Amy Artisan

A quick trip home to see the family in “The ‘Ville” was just the bit of R&R that I needed after a pretty crazy couple of months at work. I flew home on Thursday morning and when I left on Monday evening we all agreed that it was just the right amount of “together time” [...]

…down the road…but so far away…
One of my favorite things about going to Harbor Country, MI is that is really is a quick escape from the City (under 100 miles from my house) and yet as you travel those miles East from Chicago, over the Skyway bridge, through Indiana and on towards Michigan you really [...]

A frequently quoted song reminds us to:
Make new friends,
but keep the old.
One is silver,
And the other is gold.
The last couple of weeks have been filled with both.
The middle of this month was a golden friendship trip - 5 days in Dallas with my dear friend Maya & the ever adorable Miss Butterfly & Miss [...]

I hope that each of you had a lovely time celebrating the holidays with those near and dear to you. I was able to enjoy a week at home in the ‘Ville with the family.

If you had asked me 5 weeks ago what my Holiday Handknits would be this year I would have said “1 [...]

As I’ve written about before, Harbor Country in Michigan is a favorite quick escape from the city - both as a daytrip or a weekend. This past Saturday was no exception - my friend Kristy was game for an outing. 
The goals for the day were simple:
- Pick up some vino for holiday gifts at Round [...]