I harvested the microgreens. That was nine days after starting them. I had planned to do it on day 7 or 8 but just didn't get it done. Here are two of the trays. All of them did well except the Swiss Chard. I may need to soak those big seeds before spreading them out. I just read that they need to be covered with a bit of soil so I'll try that again in a week or so. My favorite is ...
A Finish!
It's Don't Cry Because It's Over by Lizzie Kate. It's a quick stitch and it will go on my "Good Advice" wall once it's framed. It's about 7-7/8" x 2-1/2". We are supposed to change the finger bandage every day for four days using the materials the doctor sent home with us. Today we greatly decreased the padding and that helped so much with stitching. Also, the dogs aren't nearly as ...
First Batch of Soap is Made
Yesterday I made my first batch of soap after having not made soap in at least 20 years. I had enough ingredients - all except for part of my brain it seems - to make soap. I did something really stupid so I will not be making more soap for a while. For anyone interested in making soap, there is so much info on the internet. There are many good books on soapmaking. I'm not going to give ...
A Bit of Cross Stitch Shopping
Watching floss tubes can sometimes cause me to buy things I wouldn't normally buy. Yesterday I was watching Tara Sullivan of Sully's Stitches -this video, I wanted to stitch almost everything she showed. Of course, buying charts definitely does not mean they will get stitched! The first one is Uber Jack by Bent Creek. I'm not a fan of Halloween but this one is cute enough that I could ...
Lilac Bush for Rita
We wanted to plant something in memory of Rita and we both love lilacs and they grow well here. When we were at Lowe's the other day, walking through the garden center, we saw some very pretty lilacs, got one and Vince got it planted this week. Today I plan to pull some weeds around some flowers and get that bed mulched and I'll mulch the lilac too. I had never seen an oak leaf hydrangea ...
Crumpets
It's hard to believe but I had never had crumpet. I may have seen them but if I did, I don't remember and didn't pay any attention. The other day I was watching a video and someone was making crumpets. I wanted to try them. I didn't take pictures but this is the recipe I used. We loved them! I can't believe we never tried them before. This morning I heated the leftover crumpets in the toaster ...