Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Green with envy
Monday, August 4, 2025
Monday, July 28, 2025
Lemonade.
Friday, July 25, 2025
Going west
Knitting dish rags is the perfect summertime project. Small and easy to take with you wherever you go.
Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Belgium
We have been watching too many cooking shows on these hot days while we are stuck indoors. Ina Garten is one of my favorite cooks. She is such a relaxed cook and most of her recipes are pretty down to earth.
She was making Belgium waffles the other day when I decided I needed a belgium waffle maker. Let me say I love amazon...ordered it yesterday and was delivered today.
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Artisan loaf
Monday, July 7, 2025
Concert
Who gets to sit in the garden hand stitching on a Monday morning? I do! We have a sweet jenny wren that invites me out every morning.
This very vibrant yellow finch was also on the entertainment committee.
Sunday, June 29, 2025
Saturday, June 21, 2025
This is my oldest quilt waiting to be finished and yesterday was the day.
Laying out a quilt can be back breaking. I am lucky Mr. b is always willing to help me. I lay out the layers on a board in our garage and then begin pinning.
I tried to pick out fabrics that you would have found in a Five and Dime store in the 1950's. I love vintage. Today it is supposed to reach 104 degrees so you can find me in my little sewing sweatshop in front of the air conditioner quilting this old/new quilt.
There may be banana bread for my coffee break. I have an oven in the basement that comes in handy on hot days.
Stay cool...b
Saturday, June 14, 2025
Kombucha
I have been brewing kombucha for weeks and today I poured my first bottles. Kombucha is a fermented tea that is good for just about everything that ails you. While we waited for mine to ferment we have been buying it in the store to drink.
Monday, June 9, 2025
Are you crying?
We pulled our camper to North Dakota for a week where we got to watch our two youngest granddaughters play ball. While we were having a discussion on sports I told them "There is no crying in baseball."
b
Sunday, June 8, 2025
pink
This has been the most flowers my Weigela bush has ever had.
It is years and years old and has been a bit of a struggle for it but I'm glad we both hung in there.
I put my North Dakota rhubarb to good use yesterday.
And that's all the pink I have to show you today. I love pink don't you?
~b
Thursday, May 29, 2025
Mark your spot
We rolled away in our camper yesterday which meant packing books. Which led me to sew up a few bookmarks. They are a fun project using up nothing but scraps.
It's absolutely necessary to mark your spot with a cute bookmark when reading this summer. b
Monday, May 26, 2025
Chop shop
Another beautiful hardwood cutting board made by dakota man.
I enjoyed painting the carrots on a small canvas...not to be cut up on the cutting board.
b
Monday, May 19, 2025
Dandelions...
...aren't just weeds. I made salve today with the dandelion heads I've had soaking in olive oil and marinating in the sun for three weeks.
Saturday, May 17, 2025
Easy salsa
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Mother's Day
We took our camper out for a short stay over the weekend where I finished stitching up this flour sack towel.
My Mother's Day Sunday was so fine. After spending months in our camper over the winter a short trip seemed especially nice.
I needed hot dot dog buns today so a first for me I shaped some of these for them.
Monday, May 5, 2025
Sew many quilts
Another quilt done. This one won't go on the pile but will get shipped out for a high school graduation gift.
Lucky girl right? b
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Spring chores
It was a perfect day to hang a few quilts on the line before gathering up some dandelions to make a dandelion salve.