Nary a Ball to be Wound
I tend to go in fits and spurts with things. When it’s time to start a new project, I want to start ALL the new projects. It was like that a couple of weeks ago, when I…
The Top Ten Things I Learned From the Pandemic
1) I am not in charge of the whole world and everything in it. I am only in charge of me. When I obsess over everything happening everywhere, I make myself CRAZY. 2) Getting outside makes me…
Tips & Tricks for Devious Knitters: Narrowing Socks-in-Progress
As you may be aware, I don’t particularly care for re-doing things in my knitting. So when a project is turning out to be, well, not quite what I had hoped, I will consider whether something can…
“What Makes You Devious?”
My teenaged son asked me that this afternoon as he was supervising my attempts to get reacquainted with WordPress. Frankly, it’s shorthand for lazy. I’m a pretty lazy knitter. There are things I don’t like to do,…
Snelloween Party Recipes
In honor of that time of year, here are a few favorites from Snelloweens past: Blood Orange Punch 2 parts whiskey2 parts sour mix3 parts orange soda Float ice cubes made of Hawaiian Punch in the punchbowl…
Summer Corn and Green Bean Salad with Bacon
Roughly 3/4 pound of green beansFour ears of cornApprox 1/2 lb grape or cherry tomatoes1/2 shallotapprox. 3 tbsp. cider vinegarapprox. 3 tbsp. oilrounded teasp. salt3 strips bacon, crisp and crumbled Blanch the corn and green beans for…
Escape from Snelloween
Snelloween was a little different this year. When guests arrived, they first had to find a password to be admitted to the house. Behind them was a graveyard … Where a particular message was highlighted: TREAT Inside,…
Oat-Chocolate Chip-Walnut Muffins
These taste quite a bit like oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. Yum! 3/4 cup old-fashioned oats (not instant — if you use instant they will turn these awesomely nutty muffins gluey and I will not speak to you…
Our Ultimate Hawaii Trip
This summer, we finally got to take the adventurous, extravagant, wonderful trip to Maui and the Big Island that I’d been dreaming of for all these years. The boys were finally big enough to do ALL THE…
Coconut Lime Thai Chicken Soup
Ingredients 3/4 pound boneless, skinless chicken meat 3 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 (14 ounce) cans coconut milk 2 cups water 2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger root 4 tablespoons fish sauce 1/4 cup fresh lime juice 1/4 teaspoon…
