We’re having a mini-Monsoon! The weather was glorious on Saturday. A “Spring is here” and open the windows kind of day. Then Sunday, it started raining. I now know the difference between “showers” and “rain”. Rain is when it stays around for two days! No complaints s’rously! We need the rain. Down in Southern [...]
Have you seen the ad McCormick spice company has been running? It’s about old spices hanging around our cupboards. http://www.mccormick.com/content.cfm?ID=11985 I have a couple that are more than 20 years old- because I remember buying them when we lived in the townhouse! I think part of the problem is the packages are too big. They’re [...]
Mike’s planned activity for the day is to go on the roof and clean the gutters. We have screens over most of it, but with tall maple trees next to the house, “stuff” gets in anyhow. I said, “as long are you’re up there, finish up the antenna wires” Mike put up a TV antenna [...]
Made two California baby blankets. You take 2 pieces 1 1/4 yds. flannel, prewash, trim and then stitch together- I use overcast zigzag.
Then with a sewing awl (they sell them with the gadgets at Jo-Anns) pierce the fabric edges at a regular interval and crochet an edge all around, using the holes as the base [...]
to offer translations of older works of English literature in contemporary English! I have a theory that 19th century writers were wordy because they had more time to write- no movies or TV! After discovering “Knit the Classics” knittheclassics.blogspot.com , I got the July book- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte, out on [...]
First Yucca to bloom in the yard- click on the pic and it will come up larger and Vera can be seen back/right of the flower! I kept seeing some bugs on the flower ; they were lightning bugs who found the Yucca tasty!
Sunday, it seemed so dry that at mid-day I went out with [...]
The city lights, the pretty lights
They can warm the coldest nights
All the people going places
Smiling with electric faces
What they find the glow erases
What they’ve lose the glow replaces, and life is love,
In a neon rainbow, a neon rainbow…
Neon Rainbow, 1967, The Box Tops
(Wayne/Carson/Thompson)
I have mixed feelings about granny afghans. I love the finished product, [...]
But the whole Michael not having to go to work is nice.
I Made: Some really good chicken enchilada casserole with green chile sauce. No recipe but about 9 corn tortillas, vidallia onion finely sliced and sauteed in oil, finely diced cooked chicken (about 1 1/2 breasts) shredded sharp cheddar cheese and Carlino green chili sauce. [...]
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