Even if you aren't a cross stitcher, you probably know how much I love Vikki Clayton's silk floss. Love it!! She's now dying linen! Once upon a time, she dyed linen . . way before I was back to stitching. This linen is different. She has the linen made to her specifications and my understanding is that one of her "must haves" was to be able to keep it reasonably priced. She's selling it for $16 ...
Almost a Finish!
There are advantages to feeling bad. I would prefer NOT to feel bad but I've slept and cross stitched and that's really about all I've done for a while. Love is the Key by Teresa Kogut is a project I think I started in January, 2022. It was the project I brought to the basement with me when we moved downstairs for the upstairs floors to be refinished. I think I worked on it exclusively for ...
The Value of Prepping
Some of the readers seem to think that all the canning gets stacked in the closet for when the zombie apocalypse happens. No. That's not what happens to the jars. We use them. I cook for three weeks and then for one week, we eat out of jars. In theory, that means 10 minutes or less in the kitchen and we have a yummy meal. There are all kinds of heat and eat meat type dishes. Some need barley or ...
Nice Find!
It's been a while since we bought a Ninja Creami. I don't remember which model I have but if you aren't familiar with the Ninja Creami, it's so easy to make really great ice cream in small amounts in no time at all. When I first got it, we were making ice cream every few days and you can imagine how much that helped our diets - NONE! It has been a while since I made ice cream. Monday night, ...
Who Needs a Garden Tiller . .
. . When you have an armadillo? Bad picture from the security camera but there he is! I started seeing holes in the back yard early last week and about mid-week, we had this picture on a camera. There are some spots in the fence where critters come through . . there's a small gap - like 3" - between the side of the house and the fence; where Vince has driven through the drive through gate ...
Souper Cubes
I hope those of you who love to cook already know about the Souper Cubes. The link is to the Souper Cubes website but I think they cost a bit less at Amazon. I fill them, freeze them, then dump them and vacuum seal them so I can keep using the cubes over and over (vs. storing them in the freezer with food in them). During the winter we eat a lot of soup and sandwiches or soup and salad for ...