Confessions

Summer has begun

Summer Has Begun! By Mika Graham Summer begins when the school ends for my boys,  never mind the high today was a weird 61 degrees.  So here we are…..It’s Summer! The boys are home from college!  I moved Kyle out of the 3rd floor of Aston Hall amid tornado warnings

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Welcome to The Band Concert Life

Welcome to the Band Concert Life! By Mika Graham Scott and I do everything we can to not miss our boy’s band concerts…..always have….always will.  We love seeing our boys in their happy place and hearing what they have been working on.   The Texas A&M Wind Symphony performs several times a

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At It Again

At It Again By Mika Graham It’s a mystery to me what makes me stitch like a mad woman and what makes me put it down for weeks on end.  I’ve been working on this canvas on and off again for the last 6 months….very unlike me!  Normally, I would

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Brave New Texans

Brave New Texans By Mika Graham I hosted a awesome Easter lunch Sunday.  All my local family came, which made us 12.   I am so blessed to have so many people to call mine so close by. I bought and picked up my first Honey Baked Ham and Turkey Breast. 

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Stitching Inspiration

Stitching Inspiration By Mika Graham I remember seeing this panel 15 years ago.  It looks like a room divider of some type.  It made an impression on me.  I remember looking at it and thinking, “I should get out my stitching again”.   Unfortunately, I didn’t have time….was busy chasing two

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Filoli – A Photographer’s Dream

Filoli – A Photographer’s Dream By Mika Graham I went with my darling mother in law, Betsy and my sweet sister in law, Charmaine to Filoli in Woodside, California.   Filoli is a country house set in 16 acres of formal gardens surrounded by a 654-acre estate, about 25 miles south

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