Monthly Archives: February 2009

Still Winter in Minnesota

Just in case any of you rowers out there were wondering when I’ll be getting on the water, it won’t be soon.  Here is where I normally row.  Notice the NO WAKE ZONE sign, which is for the whole lake.   … Continue reading

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Jo’s Fracture Quilt

This week at our Friendship Circle meeting, we got to see Jo’s fracture quilt completed.  Thanks to Mary for taking this photo for me, as I forgot my camera.  DOH! Jo took the original photograph for her quilt in her … Continue reading

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What do I call this? It’s a Mystery… quilt.

Here’s what I did today.   This piece is 22 inches square, unfinished.  Yes, the blocks are itty bitty. The green border is 3/8 of an inch wide.  The orange squares are 1 inch. Each winter, Sue M, a member of  … Continue reading

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Plant Tomatoes In An Earthbox

Here is the second “Gardening for PhDs” tutorial- how to set up an Earthbox to grow tomatoes.  I won’t go into as much detail as I did here, but I will demonstrate the different needs you’ll have for growing tomatoes, … Continue reading

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Gardening a PhD Can Do – Earthbox Tutorial

As the weather gets closer to spring, and the seed catalogs are piling up, I decided it was time to rebuild the Earthbox Tutorial that was lost in the ISP switch, so the family can use it as a refresher, … Continue reading

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A Birthday Apron

I can’t believe I’ve already made FOUR of these aprons, but the pattern is so cool, and I know so many people whom I want to have fun cooking.  This one is for a birthday present.  I think this, with … Continue reading

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Annual Chili Lunch at the UUF

At the UU Fellowship, there are some small groups that we call Covenant Groups that get together and explore different ideas.  Each year, the groups do some service projects, and one of them raises some money for use in the … Continue reading

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For the Bride

One of DH’s best friends from childhood is getting married soon.   The gift we’ve assembled for him and his bride is similar to the one we gave R&H this past summer. an enameled cast iron Dutch oven a box of … Continue reading

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The Manned-Up Apron

Because we know men cook, too, and have the same needs for clean trou and pockets that women do when they are in the kitchen, I devised a pattern for a basic apron that is more masculine.  When it is … Continue reading

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Meg Rajala’s Vegetarian Chili

Meg Rajala is a woman whose children I babysat while she taught Lamaze classes at the local hospital where I grew up in New Hampshire.  She contributed this recipe to a community cookbook entitled A Shelburne Sampler, which had a … Continue reading

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