I woke up this morning to a fresh layer for fluffy white snow at the McKay Chalet. What a great time to put together my post on our cozy sleeper slipper pattern. Our slipper pattern comes in five different sizes – small to XL – or ladies size 5 to ladies size...
My little granddaughter, Coco, is CRAZY for ‘Cornies’ – that’s what she calls unicorns. She was a unicorn for Halloween, we sent her a Unicorn ‘dress’ and a unicorn purse for Christmas – her mom got her a unicorn bedspread and a plethora of stuffed...
In the Northwest – we have lots of rain – and luckily it brings LOTS of flowers. Just walking around the neighborhood is a delight – there are flowers everywhere – my April favorites are Azaleas and Rhododendrons In May – we get Iris and Rose. They were...
One of the parts I love about springtime is the arrival of new little animals. When I was in Utah for the birth of Kayla’s baby there was a field full of momma moo cows with their little babies following them around. Then when I was walking around Lacamas...
Looking for a fun project to fill those extra hours?? How about making a pillow in the shape of a jelly bean? Kayla created the jelly bean pillow pattern to be able to make six different animals: a kitten, puppy, fox, raccoon, panda, or husky. It’s something you...
There is something about going to the woods that just helps me get grounded and refreshed. I just turned 61 and after work I did my favorite thing - go on a hike - and I choose the Dog Mountain hike up the Columbia River Gorge - you can see some awesome photos...
This post was supposed to hit the blog a few weeks ago so you’d have enough time to make a St. Patrick’s cat gnome before the 17th but we at McKay Manor Musers put the “pro” in “procrastinate.” Well, that and we greatly overestimated what we would be able to get done...
I know there are a lot of people out there that aren’t ready to let go of summer. I however, am not one of those people. I LOVE fall and I have been looking forward to it for at least a month. The 90+ degree-days have gotten old and I am beyond ready to break out my...
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