A Sweater Bag + the Cost of Sewing

When I posted about my sweater skirts my friend Emily left a comment mentioning her mom had made a purse out of a sweater last year.  Brilliant!  I ran back to Saver’s after ODD got home so I could grab another sweater while it was still 50% off.  I found the perfect sweater and while [...]

Allergies

Every few years from the time I was maybe eight I’d get seasonal allergies.  I’m not really sure what causes mine but I don’t get them every year.  I do remember the times I got them as a teenager I was miserable with itchy, watery eyes and an itchy throat accompanied by a nose that [...]

Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries

And sometimes those cherries are full of WORMS!!

Dude!  No joke.

I had grand plans for making some cherry chocolate ice cream today with cherries from my yard.  I was using the recipe for burnt almost fudge ice cream my mom gave me and was just going to substitute cherries in for the almonds.  So [...]

Hairyshoefairy, Quite Contrary, How Does Your Garden Grow? Parts IV and V

Seeing as how this is my first attempt at a real garden all on my own I’ve had to rely heavily on other people’s knowledge and experience and everyone I’ve talked to and everything I’ve read said, due to our freaky Utah weather, I should wait to plant my more fragile plants (pretty much everything [...]

Trip to Kermit’s, Part 1: The Drive During Which We Almost Died

A few months ago I decided it was about time I paid a visit to Kermit and her family.  They moved to another state about a year before ODD and I moved back to Utah from California and I had yet to see where she was living.  I figured last week would be as good [...]