Simple Simon and Company

The Art of Homemaking

The Art of Homemaking: Follow the Old Guy

If you want to do well at a race, follow the old guy. That's right.  Follow the old guy. The deeper the wrinkles, the shorter the shorts, the grayer the hair the better.  That is the guy you want to have as your running partner.  And the longer the race distance...the more important this advice is to follow. I'm telling you right now, listen, because this is the best running advice you will ever get.  It's better than what shoes to buy or where to slather your body glide.  I'm ... View the Post

Thoughts

There’s no green. And it’s all my fault….

I think I have mentioned before, but we are "in between" houses right now....we are a couple of weeks out of moving into our new house (due to some construction) and so we are living out of suitcases at my parents' house who were gracious enough to take in 5 more people.  And since we are living out of suitcases, there were a couple of sad kids yesterday that realized that their mother packed them NOTHING green to wear for St. Patrick's Day.  Nope, not one green thing.  Mom fail.  So we borrowed ... View the Post

Girls· Guest Post· Thoughts· Uncategorized

Polka Dots & Pinafore

I don't share Ruth very often... I don't really know why...but I'm selfish with her.  Maybe because getting her here was harder...and our recovery was a long time in the making...and because the two of us went through it together I feel extra protective of her... I don't know, but what ever the reason she only appears on the blog about as often as I do. However, I should share her more often...to me, that girl is a living doll...a chubby, fiery, feisty doll...and I am loving making things ... View the Post

General· sewing· Skirts

Vintagely Modern Skirt. Spring Edition

I have been doing some Spring sewing lately, because I have a girlie that is growing like a weed.  And first on the list was a new Vintagely Modern Skirt, this time in Chambray.  Man, oh, man am I loving chambray right now.  I want to make some shorts, a shirt dress (for me) and some boys' things all out of chambray.  Good thing I ordered 5 yards of it last summer and never got to it...because I now want to do everything out of it!  The only thing I changed on the skirt tutorial above was to add ... View the Post

Baby· Tutorials

EASY Ragged Baby Blanket Tutorial

Today we have the how to for the easiest baby blanket ever....a ragged baby blanket tutorial! Alright...maybe it's not the easiest baby blanket ever...but it is pretty simple to make.  Seriously, if you can sew (and cut) semi straight lines you can make this blanket.  (And have it turn out practically perfect!) We put this tutorial together as a part of a series that Melanie from The Crafty Cupboard and Lisa from Maybe She Made It are putting on called: It is to celebrate the ... View the Post