I am a little under the weather so regular posting will be on hold. I hope to be back to usual by next week.

Go Nowhere

I am feeling a little nostalgic for slightly warmer weather - but I am also glad that at least we aren't getting snowed on.

What I am up to ...

Ellie's bowties

rum balls

As I get older I am starting to collect all the recipes that I love from my families ... thankfully a huge chunk of that work was down by one of my grandmothers who made a family cookbook about a decade ago - so now it remains to piece together the other side - which I did a bit of over the holidays. If you ever want something delightful make these and let them sit for a day.

Don't bother making a single recipe - go ahead and double it, you won't be sorry.

a better way

stuck

let's play the caption game .... my favorite caption wins something :-) (game ends Saturday night and the winner will be announced on Monday)

seasonal confusio

flor

chantelly

henderson haze

lego diligence

snow day

christmas sewing

I had high hopes of lots of homemade gifts (fact: they should be started in October not late November) and these are the three that made it.

A doll


A pair of capes



They were both fun projects. I wished I hadn't rushed the end - but sometimes that happens.

christmas pooch

Last night my husband packed away all of our Christmas finery (even including the mugs - my personal favorite and my roommate's nemesis) it was a good season. It usually is.

A proper prince

finale

With no disrespect to Father Capon I would rather spend an hour with a pepper any day. A Smooth flowing terrain that opens to reveal crying diamonds glowing with luminosity and a center orb all its own.

a begining

Rumor has it that Lell says if you start by cutting an onion good things will come ... Although I rather suspect that good things come from Lell no matter what she chooses to start with.

pow

sweetness

foundation

bring it out

home

from the fishes

it is not just for chex mix my friend