I took a road trip to Wisconsin with my two daughters and grandson for a family reunion in early July. We figured we hadn’t seen them in at least 15 years and thought we were overdue for a visit. My aunts …
Garden Update
Here it is August already. I’ve had a decent harvest so far but maybe not quite as much as I had hoped. With two zucchini plants and three yellow squash I really thought I’d have a bit more. Maybe it …
FO Friday – Afghan and placemats
Oh it’s been so long since I’ve finished anything crochet. These two things have actually been done for a while and I’m only now just getting around to showing them off. This is an afghan test I did for Julie …
Rigatoni with Kale and Sausage
So what to do with all of the kale from my garden? I had to look around and find a bunch of different recipes that I thought the family would enjoy. I don’t mind cooking it with onions and bacon …
Garden Progress
I can’t believe how much this garden has grown since I put it in on May 8th. Just a little over a month ago and it looks like a jungle. We definitely do not have enough room for everything now …
Graduation season is here – Grad cookies
Looks like graduation season is officially here. I had a friend ask me to make 5 dozen graduation cookies for her daughter’s graduation party. Green and gold were the school colors of course. I used my standard buttercream frosting recipe. …
New Orleans
I just got back from a short vacation to New Orleans with my daughters. What a beautiful city. We weren’t there really long enough to experience everything but it whet our appetites enough that we’ll for sure plan another trip. …
Can I overcome my black thumb and have a successful garden?
So after 30 years or so of moving every 3-4 years I finally have a place to call my own. The first thing my daughter and I did was start talking about a garden. Oh, such grand plans we had …
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Wacky Wednesday – Spaghetti Donuts
Say what? This is the brainchild of Pop Pasta and they make them for NYC’s Smorgasburg (now there is a gastronomic delight I’d like to visit). They have several different flavors to choose from including: Red Sauce, Carbonara, Mac ‘n Cheese, Nduja, Zucchini, Aglio e Olio and Bolognese. Can’t make …
a little seriousness here – stop the hate!
I’m going to hop up on my soapbox for a few minutes and vent, hope you don’t mind. I don’t know about you guys but I am heartily sick and tired of reading nothing but hate, negativity and all around …
Tulip Time
This last weekend I finally made it out to the tulip fields in Skagit Valley. It’s not the Netherlands but we do have our own little tulip valley about 45 minutes from my house. I’ve lived here for 12 years …
WIP Wednesday – Placemat mania
Okay, not going to lie, I can not get enough of this placemat pattern. I keep thinking about different color combinations and layouts and just can’t stop making them. I’m still working with the 24/7 cotton yarn from Lion …
First and Last Snowman
I meant to get this out on Saturday but got busy and lost track of time. We had ourselves a nice little snow on Saturday, just enough to build a snowman. The snow was just perfect for snowman building. This …
Summer Placemats
They’re done! Finally! I started these before my autumn ones and finally finished sewing in ends. I can’t tell you how much I love this yarn and this pattern. Once again I used Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton. It lays beautifully …
The Dreaded Lecture
via Daily Prompt: Lecture When I saw the prompt for today I couldn’t help but chuckle to myself. My kids tell me often enough that they wished I had spanked them more as a child. Can you imagine kids wanting …
