Today I made my Nani's Easter bread recipe.  Yes, I'm late but at least I made it this year, there's many a year I have plans ...

 I found this box in the guest bathroom cabinet - it's like finding gold.  We keep these in our vehicles but only have a handful in th...

 We spent the last 5 days on the coast, it was great to escape the heat although it's not horrible here in the valley at the moment, b...

Yesterday a friend came over for our occasional lunch/Netflix/knitting get together.  We were to binge watch the second half of the new seas...

Been missing in action again - I have been busy, just haven't had much to share.  Been busy unpacking the last of the boxes (other than ...

First off - an apology that these pix are sideways. I took them with my phone - they were correct when downloaded to the computer. I then sa...

 The pastel scarves have their fringes twisted and are ready for sale in my etsy shop . Pastel is not something I usually think of for a ...

I'm trying to get ready for family arriving the middle of next week, cleaning house (argh), baking ahead of time, and thinking on men...

I almost let the summer go by without making pesto for the freezer......which would have been crazy since I grow lots of basil in pots on...

 Sunrise this morning was spectacular although our trees are growing too much and obstructing the view of Mt Sexton. You'd think there...

Today for a lunch get together I made a recipe from Taste of Home for Thai Chicken Pasta Salad . It's always a gamble making a recipe...

Gotta love blueberry season.......it's my favorite berry although this year's crop of local strawberries was exceptional. Today I...

We are back in the nest again.......yes, I realize none of you knew I was gone.  Hubby, Bailey and I took off on a road trip to visit friend...

Ok, so this isn't the best picture - it was taken quickly before I had to dig into this strawberry bundt cake last night. I saw it th...

Yesterday I made Thai Pizza for lunch when a friend came over to knit/spin and watch 3 episodes of The Borgia's on Netflix - we'v...

 Change in plans yesterday in the ball of yarn I planned to use for the next shawlette. I was just a bit too worried about how the stripin...

A few years ago at the ANWG weaving conference in Bellingham, WA the cafeteria had big containers of cold fruit infused water. Each conta...

In my Italian family (on my mother's side) we celebrate Christmas Eve with the Feast of the Seven Fishes - our first course is fish...

It's the time of year for fresh cranberries. We spent the weekend on the coast where there are tons of cranberry bogs. At the Bandon gro...

I'm getting close to being able to get back to close up work after eye surgery. I wasn't sure what counted as my first day of back t...