About Me

Hey y'all,

I'm Sandy. 

I live along the beautiful Gulf Coast of Florida. Shhh, I really don't like for everyone to know how beautiful or the traffic will increase even more and make it just that much harder to get to those sugary white sands. I have lived in the deep south all of my life except for a two year stint in Germany as a baby. (Daddy was stationed there right after I was born.)

I am a wife, mother, daughter, school teacher (retired after 31 years as of June 2014), and follower of Christ.

Things I Love

a clean house

banana pudding

macaroni and tomatoes

sewing and stitching

growing roses and geraniums

reading 

doggies

orange and blue together 

pink

monograms

seersucker and gingham

starched clothes (yea, I know I am probably the last person on Earth who still irons everything)

baking

sunshine

PURSES!!! one can never have too many

history of space exploration

I am a southern girl to the core of my being except for one small thing. I absolutely hate sweet tea, but I do love lemonade!

Amended September 1st, 2025

I decided to amend this page with a little more detail about the people you read about in the blog. I started out clueless as to the direction of the blog, but the unexpected gift was the many friends and connections I have made and continue to make.

I share my cross stitching here as well as my life. My little tag line, “A blog about decorating, stitching, baking, gardening, family, and walking a faith filled journey,” is not so true anymore, but I leave it because who knows —-maybe one day I will get back to it.

My family has grown since March 22, 2014, the date of my first post. 

I thought I would share the “characters” of this little blog.

First up is my husband, Jeff and myself. After health challenges, we are grateful for everyday we have together.

Sandy and Jeff

Our oldest, daughter Lindsay is married and has 2 boys. Meet Lindsay and her husband Tyler and their 2 boys, Tucker and Palmer.

Tyler, Tucker, Palmer and Lindsay

Our youngest, son Paul Allen (yes, this mama gave him a good double southern name) is married and has a son and daughter. Meet Paul Allen and his wife Katie and their children Miles and Valerie.

Katie, Valerie, Miles and Paul Allen