eye spy

I finished this eye spy quilt # 4 yesterday.

They are easy and alot of fun to make.

This one will go to the teacher of our kindergarten granddaughter.

There is nothing better than curling up under a squishy quilt to read a good book.

~b is for book

Alaska

 Alaska...someday we are going there with our camper.

I had a few scraps of this Alaska fabric sitting around 

so I turned them into pot holders.

Dakota Man cut me out a few wildlife tree ornaments 

for my woodland Christmas tree.

~b

chickens

We played chicken this weekend

and didn't they turn out cute?

Dakota Man is really getting the hang of his wood lathe.

And before the month of November is over I have to brag about his latest paint-by-number.

He has more patience than I have for these pictures.

~b

 

hats

 These hats take just a few hours to make and they are so sweet.

I may have to shop for more of this fun yarn.

Thanks to Dakota Man for always adding alittle something extra to my pictures.

~b

turkey time

 This morning we started working on our Thanksgiving menu.

We already spent two days making lists and shopping for supplies.

Our family likes the turkey smoked so it makes it hard to plan on dressing and gravy.

This morning we put two turkey breasts in brine, made our favorite pasta salad 

and roasted chicken legs and vegetables for gravy.

Wednesday I will make two additional salads including Grandma's nut pudding, pie crusts for Thursday's pies, bake white and sweet potatoes to mash Thursday and rub the brined turkey for Thursdays smoking.

Thursday it all comes together with pies (I like my pies made the day of), homemade buns, mashed potatoes in the oven and everyones favorite corn casserole.

~b is for bon appetit 

warm ears

 I love a cute earflap hat.

This one entertained me this weekend.

It was an easy knit.

It is sure to be very warm with some wool in the yarn.

Dakota Man made me the bell Christmas ornament.

Guess that means I'll be putting up a Christmas tree this year.

~b

Duffers

 These wool slippers named "Duffers" were a quick finish after I dug them out of my to-do box.

Two seams and a hot wash to felt them and they were done and ready to wear.

duf*fer: An incompetent or stupid person, especially an eldery one.

~b

my yarn mountain

 I want to devote a little more time to knitting in the evenings and I have a mountain of yarn to use.

Needing a stocking cap for winter walks this is the first thing I finished last week.

I wanted one of those popular fur pom poms for the top of it but I am on a spending hiatus...

I think that's typical the older we get. Mr. b made me the yarn pom pom and I saved $16.

I hope cars will see me with this red on my head.

~b

November pie

 I'm naming this pumpkin pie "Looks aren't everything."

I would lose a lot of points on presentation but would make them up on taste.

When the calendar says November I begin craving pumpkin pie.

~b

smoking

Dakota Man rescued this smoker he made for me last year 

from the "needs some work" box 

and tweaked him here and there.

I have a small collection of German smokers on a shelf 

that he is now worthy of joining.

He also brought this tree in from his shop today.

~b

Snow?

 This morning's weatherman said snow...AND I LOVE SNOW!

Then I found out a little girl needs a quilt for her kindergarten teacher.

AND Dakota Man is in his cave turning out all sorts of fun things.

It really is a good day.

I'm looking for the ultimate frosted oatmeal raisin cookie recipe 

which means lots of  taste testing from the kitchen.

Did you vote?

~b

hurra hurra

 Homemade sourdough flour tortillas are easy to make.

Water, flour, butter, salt and starter.

Go ahead and admire that oak rolling pin Dakota Man made me.

Easier than pie crust...I wonder why I ever buy them ready made.

And I always have a quart jar of sourdough discard in the fridge begging to be used.

~b

Friday Post Card

Halloween 2022

I loved watching all the excited kids racing door to door.

I tried my best to keep up with them before I gave up.

~b

October

 Where did October go?

~b

into the woods

 This past weekend we ventured into the North Dakota woods 

to bring back some aspen branches for wood turning. 

We were just a couple miles from the Canadian border.

Mr. b's woodturning hobby is a great excuse to get out and enjoy some country air

 and North Dakota is beautiful with all of it's Aspen trees and wetlands.

Our two granddaughters were willing helpers.

I can't wait to see what Dakota Man turns the wood into.

~b