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 …
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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 …
A Quilt of Valor with Frankenbacking
This quilt came off the longarm about a week ago. It is a Quilt of Valor, and was a bit more of a challenge at the beginning, as the backing had several problems. This is what I call Frankenbacking. There are four vertical seams and two horizontal ones. The friend that gave it to me …
More Time To Read
Now that we have a bit more time on our hands, it is a great time to pick up a new author and read. I have read several good ones since my last book review post, and I'll show you those, tell you two to avoid, and then pick up some older reviews of very …
Counting Blessings, and Safelight Winners
Strong storms roared through our area on Sunday night, with driving rain, thunder and lightening. The winds were howling up the coves on both sides of our home for some time, and the noise was frightening. The next day brought the damage to light. We were counting our blessings that we only lost two …
Ham and White Bean Soup with Variations
For many of us, Easter holiday usually means a ham dinner. Even though we cannot be with family right now, maintaining tradition is important. It helps us to feel like things are still somewhat normal. After the ham has served for sandwiches and leftover meals for a few days, making a thick and hearty soup …
From My Carolina Home 