November 9, 1989 – I don’t think most Americans understand what an amazing day that truly was. Those of us stationed in Berlin could understood because we were locked in as well. There were only so many ways to leave …
Blackberry Pear Jelly
My brother-in-law has a few fruit trees scattered around their property and one of them produces a TON of pears. So we thought we’d try making Pear Butter and Blackberry Pear Jelly with a few of them. I simply used …
Throwback Thursday – A Soldier in Berlin Part 1
I thought it would be fun to do some Throwback Thursday kind of things for NaBloPoMo. With Veterans Day fast approaching I think sharing some of my Army experiences would be apropos. Even better the Berlin wall started crumbling on …
Why and how this blog came to be
A prompt I have saved is “Tell us why you started blogging and origin behind your blog’s name”. I really like that idea. My “About” page is actually quite informative compared to many I’ve seen. Maybe too much so? But …
Banana Bread Revisited
My kids always complain that whenever they make one of my recipes it doesn’t taste like mine. They accuse me of leaving out steps or ingredients on purpose and I realized they are probably right. Well, maybe not on purpose, …
Traveling Designer
If you have kids I’m sure you’ve heard of Flat Stanley right? He’s a paper cut out that gets sent from one family member or friend to another with his picture taken with them before they move on to the …
Fall Cookie Fun
I never did get around to making Halloween cookies this year and my grandson has been bugging me to make frosted cookies. So we dug through the cookie cutter bins and found a few good ones for fall. A few …
Tis the Season for — Craft Bazaars
Ah it’s that time of year again. This is my favorite time of year. I love Fall, the crisp, cool air, colorful leaves, sweaters and hot chocolate. But is also the start of craft bazaars. Every year my daughter and …
NaBloPoMo – November is National Blog Posting Month
BUT….what happened to it? I remember when I first started blogging it was a pretty big thing. If you were in a rut it helped shake out the cobwebs a bit. It introduced you to so many new blogs because …
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FO Friday – Cute as a Button Baby Blanket
I finished a project! Hooray! This is the Cute as a Button Baby Blanket test I did for Darleen Hopkins. The pattern isn’t quite ready to be published yet but I just couldn’t help sharing it with you today. I …
Work In Progress Wednesday – Afghans, pattern testing and a table runner
It’s been quite a while since I’ve done a WIP Wednesday. I lost my crochet mo-jo for awhile and it’s taken some time to get it back. But, boy oh boy, when it did it did with a vengeance! I’ve …
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A few lessons I learned my first two years of gardening
I’ve learned much over the course of the last two years in regards to planting and keeping up with a garden. My first year – although I did a lot of reading and planning before planting anything it just didn’t …
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Garden Update for 9-1-19
Another month has flown by and my garden is definitely showing signs of winding down and preparing for fall. My zucchini leaves were covered with that gray mildew you seem to always get later in the season but I did …
Fair Week and my resolve to enter a few things next year.
So last week was the Northwest Washington Fair (well by the time I get around to posting this it’ll be two weeks ago). It’s just little baby one but it’s still a fun time. Unfortunately I was so busy checking …
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Mixed Berry Jam (raspberry, blackberry, blueberry)
So do you remember the berry picking I mentioned a few weeks ago? I finally got around to making one of the many batches of jam we will be making over the next few weeks. I made a mixed berry …
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