I’m not talking about anxiety over vaccinations. I know about that. My husband already had his first shot, and he is still afraid that it will somehow poison him. He had it done at work, with lots of pressure. Otherwise, he wouldn’t […]
I was mentally prepared to do without a celebration this year. In fact, it was a very nice celebration. We had an egg hunt. My husband made sure the little girls found every egg. They had fun with the hunt. […]
Hot cross buns for Good Friday. I’ve been working on a series of projects through the pandemic. Last year at this time I was working on my warm weather wardrobe. Then I did some intensive knitting, and got started on […]
Spring snuck up on me, though we’re expecting a frost tonight. I’ve finished the yoke for Alice and am on the left front. Tomorrow is Good Friday. I plan to make Hot Cross Buns. I have work to do, but […]
The pantry is an ongoing effort. I still have cookies and candy left from Christmas and I actually have candy for Easter as well. The holidays are the biggest issue, but I think the only way the pantry gets tidy […]
The Health and Beauty Project went well, and was followed by the Work Project, which was supposed to overlap with the DYW Wardrobe Project. I haven’t made much project on that. I planned the garments and the looks, actually, but […]
I’ve kept up with my cabinets all year, so they are beautifully organized and inspiring. I get a gold star. But the big fun this weekend was going to the Safari Zoo with my grandkids. The bigger of the Littles […]
The space under my sink is fine. I have cleaning supplies there, and apparently we don’t spend as much time amid the cleaning supplies as we do in the fridge. It’s not a thing of beauty, but it’s tidy. I […]
My fridge and freezer got sorted into nicely labeled bins about a year ago. By now, they needed some clean up. Especially after buying food for guests and having fewer guests than expected, I had wilted vegetables, overripe fruit, and […]
I dreamt last night about pastry. A layer of ginger cake, a layer of apple jelly containing bits of apple, another layer of ginger cake, a layer of apple compote, another layer of ginger cake, and a layer of pastry […]