Category Archives: sewing

Answering Aunt Zona’s comment

Posted on August 9, 2008 by Laura

“First things first – was that dessert as delicious as it looks?  Second (keeping my priorities straight) does she share recipes?  It looks so beautiful.  As do your squash plants! No squash borers here, no sirree Bob!  As for dahlias … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Things

Posted on August 8, 2008 by Laura

On the front porch: Dinner that’s almost entirely from the Farmer’s Market and the CSA!  (We just need an olive tree and a goat to make feta and we’d be all set!) The filled-in rock garden [note the squash plants … Continue reading →

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When you go to bed at midnight two nights in a row…

Posted on April 4, 2008 by Laura

Then get up at 6:15, then walk for miles and miles, your body will eventually start to complain! (Believe me, I can guarantee it!) So far, I have been successful in my mission to completely tire myself out and have … Continue reading →

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Finish It! Friday

Posted on March 29, 2008 by Laura

From this (although I’d already been working for awhile when I remembered to take a picture, it was definitely worse): to this (note that Dillingham is no longer swimming in algae-infested waters): And also, I finished my corn sack! And, … Continue reading →

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I’m starting to think this is going to be a very long project…

Posted on March 27, 2008 by Laura

Well (which is, as Granny would say, a very deep subject for such a shallow mind! [She did say that, right?]), I’ve been working on the Roman shade project since lunchtime and I only have two of the three shades … Continue reading →

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FINISH IT! Friday

Posted on March 21, 2008 by Laura

Here’s what I have to finish: That’s the fabric that is supposed to be Roman shades for our office.  Then I also need to put on the slipcover that Tina just got us for the loveseat in the office.  It’s … Continue reading →

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Photo Roundup

Posted on March 16, 2008 by Laura

Here’s a few random tidbits from what we’ve been doing the past few days: I finally started sewing!  I figured I’d better start with something easy (and cheap fabric) before I started in on our expensive curtain fabric.  So I … Continue reading →

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The Last Couple Weeks in Review

Posted on February 9, 2008 by Laura

(Or, I Was Too Lazy To Download The Pictures From The Camera) The first yeast bread I made in our house:  Mom’s Fast and Easy rolls recipe, to go with… Potato and Kale Soup, which actually wasn’t that good – … Continue reading →

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Finished! (Sort of)

Posted on January 23, 2008 by Laura

I would like to announce that I have completed 1/9th of a project that I started about 4 years ago.  It took me four years to finish 1/9th of it.  So if I keep on that pace, I’ll be finished … Continue reading →

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You can get a lot of stuff done if you stay up four hours longer than you usually do!

Posted on January 3, 2008 by Laura

First, Nik and I took down the queen bed frame that was in my room and sort of set up my table.  We were missing a few bolts.  But we were able to get it functional at least, if not … Continue reading →

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