Confessions of a wannabe homesteader
Hi everyone! I’m in some serious holiday cheer this year! Totally unusual for me, as I’m normally grinch-like. I’m actively trying to avoid that this year, by attempting to find things to make the holiday season happier, and I think it’s working. Today I received a few holiday baking items…
JoAnn’s had 60% off this fabric and as soon as I saw it I knew it needed to be mine. And it needed to be a skirt. For the holidays, of course. As kids, mom purchased new fancy dresses for my sister and I exactly twice a year – once…
Charity hats #1 and 2. White one is Twistygoo, black and white one is Hadley. That’s 2 down, 8 more to go (with one kid-sized one on the needles currently). It’s hard to believe that we’re in the final days before Thanksgiving. We’re hosting again this year, which means a…
A tiny gift for a friend who just bought a new house and is probably still moving/unpacking as I write. 2 small bottles of merlot, a chocolate caramel bar, a candle, a jar of delicious coconut-scented bath salts, and a card. All wrapped up in a wire basket with a…
Took a go at a new-to-me banana bread recipe. Years ago I was given one of those Better Homes & Gardens binder cookbooks, which is where my original recipe had come from. I hadn’t made banana bread in years because, well, I didn’t like my old recipe. Or that cook book,…
A lotus hat for a friend, which may have ended up a bit too big since I used size 8 needles rather than the size 6 called for. Oops. Well, if nothing else it’ll be a really cute slouchy hat. Or I can thread some elastic into the ribbed band, I…