Fall Stuff
Festivals, soccer games, visits, costume making, started a new sweater, treat bags, more soap, marching band, practicing for tournament, my brother’s birthday, regular walks with the dogs- fascinating isn’t it?
I Get to be C-3PO
Anytime I ever played Star Wars with the kids, they’d always make me be C-3PO. I guess I’m good at accents-or maybe gloomy and fussy. I’m a Star Wars purist,…
Big Hunks of Raw Meat
I’ve been cooking since I married, before that my specialty was cheese toast, but I work off a budget and lean more towards veggies, so I’ve never been a big-hunk-of-raw-meat-kind-of-person….
cheap stuff | craft | knitting
Complete with Fringe
So this is the final result. Not bad for maybe $20 altogether.
cheap stuff | craft | knitting
What A Fake!
It’s a fake. My Fake-a-gamo. Here’s the story behind this knock-off pattern and where to find it. It’s only been on my list for a couple of years. So, I…
Why Be Extreme?
This is is another one of those things I should’ve done when I was younger, so I’ve gotta do it now. This is also called a k kick in taekwondo…
books | cheap stuff | craft | knitting
Texas Knitter
Nippy air! This is what Texas knitters wait for, sweating under skeins of wool the other 9 months of the year. Of course the fact that I’m decked out in…
Once a Tomboy…
When I was little everyone called me a tomboy. I wanted to wear my brother’s castoffs, run, play sports, and fight boys (I never did that.) I would have loved…
cheap stuff | homemaking | music | soap
Such a Handy Man
Since I have soap on the brain (and all over the kitchen table and top of the refridgerator) I thought I’d post a thank you to Adam, my handyman, for…
homemaking | new to me | soap
The Not- So-Great- Pumpkin
I tried pumpkin pie soap once already and it got to trace before I could get pretty little swirls of spice in it. So this is my second attempt. I…