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What should I start with today? Lets start with the oldest finished project, another wrap skirt.

This one I tweaked a little. I placed the piping 5/8″ from the edge, instead of 3″, which gave me more of a “wrap” and more coverage when the wind blows. I also omitted the pockets, which [...]

And I have proof!! I started Thermal a couple weeks ago and I’m just a couple inches away from dividing for the neck placket.

I’ve also been baking. I baked a gigantic batch of brownies (4 times as large as my regular size) for our bbq a couple weeks ago. And I made [...]

…it’s been almost weeks since my last blog post. Life has become a little crazy, what with work, and socializing and stuff. Some of our dearest friends moved from Long Island last week to NJ, and we’ve been over there helping them out. And I had a relapse on my back issues; [...]

First, a big thank you to all the wonderful comments on the blogiversary, and a big congratulations to Denise, who won the shawl. It should be in the mail shortly!
So, there has been knitting, but it’s for KP, so I can’t show you. It’s slow going though. Today’s all about the food. [...]

1. Chicken Tikka Masals, 2. Red Velvet Truffle, 3. Cherries from the garden, 4. Garlic from the garden, 5. Carrots/beans from the garden, 6. Raspberries, 7. Apples, 8. Made from scratch bagels
You might think I’ve done nothing but garden/cook, but I have been slowly working my way toward the end of the Anniversary Mystery Shawl. [...]

I’ve been keeping a low profile lately, trying to get my back back into shape. I’m currently working with a physical therapist, and hopefully at the end of this treatment, I will feel more like myself.
One of the days that I was just hanging out at home, waiting for a decent hour [...]

- Pictures of the cupcakes and the brownie “cupcakes” from 2 weeks ago. The brownies spell out “ABYBAY”, our very affectionate term for the baby. Cupcakes are from here, and the brownies are just my brownies, in cupcake form. I cut out letters out of a piece of cardboard, placed on top [...]

Wish it was Sunday. Seriously. Weekends have been fairly relaxing the last couple of weeks that I wish that they could be longer than 2 days.
This weekend, we headed out to Long Island to attend a 7 year old’s Yankee themed birthday party. Love my friend, love her kids, HATE the traffic. [...]

Thank you for bearing with the blog and my plea for donations. I surpassed my original goal, and then my revised goal. I’ve revised it a 3rd time, and hopefully will surpass that one too. Thank you to those who donated, thru either my blog post or Necia’s. It means the [...]

Or Happy Chinese New Year! I did my usual get together with the family yesterday, but since we went out to eat, I did my own cooking Sat. night. We had a couple friends over, which made having a big meal better.
To prepare, Friday night, the kid, the hubby and I made paper [...]