Going to a dear friend's wedding in New York. I don't think this'll be finished by the wedding on Sunday, but it's a ton of fun! She's done some massive cross-stitch pieces in the past, so I think she'll appreciate it.
Bless you both, Kate and Dave!
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Bride
Going to a dear friend's wedding in New York. I don't think this'll be finished by the wedding on Sunday, but it's a ton of fun! She's done some massive cross-stitch pieces in the past, so I think she'll appreciate it.
Bless you both, Kate and Dave!
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Spoonbread
Here, so I'll be able to find it (and you will too!), is my great-grandmother's spoonbread recipe, altered to include whole corn:
2 c. milk
1/2 c. cornmeal
1/2 tsp. salt
3 eggs
2 T butter
1 small can corn
In a double boiler, scald milk, add cornmeal and salt, and cook 20 min. or more until it's pretty firm.
While it's cooking, beat egg whites until stiff.
Remove pan from heat, stir in egg yolks. Add drained corn.
In a well-greased souffle pan, fold in the egg whites and the corn mixture.
Bake at 350 for thirty minutes or so.
It's good!
2 c. milk
1/2 c. cornmeal
1/2 tsp. salt
3 eggs
2 T butter
1 small can corn
In a double boiler, scald milk, add cornmeal and salt, and cook 20 min. or more until it's pretty firm.
While it's cooking, beat egg whites until stiff.
Remove pan from heat, stir in egg yolks. Add drained corn.
In a well-greased souffle pan, fold in the egg whites and the corn mixture.
Bake at 350 for thirty minutes or so.
It's good!
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
What's your dream car?
If it's just expensive fancy cars, my dream car is..
(And that's actually not so expensive anymore, now that they're all 12 years old.)
But the car that would just tickle me so greatly to have is a Trabant.
I lived in Germany for a year, and spent two weeks with a family in former East Germany. They spoke fondly of their Trabi, and I ended up writing a school paper from their stories -- taking the engine out and into the house with them in the evenings in winter, carrying around a set of strong rubber bands and electrical tape for repairs, actually speeding once when the spring holding up the gas pedal broke (brilliant engineering, there)... But really, I do love them. Their style's so much like my second favorite car, the HM Ambassador in India.
Best thing? You can get them quite cheaply these days.
Here's an ebay listing.
From the description (translation): "both autos are more or less driveable."
And (at least right now) for 10 Euro the pair!
Do you have a silly dream car?
(And that's actually not so expensive anymore, now that they're all 12 years old.)
But the car that would just tickle me so greatly to have is a Trabant.
I lived in Germany for a year, and spent two weeks with a family in former East Germany. They spoke fondly of their Trabi, and I ended up writing a school paper from their stories -- taking the engine out and into the house with them in the evenings in winter, carrying around a set of strong rubber bands and electrical tape for repairs, actually speeding once when the spring holding up the gas pedal broke (brilliant engineering, there)... But really, I do love them. Their style's so much like my second favorite car, the HM Ambassador in India.
Best thing? You can get them quite cheaply these days.
Here's an ebay listing.
From the description (translation): "both autos are more or less driveable."
And (at least right now) for 10 Euro the pair!
Do you have a silly dream car?
Giveaways
So I meant to come back and post again, but for the past three days I've been surfing all of Sew Mama Sew's giveaways! I've subscribed to many new blogs (note: if your blog only puts the title or a line or two in the feed, you have to be exceptionally fabulous for me to keep you. I like full posts!), and I've entered many giveaways -- only for things I'll actually use, so if you're coming back to see me from your giveaway post, it's because I liked your stuff, not just because it was free!
The only one I'm actually mentioning is a giveaway by Sweet Tea Mom, because they're the cutest potholders ever. I've made some cute ones myself, and bought some cute ones, and skipped over many giveaways of ones that weren't cuter than what I've already got... but hers win! Go see them :)
(Not that all the fabric giveaways aren't awesome. Just these really are great potholders!)
The only one I'm actually mentioning is a giveaway by Sweet Tea Mom, because they're the cutest potholders ever. I've made some cute ones myself, and bought some cute ones, and skipped over many giveaways of ones that weren't cuter than what I've already got... but hers win! Go see them :)
(Not that all the fabric giveaways aren't awesome. Just these really are great potholders!)
Monday, May 10, 2010
Back and Berries!
I know, I've been gone a very long time! I oversaw a massive move at work and was so exhausted every night that I didn't make anything at all for four months... going a bit crazy by then... and I've only just now begun picking things back up. Made two inkle belts for the boss and a coworker, since part of the move involved a spreadsheet, the use of which threw out my wrist, leaving me with only weaving or stitching as craft opportunities.
