These days, I would much rather cross stitch than cook. That's not good because we have to eat, neither of us want to go out to eat, but . . I have a lot of cross stitching to get done and 2025 is going to be a big year of finishes . . that's my plan. This morning I decided to make egg bites. I like making them with the sous vide so I mixed up a batch that made 12. Got those cooked. Will freeze ...
Two Dachshunds and Six Inches of Snow
One of the best things about having two Dachshunds (besides twice the snuggles and twice the shredded treasures) is seeing how different they are. Oscar is my third one and Cooper is the fourth but I've never had two at the same time before now. You know we do tend to lose our sense of reason as we get older! :) One of the funniest differences is that my first three dogs loved sleeping all ...
A Silk Snob – Maybe
I am not one who says silk is fancy and expensive and better than cotton so that's what I'm using for my stitching. There was a time . . a time that seems so long ago but it was the very end of 2020, when I first got back into cross stitching after decades of having not touched it. In my previous stitching years, I only knew about DMC. Let me say right off the bat - when I'm with other ...
Slow News Day Here!
Not that anyone is coming here for news but this hasn't been my best week - we're fine and, of course, I'll explain later but not today. This morning I was looking for something on the blog and this story came up (not what I was looking for). It's a story I had re-posted once but it made me laugh enough that Vince looked over at me like . . I want some of what you're having! Hopefully it will ...
January Blessing Sampler
The last part of last week, there was a lot going on and I didn't get a lot of stitching done. I made myself sit down and try to get a few stitches in but the January Blessing Sampler is supposed to be started on or after January 1 and finished by January 31. In Markup, it tells me when I should finish the project, based on the progress I'm making. After three or four days of very little ...
Apple Bran Muffins
I can't remember if I've mentioned this before on here. I'm sure I have because I've not stopped thinking about the apple bran muffins I used to get at McDonald's . . of all places! I'm not sure if McDonald's still has the apple bran muffins - haven't been in one in at least four years and, I would be surprised if I ever go in one again. Nothing bad - just that we're eating way better these days. ...