Here’s my most recent baby quilt, made for some of our friends expecting their first little one in September. I was inspired by Cheryl at A Pretty Cool Life, who made a pennant quilt last year. I filed it away in my brain (and on Pinterest) in the hopes that I would make one someday. […]
Week 1: The "eat-what-we-got" challenge
The first week of eating from our fridge/freezer/pantry went really well. We ended up eating more leftovers, so that meant we made one less recipe, but the two new recipes I tried were awesome (particularly those meatballs, they were super awesome). Using the slow-cooker was really nice, since I’m in class three nights a week […]
Outdoor views
I thought I’d share a few of our outdoor views as we head into a weekend. Our little succulent container is doing wonderfully. The plants seem to enjoy this hot and humid Midwest summer and have really filled out. And the yellow blooms on the far left are quite lovely. Our rain garden, despite a […]
Renovation progress report – week 49
It’s that time again… time to share how we did on the renovation front this week. Will we ever be able to use the kitchen? Yes. Yes, we will. My dad and Ryan worked in this kitchen again this week and got a little further along. They got the microhood installed. I am going to […]
Garden progress 2011 – July edition
In addition to basil and lettuce (as discussed in the pesto post yesterday), we’ve been having a pretty good year in regards to the garden. Particularly since renovating and school and life haven’t really given us much time to work in the garden. Weeds are a fact of life this year. There’s something humbling about […]
Late lover of pesto
Friends – why have I waited so long to try pesto? It’s truly delicious. We have an abundance of basil in the garden this year and I was looking for easy ways to use it. For some reason, I’ve never tried pesto. I think it was due in part to the strange green color. And […]
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