Month November 2010

Christmas Projects

I meant to get started over the weekend on my list of holiday projects.  I really meant to. But instead I ate too much pie.  I played too many games.  I watched too many movies.  I generally laid about. I…

An Inventory

We had a winter storm last night with snow and low, low temperatures.  My daughter Emma came in to ask, “Can we turn on the Christmas lights tonight?”  “No, we can’t sweetie pie.”  “Why not, mama?  It’s snowing.” “Because I’m…

Guest Posting Today at No Biggie

I’m guest posting over at No Biggie today, sharing how to make a cornucopia cone, perfect for Thanksgiving after dinner snacking.  Be sure to pop over and say hi. Kami at No Biggie is so much fun.  She has great…

Talking Turkey

I spoke with a friend of mine yesterday who is hosting her husband’s family for Thanksgiving this year.  They are flying in from the east coast.  She was a little stressed out because she had  hosted Thanksgiving for the first…

The Reading Quilt

For my son’s first birthday, my mom gave him a book along with a cozy tied quilt.  The quilt top was Alexander Henry fabric with scenes of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn.  On the back was soft flannel and in…

Books Ideas for Boys

“So please, oh PLEASE, we beg, we pray, Go throw your TV set away, And in its place you can install, A lovely bookshelf on the wall.” — Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Do you have boys on…

Thanksgiving Recipes: Favorite Green Beans

Green Beans Crimini Mushrooms Bacon Shallots Perfection I love Thanksgiving more than words.  Many years, this year included, we are hosting Thanksgiving dinner at our home. I’ve hosted Thanksgiving dinner enough times to learn a trick or two.  It’s been…

Laundry Tip for Stains

I love a good laundry tip. My mom is kind of like my queen of clean.  Whenever I’m stumped for how to clean something, I give her a call.  She LOVES to clean and she loves laundry.  She really loves…

Gifts to Give in Quantity

I am the Hospitality Chairperson for my kid’s elementary school PTA. That means every Christmas, I need to come up with a nice gift for about 70 people, including all the staff and teachers.  Of course, my budget is next…

Advent Calendar Pattern Now Available

First, I want to thank you all for the overwhelming encouragement to create this advent calendar pattern.  I am so happy to say it is finished! Sewing the Advent Calendar was an absolute joy and it’s even been tested by…

Advent Calendars

A few years back, I made this fabric Advent Calendar for our family.  It was based on my husband’s recollections of the hanging advent calendar his family used when he was a boy. Their advent calendar had been made out…