On a cool but sunny Saturday we took a little field trip to one of the local maple syrup festivals. It was a lovely, relaxing drive through the countryside, passing lovely little houses and beautiful waters that will be even more beautiful when green hits the trees, and a lovely…
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… do you eat a friggin’ pomegranate?! Because let me tell you – picking out all those little juicy seeds is a pain in my ass and turning my fingers shades of red. They’re delicious, but they seem hardly worth the effort.
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The pungent scent of vinegar and onions waft through the air. The stove gently ticks and creaks as my thrift store canning pot processes my latest project. It’s been a long time since I’ve preserved anything, and every time I come back to it I wonder why I took any…
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$4 for 2 fat quarters + $2.50 for a magnetic snap + Barely anything for a few squares of fusible interfacing + Free pattern from Made By Rae ————————————- Cute new spring purse for less than $7 My current purse (a store-purchased one) is getting pretty beat up…
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I had a mini meltdown this morning. As I gathered my supplies together to work more on my quilt, I started doing the math in my head. Queen size quilts, by the measurements I found here, should be 88×96. I thought surely I had purchased enough fabric. But as I…
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Breakfast Sunday took a nice little break today. My incredibly thoughtful husband, knowing how much it means to me to have our weekly fare together and also knowing how miserable I’ve been the last few days, decided to take me out for breakfast. No pictures to share, though – I…