Thankful: November 7th

I often get asked where I find pretty items, such as glass bowls, that I use in my photos. Most of my bowls have come from my grandmother, who picked them up at garage sales. I went with my mom to the twice-a-year community garage sale near us on Saturday. I found several great things,…

I canned 6 quarts of giardinera pickles. Winter made several gifts for her sisters for Christmas gifts using fabric I already had and some free downloadable patterns. I cut two pomegranates from my tree. I harvested my only butternut squash this year, and cut one Armenian cucumber from the garden, and cut a but of…

I harvested asparagus, lettuce, sugar snap peas, green onions, and parsley from our garden. The peas and onions were used to make my museum pasta salad. Our sewer company switched from annual billing to quarterly billing last year. I have been expecting my new quarterly bill but had not yet received it. When my bill…

I made birthday presents for Ivory using felt, embroidery thread, and stuffing that I had on hand. We enjoyed an alfresco meal outside. Winter made brownies and my parents brought ice cream (The number 2 candle is one we’ve used for each of our children as they have turned 2). I cut Swiss chard, snow…