by Daisy | Dec 7, 2008 | Household, Kids' Stuff
Five years ago, our kids were either unborn or largely immobile. We had a beautiful tree…..in an I-Grew-Up-Really-Close-To-Gatlinburg kinda way. Four years ago, we had no tree at all. Child 1 & 2 were too young to remember if we had a tree or not and we were...
by Daisy | Dec 3, 2008 | Handyman Skills, Household
For the lovers of bacon everywhere, I offer you…ideal mood lighting. Clean, efficient, and 100% kitchen grease. 1. Just like the bacon soap recipe, I boiled the grease with water in equal parts, removed it from heat and added 1/2 as much COLD water to...
by Daisy | Dec 2, 2008 | Handyman Skills, Household
We’re in storm-n-outage season now, and I don’t have a single candle in the house. What’s a girl to do? 1. Open a bottle of wine with some friends and whack the cork in half longways. (If you’re alone–freeze the extra wine. Booze and...
by Daisy | Dec 2, 2008 | Crafts, Crochet
Way-More-Than-Four-Hour-Afghan Adapted from THIS pattern. Afghan is worked with a P-hook, THREE strands held together, and absolute crap load of worsted weight acrylic. (I used two red, one gray.) Ch 84. (Or however wide you like your blankies. I’m...
by Daisy | Nov 30, 2008 | Dessert, Recipes
Overheard during The Dessert Phase of Thanksgiving dinner:”Mmmmm.””I thought your favorite pie was cherry pie!””Not since I tried this apple pie!”Guess that recipe needs to make it onto the ol’ blog, then:Little House Apple...
