I was watching YouTube while stitching today and came across this video that reviews Dutch ovens. I haven’t finished watching the video but I’m impressed with how thorough he is with this video. If you’re a Dutch oven fan, like I am, you may enjoy this video, even if you aren’t planning to buy a...
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read moreLast year I made this little table mat for the side table next to my chair. This year, I converted it to a mini-quilt so I could put it on the Mini Quilt Stand and enjoy it more. It says “I just want to bake stuff and watch Christmas movies”, so that was the order of the day. I put on my favorite movie for the day after Thanksgiving, Miracle on 34th St (1947 edition). Do you love this movie? I thought it would be fun to do a trivia contest for you to torture entertain your family/friends this ...
Good morning, my friends. It feels as if not much got done yesterday, although I did do everything on my list. I did my one assigned housekeeping chore. I did a Bowflex workout. I did some sewing. I did some slow-stitching. I baked some biscotti. Still...I had just four pictures on my camera when they were uploaded just now. So, I did some stuff...apparently nothing worth documenting. It's okay. Isn't the day after Thanksgiving supposed to be lazy? Aren't we all in a tryptophan coma? I mean...look at these two:
Good morning, my friends. It feels as if not much got done yesterday, although I did do everything on my list. I did my one assigned housekeeping chore. I did a Bowflex workout. I did some sewing. I did some slow-stitching. I baked some biscotti. Still...I had just four pictures on my camera when they were uploaded just now. So, I did some stuff...apparently nothing worth documenting. It's okay. Isn't the day after Thanksgiving supposed to be lazy? Aren't we all in a tryptophan coma? I mean...look at these two:
Several of you asked about the jailhouse rolls. I have made these rolls probably 100+ times but it’s been 30 years since I made them so I was a bit nervous. I remembered that the texture of the dough was different from most bread I make but I couldn’t remember exactly how it was supposed...
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Good morning, my friends. If you're cooking this year, then you're probably busy today. I'm not even cooking, and I'll be busy. I did some cooking yesterday. On today's agenda is to bake some bread. After that, my Thanksgiving contributions will be finished. Once the bread dough is mixed up, it ends up being a lot of setting of timers and waiting, and so there will be plenty of sewing time today as well. It's a chilly day, but sunny. Mike has already said he's going to get out and rake up the ...
read moreGood morning, my friends. If you're cooking this year, then you're probably busy today. I'm not even cooking, and I'll be busy. I did some cooking yesterday. On today's agenda is to bake some bread. After that, my Thanksgiving contributions will be finished. Once the bread dough is mixed up, it ends up being a lot of setting of timers and waiting, and so there will be plenty of sewing time today as well. It's a chilly day, but sunny. Mike has already said he's going to get out and rake up the ...
read moreLast year, I did way too much on Thanksgiving Day and was so tired by the time the day was over so I started early this year. Yesterday I did the following: For the dressing, I chopped all the celery, green onions and garlic, measured the cranberries and pecans, baked and crumbled the cornbread, I...
read moreLast night I was so sure I was going to finish Love is the Key but I didn’t. I have four or five little flowers in the border to finish, the center of the white flowers to stitch (left of the girl’s legs), the 8, 9 and 0 to the right of the boy bunny’s...
read moreAccording to what I find on the internet (I have not confirmed any of those other than the internet) the glycemic index for steel cut oats is 53 while the glycemic index for whole barley is about 25, depending on which chart you look at but, according to Livestrong: Processed BarleyPearled barley, which is not...
read moreI'll start off with a little quilty-stuff, then move on to the topic du jour.
Pieced at Tobermory retreat but not yet quilted:
TOPIC DU JOUR
Dad died of a heart attack when he was 72. He was a tough guy. A contractor, specializing in drywall I think. I was one of those teenagers who paid zero attention to the people who really had some import in my life, so I don't honestly know. As a teenager I slept until noon ...
read moreI’ll write how I made it — way too simple!
read moreWe love broccoli and rice casserole but with Vince trying to eat low carb, or “lower” carb, white rice is off our menu for a while. The glycemic index (GI) of white rice is 72. The GI of hulled barley is 24 and brown rice is 68. Steel cut oats is around 53. Most sites...
read moreGood morning, my friends. The day's plans went off the rails a little bit yesterday. I was sitting peacefully doing my slow-stitching when a text came across reminding me that a product we use regularly was 50% off this weekend. Well, I'm not one to miss a good sale, and so we ended up making a trip into town. It was okay because I was afraid I was going to run out of eggs. I wish I'd thought to pick up a couple of white chocolate bars while we were at it, but I did not. I ...
read moreGood morning, my friends. The day's plans went off the rails a little bit yesterday. I was sitting peacefully doing my slow-stitching when a text came across reminding me that a product we use regularly was 50% off this weekend. Well, I'm not one to miss a good sale, and so we ended up making a trip into town. It was okay because I was afraid I was going to run out of eggs. I wish I'd thought to pick up a couple of white chocolate bars while we were at it, but I did not. I ...
read moreIt was time to put the red quilt on the bed for the holiday season, I usually put a flannel quilt on the bed about this time of year and since I finished this one 2 years ago it is the one that goes on the bed. It is called Yuletide Gatherings. Of course after […]
read moreGood morning, my friends. I got lucky with the weather for yesterday's outing again. Despite having entered the "Big Dark" season, it was a dry and sunny day. Sunglasses were required. That's three for three in a single week. This being our 46th year in the Pacific Northwest, I'm not naive enough to think this will continue, but I certainly appreciate it when it happens.
The spa where I get my pedicures is a new building. There's still construction going on all around it, but the landscaping at the spa is beautiful. I was surprised to ...
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