Attila the Mum

There are times that things confound me. I have been blessed with little boobs.  Yes, it is a blessing.  Despite what popular culture wants us to believe, large breasts are a challenge.  I have met well endowed women who suffered from back problems, are challenged to find clothing that fits well, and have bra straps…

How’s that for a racy heading? We have a collection of wooden chairs that serve as our kitchen seats.  Some are inherited, some were rescued, all of them are old or older.  Most of them are getting a little creaky and loose as joints loosen and the glue dries out.   One or two we…

I love words.  The rarely used, the aggressively used, the overused, catch words.  They are all fascinating.  The way words are put together can totally change how something is perceived.  For instance, I could say I am making things out of used blankets and sweaters.  I could say I am up-cycling natural fibers to create…

So, it is the new year.  Even though it is an arbitrarily designated day to start the count of the days of another revolution of the Earth around the sun, it still makes many think about beginnings.  New Year’s resolutions are one way people react to beginning a fresh.  I am not a fan of…

I have never been a big fan of putting clothing on dogs.  I understand that low to the ground dogs and short hair dogs need a bit extra insulation in cold weather, but they always look embarrassed.  I did not want to be a dog embarrasser.  As fate would have it, I have had to…

I feel pretty darn lucky that I get to hang out with my kids as much as I do.  I especially love that we can just go whenever the mood strikes or the weather encourages.  A warm day in December is definitely something to seize.  The kidlets and I hooked up the dog and off…

I have added some new images to the gallery page.  I have started to experiment with making tea cozies.  I am liking how they are coming together.   As much as I try to manipulate the images around within the gallery page, it seems to have a mind of its own and all the new items…

I don’t keep up with all the things that go on in the world of politics.  I know enough of what is going on and enough of what I would like to see that I feel confident in my choice when I vote.  So I am admitting I am not politically savvy.  That confession done…

We have been experiencing our first dustings of snow the past couple of days.  The air is cold enough and the ground is frozen enough for these first sparse flakes to stay.  What I love about being out early(-ish), when the ground is powdered with snow, is the evidence of the invisible, the things and…

There was a definite bite in the air when I walked my dog this morning.  The air was that beautiful clear you only get when it is several degrees below freezing.  Why is it when it is cold out our faces produce stuff to freeze?  My eyes run.  My nose runs.  If I attempt to…