Remember how I told you we had gone and picked strawberries over Mother's Day weekend, and we ended up with 2 gallons? Well, that's a lot of strawberries to try to eat within a few days - even for the 4 of us! I ended up making freezer jam out of a good half-gallon of… Continue reading Strawberries galore
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Master Knitter Monday: Issue #10
I'm slowly but surely plugging away at the back of my vest: I'm done with the ribbing and started on the stockinette portion. I'm hoping the ribbing blocks out a bit - right now it looks a little wobbly to me. That's all I have to show you today! Now that I'm on the stockinette… Continue reading Master Knitter Monday: Issue #10
Happy Mother’s Day!
We went strawberry picking at a nearby 'pick-your-own' farm, and, um, came home with not just one gallon of strawberries, but TWO. So now I'm trying to come up with ways to eat all these strawberries before they go bad!! (I don't have canning equipment, or else I'd make some jam!) Here's what I did with some… Continue reading Happy Mother’s Day!
WiP Wednesday
I have a bit more of the ribbing done on the Master Knitter Vest: Not much, though, as you can see. Like I said yesterday, it's going to go slooooooowww. But as long as I don't have to re-do it, I'll be happy, no matter how long it seems to take!! I got a bit done… Continue reading WiP Wednesday
Master Knitter Monday: Issue #9 – Part Deux
I know it's Tuesday. I just didn't think Master Knitter Tuesday sounded very good. Besides, this is just a continuation of yesterday's post. 🙂 I knitted my swatch and blocked it yesterday. Yes, I even block my swatches when necessary. I avoid swatching (and blocking swatches, for that matter) as much as possible, but sometimes it can't be avoided. This… Continue reading Master Knitter Monday: Issue #9 – Part Deux
Master Knitter Monday: Issue #9
I have no more swatches to show you this week. I really need to get on the ball and work up some more of them! But, I'm going ahead and starting my vest project. I've been in the mood to start a new project and haven't yet, so why not go ahead and start on… Continue reading Master Knitter Monday: Issue #9
WiP Wednesday
I finally broke out my poor neglected wheel. It's been what seems like forever since I spun anything - she's all dusty, poor thing. I had started spinning this a while ago and then got distracted by knitting and stopped in the middle of it. So now I'm determined to finish it so I can… Continue reading WiP Wednesday
One of my favorite after-ham recipes
I look forward to holiday cooking almost as much for the leftover meals as for the day's feast. My go-to recipe for any leftover ham is macaroni and cheese (with ham, of course!).  Yum. I've taken the basic recipe in the Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook and tweaked it some. It's one of those meals… Continue reading One of my favorite after-ham recipes
The yummiest thing ever…
is this:  ...with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Warm from the oven. That is all.
WiP Wednesday
Well, I've gotten quite a bit done in the last week, but it's been exclusively on a new design of mine that I can't show you. Sorry! But, I can tell you that I'm using Cascade 220Â Superwash for the first time (I know, shocking! How is it I've never worked with it before?) and I… Continue reading WiP Wednesday