Morning coffee on the veranda is a calm and serene beginning to the day. Bird song fills the air, and fresh mountain air brushes past in a gentle cool breeze. I breathe deeply, and enjoy the dappled sunlight through the forest, shinrinyoku. Again, I reflect on gratitude, and the concept of shoganai - a situation …
Working on Pie Crust
Last week on our weekly outing to the grocery store, there was a nice surprise. The store had a bumper crop of vine ripe tomatoes, from South Carolina growers, and on sale for 98 cents a pound. They had a divine tomato aroma, and I bought four pounds with a Tomato Pie and perhaps some …
Participating in a Pillowcase Challenge
First I have to tell you all, dear friends, that I really appreciate all the wonderful conversations that resulted from my last post. It is very encouraging to know that so many of you feel like I do, reluctant to complain as I am so fortunate, but also coming up against challenges to keeping my …
Carrying On
It has been seven weeks since my last outing with friends, and I am hitting a wall. The only activity we've had is going to the post office and grocery store once a week, otherwise we are at home. We did take a short drive to see the apple blossoms, but we were a …
Coronacation Placemat Challenge Update
This challenge was started to give us all a quick finish to not only benefit charity, but also to help us feel like we are getting something accomplished during these long days at home. The idea was to make a placemat with the theme of how you are spending your time. This could be scenes …
Ginger Chicken with Yellow Squash
While we are at home and I am cooking more, finding something new is key to keeping us from getting bored or tired of the same old dishes. I do enjoy cooking, and developing new recipes. I had this idea of making a stir fry style dish with chicken and yellow summer squash as a …
Vintage Christmas Quilt Along – Lights and Ornament
How are you coming with the Vintage Christmas Quilt Along? Time for the next two blocks, something to keep us going and entertained while we camp out in our sewing rooms. If you haven't started yet, just click on the button on the sidebar to see all the posts. Dig out your scraps, and let's …
Continue reading Vintage Christmas Quilt Along – Lights and Ornament
Late April in the Garden
So much has begun to bloom in the past two weeks since my last gardening post, it is becoming a wonderland of color around here. If we must be stuck at home, at least we have beautiful flowers to enjoy. Some very chilly nights this past week kept me from getting a lot of planting …
Going Down a Rabbit Hole of Music
As much as I have enjoyed binge watching some shows lately, I've run out of scripted shows that are capturing my interest. This past week we watched a couple of music documentaries that have been very interesting on Netflix. The documentary on Quincy Jones was pretty good, and gave an amazing portrait of his 70 …
Jolly Bar Row Along
Recently, Fat Quarter Shop told their associate bloggers that the newest Jolly Bar Book was on the way, and it released this week. Just for fun while we are all stuck at home, nine bloggers were invited to Row Along using some of the patterns in the book. With the Scrap Dance Twist mystery wrapping …
From My Carolina Home 