There are only a few things to do in the garden this month. I did want to get some peat pots to go inside my clam shell boxes. I used these last year, but the transplant shock was too much. So, I found some little peat pots to go inside. I'll plant some seeds in …
Snowflake Table Runner
My all white theme for decorating this month needed a white on white runner for the kitchen counter. In keeping with the winter theme, I pulled out some whites and found this white snowflake on an ecru background. This lacy white on white print would make good snowflakes. Looking at them together, this is going …
Winter White
The fullness of the holidays brings lots of decorations beginning with Autumn pumpkins running through Christmas. Pumpkins and pine cones scattered around, and ceramic turkeys get added to for Thanksgiving, then up goes a tree with red and green everywhere. January brings a desire for cleaner lines and less clutter. For years I have done …
Scrap Dance Tango – Mystery Quilt 2016
The Scrap Dance Tango mystery is complete. Thank you to all who participated. The pattern is now available on in my Etsy store! See the link on the sidebar. I hope you will consider purchasing the pattern, as it is those sales that support the costs of the blog and make it possible to …
Perfect Breakfast Eggs
I have been making eggs for months now, trying to get that perfect point where the yolk is no longer liquid and runny, but not fully cooked like a hard boiled egg. I only do eggs a couple of times a month, always on Sundays. I wanted to make them without a lot of effort, …
Scrappy Project
Last October, I went through the three 2-gallon bags of scraps I had to in order to organize them and use them up. I found a huge number of half square triangles that became the Offset Diamond Quilt. After I pulled out all those, I used up a bunch of pieces cut to 3-inches for …
Getting Organized – Saving Recipes
When DH and I were married back in the 70s, we were barely able to make ends meet. I was a fledgling cook, with many disasters in the kitchen yet to come. I was relying on Julia Child to teach me, and I faithfully watched her French Chef cooking show every week. The local paper …
New Year’s Eve
I had to work on New Year's Eve this year, so I didn't plan a gathering. You can read about my party last year with our Champagne taste test, bottle bags, and get my Jumpin' John black eye pea recipe on my post New Year's Good Luck. Today, I had to do a quick …
Reworking the Cottage Garden Quilt
I promised to show this some time ago, and I haven't had a moment to do so until now. For what it is worth, I don't recommend this, but if you are just this side of totally insane like me, here is how to skin a quilt. I will admit that using the longarm for …
Dreaming of My Next Garden
As we near the end of the holiday rush, it is still weird to have it so warm outside. But, that only makes me think more of spring and my next garden. Meanwhile my indoor plants are just maintaining, growing a few leaves but not flowering. I think they do not get enough sunlight from …
