I guess it’s been some time since my last garden update. I will admit to being somewhat frustrated with my garden this year. It had such a slow start because our weather was so cool and wet I thought I’d …
CSA – Locavore Box 7-16-20
Another great box from Acme Farms and Kitchen this week. It feels like Christmas sometimes. I know what meals are being delivered but unpacking all of the fresh produce and other ingredients really makes me happy for some reason. In …
FO Friday – baby afghan, play food and a toy hammock
Whew! It’s been a very busy month but I was able to finish up a few odds and ends and even a new baby blanket. I had family visiting from Arizona last week and used that as my motivation to …
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Bridal Shower Cookies
Just a quickie little post today to share some cookies I made for a bridal shower yesterday. I wanted to go a little more elegant than my normal buttercream frosting. It just doesn’t get the details necessary for these cookies. …
Locavore Box from Acme Farms + Kitchen – Starting up again
I knew it had been quite a while since my last CSA box from Acme but I hadn’t realized it was December 2016! Definitely not since I moved into my new house and started my own garden for sure. With …
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Rosemary Herb Sourdough Bread
So I sort of jumped on the sourdough bandwagon a while back but it’s truthfully something I’ve been wanting to work on forever. I used to do the whole Amish friendship bread thing but after a while it got overwhelming …
WIP Wednesday – Snowflake afghan and play food
I might have mentioned that I’m trying to work through a bunch of old projects that have been sitting around for YEARS, yes, YEARS! Right now I’m hoping to get this snowflake afghan done for my daughter for Christmas. Yeah, …
Garden update – 5/26/20
It’s been about 2 1/2 weeks since I planted and this last week really started showing a difference. I took down the walls o’ water because the tomatoes were reaching the top and touching the sides of the walls. I …
Finished Object (FO) Friday – Minion freezer pop coozies
I’m slowly, very slowly, working my way through old half-finished projects. These Minion freezer pop coozies have been almost done for several years. All I needed to do was sew the eye on and add the mouth. It took me …
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Black Bean and Butternut Squash Enchiladas
These enchiladas were amazingly good! I thought they sounded tasty when I read the recipe but they tasted even better than I had anticipated. I wanted to create more layers of flavor so decided to roast the squash first. I …
Garden 2020
It’s that time of year again! I spent Mother’s Day weekend cleaning up the beds, weeding, adding dirt and planting. It was pretty warm for a May afternoon and the garden was a hot mess but it needed to get …
Finished Object (FO) Friday – Pink ripples and Pokeballs
I actually finished this afghan at the beginning of the year and only now finally took pictures. This was supposed to be a Christmas present for my sister-in-law but as you can tell it hasn’t made it to her yet. …
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Harry Potter – Gryffindor Birthday Cake
My grandson just celebrated his 9th birthday and asked for a Harry Potter cake. He went through Pinterest with his mom and picked out the cake he wanted me to make. I thought it looked pretty easy for the most …
Monday Window – Stained Glass
For Monday Window I’d like to share one of the beautiful stained glass windows in the St. Louis Cathedral on Jackson Square, New Orleans. #mondaywindow
It can’t be December already can it?
Oh where has time gone? I can’t believe it’s December already. My grandson had his 9th birthday yesterday and before you know it Santa will have come and he’ll be going crazy opening his gifts. So I didn’t make it …
