We made our annual trek to the Renaissance Festival today. We met some friends there and had a very nice afternoon. I didn’t make anything new for the kids to wear, but fortunately they have plenty in their closet to […]
Well, today I don’t have much for you in the way of recipes. I didn’t make anything too new this week. Monday was leftovers of the gouda/sausage/mac dish, Tuesday was Salmon and grilled brocolli/kale, Wednesday was poker night at our […]
Another year has come to pass, and that means that Brian is yet another year closer to 40. How is it that we keep getting older?? Well, at least Brian will get to 40 before me. 😉 As it is, […]
When I was younger, my brain was like a sponge. Now it’s like a loosely woven sieve. I blame the children and the alcohol…in that particular order. Tell you what…when I was younger, I would never post a picture of […]
Sewing for boys is difficult. It isn’t difficult in the way of execution. Pants and t-shirts are pretty much their garb, and that isn’t all that difficult to sew. It is difficult in creating something with a little extra design goodness […]
*On a photography related note…this pictures was very underexposed and I saved it by putting it through Noiseware after processing it in ACR (Adobe Camera Raw). Photoshop does it’s magic yet again! That’s the one thing about shooting in manual […]
In my quest to make you gain weight simply by viewing my blog…I have another recipe for you. This comes via my father, though I made it less futsy and more throw-on-the-grill-during-the-week. My dad makes it by taking a big […]
Well we are on week one of school here at our household. The kids are adjusting well to the new schedule, and we have managed to all get to our designated places on time. The requisite first day of school pictures, […]
Last week I took off from work with the intent that I would sew all week and be productive like last year. That didn’t quite happen. I didn’t start sewing until Wednesday night and didn’t get as much done as […]
This week we received the annual fall shipment of fish from the Alaskan fishing boat. We got 25 lbs of fresh caught salmon and 20 lbs of halibut. Good stuff! Our freezer is officially full for the long cold winter. […]
Tonight we went on a walk after dinner, since the weather has cooled down considerably. Additionally, today was their last day at daycare, along with a lot of other kids. Many families brought in sugar laden treats…while we opted for […]
