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This and That, Around the House
I sure don't have a lot to share today, but felt I should hop on with some sort of post. I'll just get chatty about nothing I guess! I have a couple of new things around the house, so I will start with those. My Keurig coffee maker finally bit the dust, so we replaced…
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Just a Regular Day
Not much happening around here. Eva and I made Lemon Poppyseed Bread, or as Eva calls it "Lemonseed Poppy Cake". It turned out great, but I should have taken it out at 55 minutes rather than 60. Ozzie is hoping against all reason that we will cut him a slice. That's the great thing about…
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Coming Out of a Long Weekend
We had a nice long four-day weekend here in the US and it's taking me a bit to come out of it. I spent most of it with my father, and worked all day Monday on some writing assignments. I came home to see this amaryllis that my husband gave me for Christmas on our…
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Facing Up To Your UFOs
There comes a time in each quilter's life when she needs to face up to the UFO situation. Are you organized? Do you even know what unfinished projects are hidden away in your sewing room? If you went back in time, how many years old are some of your abandoned projects? 2012 was the oldest…
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Cooking Up a Storm
Hope your holiday celebrations have been as magnificent as mine have been! Since our son arrived home from Ireland, we have been cooking up a storm. All the dishes he has been craving, and some new experiments as well. On one of his first nights home, we made homemade pasta for linguine and clams. It…
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Christmas Mug Rug
I managed to get two little holiday mug rugs made. One for my daughter Sara, and one for me. The one I kept came out kind of funny. All the colorful mittens ended up on one side of the piece! The one I gave to Sara has the print more uniformly distributed. That is something…
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Decorating Almost Done
Just the quickest post. It is Sunday night and I am beat. Spent the weekend with my father, and came home Sunday afternoon and my husband and I decorated our Christmas tree. A few changes this year, which I will tell you about. The past few years I used a gold metallic ribbon throughout the…
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Let the Decorating Begin
My husband and I spent half of yesterday decorating the house. The tree is up but has no ornaments on it. If you recall, my husband has an extensive collection of Christopher Radko ornaments and is quite particular about putting them on the tree. I am happy to leave that aspect of the holiday decor…
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David’s Tea Advent Calendar
This is my advent calendar for the season. Eva and I love having an advent calendar to share and this is what we chose. I think I mentioned it before. It is kind of pricey, but I think we will enjoy it. Also, it looks nice out on the counter. It is from David's Tea,…
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RIP T-Fal Iron
And another one bit the dust… I have a checkered history with irons. Ozzie used to pull them off the ironing table and chew the cords through. He did that to two or three irons. Besides that particular canine hazard to any irons under my roof, I seem to kill them off fairly quickly myself.…