Still working on masks! I'm using the pattern from the Deaconess website, found here. These ones are blue on the outside and light blue on the inside, and they're for my husband. Next are a set for my mom. They're pale blue with polka dots on the outside and flowers on the inside: Some for … Continue reading I’m Running Out of Elastic!
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We FINALLY Own a Snow Blower
We woke up this morning to this: There's a sort of hush when snow is coming down and deep like this. It's lovely, but as the day goes on you hear snow blowers starting, people shoveling, the snow plow. My husband does most of the shoveling, though I try to help. I herniated a disc … Continue reading We FINALLY Own a Snow Blower
Only The Best of People Mail Me Seeds – But What Type Are They?
If you've followed me at all, you know I love gardening, and you know I love picking out and buying seeds. It's amazing to get a packet in the mail and open it, and there's SO MUCH PROMISE in those tiny little seeds! Well, today I received a package in the mail. I hadn't ordered … Continue reading Only The Best of People Mail Me Seeds – But What Type Are They?
Swatching My Christmas Present!
My brother gifted me these 60 Ohuhu Markers (company site) for Christmas, and of course the first thing I did one Christmas Day was swatch them. I took a cut up mailing label, swatched on it, and then stuck it to the markers with a bit of extra tape for the edges so they don't … Continue reading Swatching My Christmas Present!
Little Bits of Kindness
The Friday before I finished work, we had our monthly office meeting where we meet with partner agencies and get the scoop on what's going on in the Central Office. This time, due to me leaving, we had a taco luncheon. I love tacos, so this was a win-win situation. Get to gossip AND eat … Continue reading Little Bits of Kindness
Mystery Box from Susan Copperfield!
Susan Copperfield is an author I follow on Facebook, and I entered a giveaway in her group for a mystery box... oh, sometime in the beginning of June, I think? Well... I won! And here's what was in it. *smile* A close up of the Bookmarks: The pens which include a variety of them under … Continue reading Mystery Box from Susan Copperfield!
I Accidentally Fermented My Honey
Oops? A friend gifted us with a jar of raw honey for my husband to try. He has Celiac's and possibly a corn allergy, and he had been having problems eating honey. I suspected it might be because the cheap honey had been cut with corn syrup (source), and I happened to complain of this … Continue reading I Accidentally Fermented My Honey