Linda’s Honey Oat Bread (Of Comfort)
I got The Letter of Denial the other day about that job. Boo. Bread is comforting, though. I had to bulk up our bread supply for the Christmas dinner for 18 that we put on, so I got a little creative...
View ArticleDrinking too much of Christmas
So it’s over, for another year. The twinkle lights (although they stay up through new years in this house, just because they make me happy), the cookies, the wrapping, the giving, the unwrapping, the...
View ArticleSausage Party
We rung in the new year with sausage. Sounds strange, huh? Nate’s been talking about making venison brats for, like, 3 years or something, so this year I told him to Just Do It. And it took HOURS....
View ArticleInstant Gratification
Sometimes you just need a project that will go quickly, and give you what you need without too much fuss. And that was just what I needed after the baking and wrapping and traveling and partying of...
View ArticleCrunch Time
It’s been crunch time around here, design-wise, which means everything else has been taking a backseat. The KC spring issue is scheduled to go live next week, and I’ve been frantically adjusting...
View ArticleAbout those macarons…
When I was young, I made meringues. I remember my mom teaching me how, and then it was something cheap and easy and without a ton of butter that I could make for a sugar fix. Not a quick one,...
View ArticlePlace
I’ve got quite a few film images sitting around, waiting to be uploaded to flickr. These are from our trip to Seattle last summer. From the archive, sort of, but still new if you’ve never seen them....
View ArticleSnow Day (Or, The Great Blizzard of 2011, assuming we don’t have any more)
It’s a snow day! Well, I don’t have a job right now, so I stay home every day anyway, but my husband’s company notified the employees of their closure last night due to the impending blizzard, so he...
View ArticlePointy Ears and Pom Poms
So I still had a bit more than a skein of that huge pink yarn laying around after I made that sweater, and I was thinking maybe a bulky earflap hat with pointy ears and pom poms would be fun. I did a...
View ArticleI was gonna
Hi there. I was gonna tell you today that the blog is moving. Or I could have told you about the sweater that is Almost! Finished! Will be shortly, now that I’ve received the additional skein of yarn...
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