Vast Amount of Spare Time

Today was D-day. In the last twenty-four hours I: Bought construction paper, feathers, tacky glue, googly eyes (surprisingly hard to find...

Panna Cotta ( brain style ) 1 cup milk 5 teaspoons unflavored gelatin 4 cups heavy cream 1 cup sugar pinch salt 2 Tablespoons. vanilla 8 oz....

Last night, I made fingers. Many, many fingers. Oh, and toes. Big toes, little toes, stubbed toes. Have I mentioned just how much I love H...

I got several requests to share recipes and I thought I'd add a bit more in terms of general information on soap making. The biggest thi...

In an effort to start paring down things that need to be moved, I made soap last night. We're running a bit low on our regular antimicro...

That would be me. Somehow, in a rash moment that I don't in any way recall, I signed up as "room mom" for my eldest's firs...

$74.01 That bought me: 1 1/2 pounds Fuji apples celery red leaf lettuce large lobok (variant of Daikon radish) green onions ginger bok choy ...

Well, not today or immediately, but we will be moving soon. Dan and I have wanted to move away from Southern California for years now for a ...

Kathy needs a nap. Kathy needs to be treated with understanding, respect, and dignity. Kathy needs the house to keep her sanity and resist s...

Here is the trinity shawl, up close and laid out flat. No edging on the sides, so there is no pulling in to deal with - it was worth froggin...

A rather technicolor sprain at the moment. Lots of purple, blues, and greens over the side of my foot. In fact, it would make a lovely yarn ...

I was all set to take a picture of my feet for Mim's contest - bare feet? I'm there! I hate shoes in general and go barefoot almost...

Never knew exactly where the name "Dutch Babies" came from, but I always picture chubby, grinning wee ones that just make you want...

Jane over at Quiddity asked the masses to "Show Me Your Socks." After looking at the vast , colorful stashes that everyone else...

I can't get that out of my head. "The mouth is dry and the throat is dry and everything's dry dry dry dry dry." This was p...

I'm most likely the very last person on earth to pick up a skein of Cotton-Ease, but I finally found some at my local Joann's and ha...

Etouffee is another dish that is new to me. I did quite a bit of reading and asking around as research and found that the word "etouffe...

The last round of Gourmet Survivor II ends tomorrow. I'm having so much fun making New Orleans dishes that I'm playing along until ...

I love this stitch pattern. I ended up ditching the trinity stitch because it ended up rather three dimensional, at least in this particular...

Something we've been wanting for a long time may well be happening soon! I hope to be writing details in the next week or so. Any and al...