We spent this past weekend at my grandparents' place in the country.
We spent this past weekend at my grandparents' place in the country.
Picking dewberries.
They tend to make your hands red. (That's Himself's hand over by mine.) They have nasty prickly thorns -- my right arm still looks like I've got measles, with little red welts all over it -- but they're worth it.
They lead to great preserves.
Recipe:
1 cup sugar
1 cup berries
put them in a pot over medium heat and stir until it starts to look like syrup
put them in a jar and process as normal.
No pectin, no added water, no anything else. Just goodness!
(Other options: jelly, jam, cobbler, pie, or straight up and fresh off the bush.)
Recipe:
1 cup sugar
1 cup berries
put them in a pot over medium heat and stir until it starts to look like syrup
put them in a jar and process as normal.
No pectin, no added water, no anything else. Just goodness!
(Other options: jelly, jam, cobbler, pie, or straight up and fresh off the bush.)
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Back from Christmas
and well recovered! Hawaii was excellent, and gave me time to make things I wouldn't have had opportunity to otherwise. For what must be a record, I actually finished everything I was making for people, and made a few extra things in the bargain (the tea wallets proved such a big hit, several unintended people got them as well). Himself will have to wait until his birthday in February for his sweater, but, as he doesn't remember he's getting one, it's all well and good.
The best gift story of Christmas:
the Tuesday before, my grandfather said that what he'd like for Christmas was, "a white scarf, not too long, like we used to wear in the Army." He was Army Air Corps, stationed in Okinawa at and after the end of the war. (With good timing, he graduated from West Point in June of 1945.) He's not overly easy to get things for, and the photo book I'd had made for him didn't turn out at all, so I figured it was worth a try. Drove all around town that night and the Wednesday, finding out that not only did no store have a white scarf, but no store had a man's scarf at all -- everyone was sold out. "Like we used to wear in the Army" stuck in my head, so I called around to some army surplus places in town, and all they had was Army Green. Everyone I'd mentioned the request to, though, instantly said, "have you tried Col. Bubbies?" I called them up, they said they had a few, and that if I came down early enough on Christmas Eve morning, they'd still be open. So, a pleasant drive down to Galveston (with the King's College guys singing to me on the radio - very nice) later, and I had what was actually a white scarf like he used to wear in the Army -- actually an Army Air Corps scarf! (A bit yellowed around the edges, but still good.) $5 later, and I was set.
I gave it to him with an explanation on Christmas, and he seemed somewhat tickled, but not overly excited -- a bit tired, I'm sure. The next day, though, I found out that he'd mentioned the request to someone else, and that the someone else had gone out and gotten some snazzy silk or cashmere scarf from Nordstrom's or something... and that mine was preferred, because it was literally exactly what he'd wanted. He put it on, and I saw him smile the best smile I've seen from him in probably three years. Definitely the best gift of Christmas.
The best gift story of Christmas:
the Tuesday before, my grandfather said that what he'd like for Christmas was, "a white scarf, not too long, like we used to wear in the Army." He was Army Air Corps, stationed in Okinawa at and after the end of the war. (With good timing, he graduated from West Point in June of 1945.) He's not overly easy to get things for, and the photo book I'd had made for him didn't turn out at all, so I figured it was worth a try. Drove all around town that night and the Wednesday, finding out that not only did no store have a white scarf, but no store had a man's scarf at all -- everyone was sold out. "Like we used to wear in the Army" stuck in my head, so I called around to some army surplus places in town, and all they had was Army Green. Everyone I'd mentioned the request to, though, instantly said, "have you tried Col. Bubbies?" I called them up, they said they had a few, and that if I came down early enough on Christmas Eve morning, they'd still be open. So, a pleasant drive down to Galveston (with the King's College guys singing to me on the radio - very nice) later, and I had what was actually a white scarf like he used to wear in the Army -- actually an Army Air Corps scarf! (A bit yellowed around the edges, but still good.) $5 later, and I was set.
I gave it to him with an explanation on Christmas, and he seemed somewhat tickled, but not overly excited -- a bit tired, I'm sure. The next day, though, I found out that he'd mentioned the request to someone else, and that the someone else had gone out and gotten some snazzy silk or cashmere scarf from Nordstrom's or something... and that mine was preferred, because it was literally exactly what he'd wanted. He put it on, and I saw him smile the best smile I've seen from him in probably three years. Definitely the best gift of Christmas.
Monday, December 7, 2009
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