Monthly Archives: January 2010
Confronting My Fears, One Chicken At A Time
If I had to list my top five least favorite foods, I think it would end up lining up like this: 1. Banana 2. Seafood 3. Coconut 4. Dill 5. Cooked-fruit pie I do a pretty good job of avoiding … Continue reading
Filed under Hearty Meals, Meats Meats Meats
Another Week In The Life
January 18, 2010 The sugargum balls are wreaking havoc on our deck, taking over everything. They’re like Tribbles, but pricklier. –Schn January 19, 2010 We’ve been dancing around the Sixty-Four Colors group since elizabetht first mentioned it, but it’s a … Continue reading
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Hunting Season Is Now Open
We’ve waxed poetic on this site about how much we love Project 365, but sometimes, you need a little extra inspiration for what to take pictures of. Enter “Scavenger Hunt 101“! I stumbled upon this Flickr project when some random … Continue reading
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A Week Of 365
We are, as you may have noticed from our sidebar, deeply devoted users of Flickr. And one of the projects we’ve fallen into over there, thanks to our friend Elizabeth’s own Flickr obsession, is Project 365. We’ve been diligently 365ing … Continue reading
Filed under Pictures Worth A Thousand Words, Project 365
Deer City
A few years ago, KtG considered what would be the proper term for what we are as stitchers (and now quilters). We’re not “artists”, because while we make a certain number of design choices such as linens and substituting colors, … Continue reading
Filed under Baked Goods, Quilting
The Dog Days, Photography-Wise
We’re now neck-deep in our second Project 365, and what we’ve learned conclusively is that the stretch from January through March is rough for taking pictures. There’s nothing easy around the house like a Christmas tree for reeling off quick, … Continue reading
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DamGoodLemon Icebox Pie
Our extended family is not in the practice of exchanging Christmas gifts now that all of us kids have reached varying degrees of functional adulthood, so we were very pleasantly surprised when a package arrived in the mail right before … Continue reading
Filed under Fancy Dessert
This And That In Stitches
The life of a hand-piecing quilt blogger can be a little dull because unlike our machine-piecing fellow bloggers, we aren’t finishing projects at a rapid rate. We’re left with two options: neglect our poor little blog like we did all … Continue reading
Filed under Progress Reports, Quilting
Blog Post de Noel
How did you spend your New Years holiday? I spent mine separating eggs! At least, looking back on it, it seems that way. You see, thanks to a shortage of oven and refrigerator space, I wasn’t able to make the … Continue reading
