I'm not sure if it's the colors, the four small squares, the sentiment or what but I want to sit and stitch on this piece until it's finished! You can see that I've started the border on the next square. I had thread on my needle that was for the border so I finished off that piece of thread. There are two birds of some kind in that wreath at the top left, then a couple of doo-dads, fill in ...
A Quick Garden Update
Yesterday I was out working in the garden and took a few pictures to share. I have seven 4' x 8' raised beds and four 4' x 4' raised beds. The garlic is doing so good this year. Even though we've had some cold weather, we've had a very early and very warm spring so I'm hoping that means my garlic will be ready earlier than normal. Last year I had one 4 x 8 raised bed of garlic. This year I ...
Calendar Cubby
Handmade by Sarah W. is a flosstuber I love. It seems that almost everything she shows is on my list of things to stitch or after seeing what she's making, it gets added to my list. I've been noticing the cutest little stitched "calendar" sitting behind her and I've almost written and asked her about it. Last night it was late and I was scrolling through YouTube and saw that Sarah had posted a ...
Using Microgreens
Some folks had asked how I used microgreens. It's pretty much the same way as you would use sprouts but since the Microgreens grow in some kind of medium, and they are cut, you don't end up with seeds. For breakfast yesterday we had omelettes. The front bowl is mixed Microgreens. It was basil, peas, and broccoli. Directly behind the bowl of Microgreens is morel mushrooms. There's asparagus ...
Hello, Mom!
Yesterday evening I was cross stitching and Cooper popped his head between the frame and the linen like h was thinking . . can't you stop stitching and play with me? He's the cutest little guy. He's getting close to being 9 months old and he's still an energetic puppy but he's a sweet, snuggly boy. He's going to be such a good dog once he calms down a bit. I love his personality. He and ...
Hamburger Buns
This post is not to try to convince anyone to grind wheat and make flour and bake your own bread. This is most for those few of you who have the mill, have the wheat, have tried it and weren't happy with the results but haven't totally given up yet. It was in 2007 or 2008 when I got my first mill and I made bread using 100% hard red wheat. The bread was edible. Poor Vince and Chad . . they ate ...