Archive for November, 2009
Thursday, November 19th, 2009
A Give-Away!
The sewing adventure is still happening. My boss at work is helping me fit it to my hips. So you will just have to sit on your hands and wait for that post! Now we’re trying something new on the blog. I’ve never done this before but I’ve seen other blogs do this and I [...]
11 Comments » - Posted in Knitting by Amanda
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
Pea Soup Fairy and other tales
We’ve had a reprieve from the wind and rain as last night it was a clear starry sky and this morning, we actually saw a sunrise. But do not fret, the wind is back and another storm is approaching. Luckily I am tucked at home, on a lunch break, with soup on the stove and [...]
9 Comments » - Posted in Food,Knitting by Amanda
Monday, November 16th, 2009
Bread Day!
Some mornings when I was young, I would wake to hear the tell-tale noises of bread making. I would pad out to the kitchen table in my pajamas and watch my mom knead out the bread dough. The flour formed little clouds, the old table creaked as she pulled and pushed the dough, folded, then [...]
5 Comments » - Posted in Bread,Food by Amanda
Friday, November 13th, 2009
In hibernation, knitting
I was So inspired by Soule Mama, I found my knitting needles I received for Christmas last year. I dusted off my “I taught myself knitting” book and took to knitting. Then I was in a tangled frustration. So I called for back up. Please meet my Back Up. Theresa is my shining star. She [...]
4 Comments » - Posted in Homesteading by Amanda
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
Attack of the Green Tomatoes
Do not be fooled. I had many more green tomatoes after I tidied up the front garden. But in a flurry of excuses, (more than grains of sand on a beach) I left them in our entrance way for a week, maybe two. So I had some fuzzy ones at the bottom of my buckets. [...]