Simple Simon and Company

Personal Restoration Renovation and Conservation· Soul Mending Society· The Art of Homemaking· Thoughts· Uncategorized

Schwa Happens

Schwa Happens What is schwa you ask? Well....I'll tell you. A schwa is an empty vowel in an unaccented syllable within a word. Huh? Ok...ummmm...lemme try again. A schwa is a vowel that doesn't make the sound it is expected to inside a word. This makes the words they are included in both hard to sound out and hard to spell....especially for those just learning, or struggling, to read and write. Here is a simple example: Alive The A makes the "uh" sound not a ... View the Post

Cooking· Recipe· The Art of Homemaking· Uncategorized

How to Cook a Turnip…and Why You Would Want To!

How to Cook a Turnip...and Why You Would Want To! Turnips are adorable. Even if I didn't like to eat them I'd still grow them in my garden just because they are so darn cute! Maybe it's the colors that I love so much...the violet, magenta, and emerald shades running together and fading to a bright white. Whatever it is I think they are fantastic. So let's talk turnips! First of all turnips are good for you. Here's why: Turnips are one of a variety of cruciferous ... View the Post

Quilt· Quilting· Quilts· The Art of Homemaking· Uncategorized

A Baby Quilt from Great Grandma

A Baby Quilt from Great Grandma Three years ago my family went on a magical vacation...a really really magical vacation...with my parents, my siblings, and their families. We spent some time on the Yucatan Peninsula touring through a list of the most fascinating ancient structures, seriously incredible cenotes, and some unique and colorful small towns. I have so many wonderful memories from this trip...biking through a rainforest, climbing temple steps, swimming in dark underground ... View the Post

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Dutch Tulips Quilt Pattern

Dutch Tulips Quilt Pattern I am so excited to finally share this pattern with all of you today!!! It took more than a year, two 8 hour flights, and a trip across an ocean to get it here but without further ado here is our newest PDF Quilt Pattern.....just in time for spring....Dutch Tulips! Here is the story.... Just over a year ago one of my best friends (my brother) moved from a home less than a mile away from mine to start a new adventure in Amsterdam. As soon as I knew he ... View the Post

Personal Restoration Renovation and Conservation· The Art of Homemaking· Thoughts

Beneath the Emptiness

Beneath the Emptiness The night before last I was driving to a Board of Directors Meeting, listening to a book, when I heard D. Shefali Tsabary say, “Just beneath emptiness is the vast expanse of their spirit.”  Just beneath the emptiness.... As I heard this I felt empty. Hollowed out actually. And so very, very tired. As I said, I was on my way to a meeting...what I didn't say was that I was driving my husbands truck, because my car is in the shop after dying in the ... View the Post

Quilting

2024 Quilt Planner–Free Download!

Happy New Year! Here at Simple Simon and Company we have taken a long break....and we need to catch up with you. Which we will do, each in our own post, but we are back and ready to get back to some quilting, social media-ing and to show some new patterns and posts we have been working on! And to start the new year out in the right way we are giving away a quilt planner. We are using for ourselves and hopefully you will find helpful too! It has a 12 month at-a-glance calendar for quilts you ... View the Post