I hosted a Harry Potter themed baby shower this past week. I had several people ask me if they could bring anything or help in any way, so I assigned out several things: paper plates, cups, and bowls; salad; soda (and she went the extra mile and made butterbeer, which was delicious!), and a banner….
I picked the first lemon from our trees. We harvested tomatoes, basil, thyme, sage, rosemary, and Swiss chard from the garden. I planted nasturtium seeds (collected from my garden) in pots on the patio under my fruit trees. I saved shower warm up water and the water from washing potatoes for Thanksgiving to water my…
I made a few items again this year for our Operation Christmas Child boxes. As they receive the fewest boxes for boys ages 10-14, I wanted to give to this age group. In the photo above, you can see all of the items we chose to include in each of this year’s boxes. If you’ve…
I’m thankful for the opportunity to go garage sale shopping with my mom this morning. It’s an unexpected trip; we usually only go on two Saturday mornings a year. She found a community sale for us to attend, and while I think it’s much smaller than where we usually go (probably one tract, versus an…
Some of you might remember the pink eyelet blouse I made earlier this year for Elsa. Wren wants a similar blouse, but in white. I inherited a lot of eyelet from my grandmother. I used Elsa’s shirt pattern to draft a larger one for Wren. I made Elsa’s shirt pattern from a shirt she already…
I saved seeds from an Armenian cucumber to plant next year. I also saved seeds from zinnia flowers, before tearing out the spent zinnias. I picked Armenian cucumbers from the garden. I cut thyme and Swiss chard from the garden. I planted seeds for spinach and lettuce. Using fabric and ribbons I had on hand,…
I’m sure you’re wondering what happened to yesterday’s gift. I thought it was 2-3 hour project. I even got a head start by laying out and taping together the 28-page printable downloadable pattern the night before (a 40-minute task). I started the project and it didn’t take long to remember how frustrating it is to sew…
I’ve made my lists (of which there are several) and I’ve been going through my fabric. This year, I plan to fulfill requests that my children have given me, and use up the fabric I already have to do so. I’ve had several requests for clothing this year, including a few very specific things….
I cut cucumbers from the garden. I saved seeds from my cucumber to plant in next years’ garden. We picked pears from the garden. I picked a few tomatoes from the garden. I cut oregano from the garden. I cut lavender branches from the garden to enjoy in the house. I used Ebates when…
The paperwhites (above) have started to bloom a month early in the white garden. We ate grape leaves, Swiss chard, beet greens, pears, rosemary, basil, and chives from the garden. I used my solar oven to cook a few meals, including chicken with rice and grapes leaves, which I made twice last week. I said…
I cut garlic chives, onion chives, basil, oregano and cucumbers from the garden. I also picked pears from the garden. I purchased some succulents (in addition to the ones I had purchased the previous week). Succulents tend to be pricey, so I looked for ones that had “babies” in the pots and divided them. I found…
I cut cucumbers, pears, basil, grapes leaves, oregano, and butternut squash from the garden. I mended an item of clothing. We took a little trip to the cemetery to see the flags; there were almost 3000. Each one represented a person who had died on September 11, 2011, and you could read about each…