Category Archives: Seasonal
Gift Exchange! WOOOO!
Yesterday we headed to Sarah and Paul’s for our annual Christmastime dinner and game night. It’s one of our favorite traditions of the holidays, and normally we target the first Saturday after Christmas for it, so we can still enjoy … Continue reading
Filed under Bonanza!, Celebratory!, Pins and Needles, Seasonal
Meow! Christmas Kitties!
Shortly after we started quilting, I spotted this fabric and nearly died laughing: It was like a bunch of little Christmas Favres, wearing little bows and smiling mysterious kitty Christmas cheer at me. I had to have it. I had … Continue reading
Filed under Pins and Needles, Quilting, Seasonal
Felty, Beady, Sequiny Nostalgia, In Tree Form
There are few things on this planet that make us happier than our “heirloom” (read: “in battered, tattered condition, because they were perhaps loved too well when we were children”) Bucilla Christmas tree ornaments. Boomer made the three above either … Continue reading
I’m Sorry, August — I Was Wrong About You
I have long subscribed to the theory that August is the crappiest month of them all. I hate summer, hate hot weather, hate the hockey off-season… and I bought into the anti-August popular sentiment from other haters. For years, when … Continue reading
Filed under Farm Share, Garden, Seasonal
An Early Taste Of Summer
So, last weekend we made strawberry “soft serve” ice cream and waffle cones (using the soft serve machine we got Boomer for Christmas [the deal is that it’s just a normal countertop ice cream maker, but you’re supposed to eat … Continue reading
Filed under Drinky-Drinky, Farm Share, Seasonal
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
A Winter Wonderland Commute
Ever since we moved to Maple Hoo and I realized there was a bike path running almost the entire length of my commute to the office, I’ve dreamed of being able to walk to work in a gently-falling snow. We … Continue reading
Filed under Pictures Worth A Thousand Words, Pommerdoodling, Seasonal
It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas — In Quilt Form
One of my favorite things about cross-stitching was making quick little seasonal pieces, especially Christmas stuff. When I started quilting I thought I was going to have to give that up because surely no one was out there making fun, … Continue reading
Filed under Pins and Needles, Quilting, Seasonal
Spring Has Sprung: A Photoessay
We have been starting to feel that “why isn’t it Spring yet?” antsiness lately, and discovered something terrible when we tried our usual cure for seasonlonging. It turns out we don’t have very many pictures in our flickr photostream of … Continue reading
Filed under Pictures Worth A Thousand Words, Seasonal
