
No "hard water" involved
My late husband George and my oldest brother Kevin were very close throughout the years that they knew each other. It wasn't a bromance...

Out of disappointment, hope radiates
After the Oktoberfest at Mashpee Village last weekend I had HOPED that I would be effusive in my summary of the day. It was supPOSED to...

A Tale of Two Bags
I'm a rookie at this game, and yet I come to it with decades of practice. How can that be? Sewing was always one of my rather solitary...

The Formative Years
Like many life-long passionate sewists, I began sewing long before boys disrupted my life. (I make passing reference here to boys...

Out of the starting gate
After much talk about getting my Joy Handbags shop online, it is now happening. Several of my bags have been placed in a great little...