Shelly Dishcloth

Shelly Dishcloth ch 31 Row 1: dc in 4th ch from hook, *skip next ch (4 dc, ch 2, dc) in next ch, skip next 3 ch, dc in each of next 5 ch; rep from * across, ending with dc in each of last 2 ch, turn. Row2 : ch3 (counts as dc), skip first dc, dc in next dc, *(4dc, ch...

Perfect Cinnamon Toast

I learned to make cinnamon toast at my father’s knee.  Incorrectly made cinnamon toast, like incorrectly made oatmeal, was simply not fit to eat!  So for all those whose parents were uneducated in the ways of proper cinnamon toast, I offer the following...

Gluten Free Flour

That’s rice flour, my friend.  Ground in my very own kitchen!  My MIL got me this cool hand crank grinder for Christmas.  I wouldn’t recommend handcranking enough for a fat loaf of bread, but for a few cups here and there, it’s perfect. I just clamp...

Becoming a PB Author: Most Important Step

Acquire excellent taste in kiddie lit. Imagine cranking out a bottle of wine in your garage and expecting to sell it for $30 a bottle without having first spent a great deal of time with good wines–and not just any old wine…box wine, next to Reunite, next...

Writing Hooks

If you can’t boil your book down to two sentences then it isn’t ready. This is true.  It also follows that if you can’t boil your book down to two sentences then you can’t write the hook at the top of your query/cover letter.   But, what goes...