovating portions of our cabin including adding a laundry room and bathroom on the lower