Yay– my fruitcake is a finalist in the softie awards.

Click here and follow the link to vote– and please vote for me (if you like mine the best, of course!).
I’ve got nothing new to report. I was at a ceramics workshop all weekend with Lea Zoltowski (I made a teapot and two serving trays– and once [...]

I’m not one to make a lot of purely-fun projects (I like to make things I “need” so I don’t end up with piles of clutter), but I decided to give a last-minute go to the Holiday Softie Awards.

I started last night, using mostly fabrics from my Denyse Schmidt fat quarter pack. (Let’s see, I’ve [...]

 
Last night we tried the zuchinni pasta recipe along with some pumpkin soup. It was delish! Paul thought we could add some sausage to zing (and meat) it up- so we might try that next time. One caveat- don’t go crazy when salting the zuchinni to release the water. I wasn’t paying attention and it ended [...]

So lately, this has been what’s confronting me: Packing. And more importantly, sorting! In general the number of “give away” bags outnumber the “take it with you” boxes, which is good! I carted 4 trash bags full of clothing to the drop box nearest to my house on Saturday. I hope someone enjoys the handmade goodies in there. [...]

Last night I made some delicious italian panzanella from Everyday Food. It is what it looks like– cannellini beans, red onions, cucumbers, tomatoes (I substituted cherry tomatoes- which I almost always do– because they are just so good!), fresh mozzarella (another sub), olive oil, pepper, and  red wine vinegar. I added the bread and olive [...]