In June 2009, thanks to LittleWit of Half-Acre Goods, I tasted the Riesling Poached Pear Sorbet at a Jeni’s Ice Creams Scoop Shop and swore I was tasting a heavenly frozen treat. Not caring that each pint cost $10 (at that time), I proceeded to purchase Jeni’s various flavors whenever I could afford them. In […]
May 30, 2013
Comments Off on Releasing the Past for the Future
Just over four weeks ago, I made a big announcement for my BFF and me. Becoming a mother was something that I had dreamed of but never thought could happen before my move back to Virginia. I had brought back to my home state many physical and mental souvenirs from the dozen years living in […]
July 1, 2012
Comments Off on Fab Food Friday Now Succulent Sunday
I had planned to write this post this past Thursday night in time for Friday morning, but besides being ill with a fever and chills, I fell into the “too many tasks to do with so little time” hole. Lately I have been in a flurry of work and am enjoying it all. In my […]
January 10, 2012
Comments Off on 3 Little Words for 2012
As I remind myself once again that January is here and that I still have not chosen my final word for the 2012 trio, the word “FEAR” comes to me. It does not arrive in style, but rather it screams like a banshee that has been set lose out on Halloween night. The other two […]
January 4, 2012
Comments Off on The Big Cookie Bake of 2011
For the first time in years, I decided to bake cookies for the holiday seasons of Christmas and New Year’s Day. Being the crafter I am, I intensely reviewed various recipes on websites, cookbooks and my Cookie A. 2011 Sock Club packets. To say I was obsessed with making different types of cookies would be […]
December 30, 2011
When I last posted here, I had no idea four weeks could go by so quickly. In that span of time my sister gave birth to a tiny baby girl, I met up with my favorite knitting groups for our holiday parties, spent about two weeks in baking cookies (that is one biiiiiig post), and […]
I am a retired techie who knits, crochets, and occasionally spins. I drink expensive scotch, throw darts, and adopt unwanted Easter bunnies. I am married to the most wonderful man in the world, and he happens to be my best friend. Together, he and I have created a wonderful family.
August 20, 2013
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