It’s been a creative week. I made some wash cloths for the kitchen, two new types of tools to keep in my shop, and scones from last summer’s berry harvest
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TWiP: Newfound Punctuality
This week I’ve made an effort to use my Canon 80D wherever possible. What I lose in convenience by not using my handy phone, I more than make up for in quality, I think. It’s not that my phone doesn’t take lovely pictures. In fact, my current phone is orders of magnitude better than the camera I was using when I started this blog. But there’s something about a DSLR photo that just looks better.
Read More: TWiP: Newfound PunctualityTWiP: Time in Nature
This week was good: a family party, some time out in nature, wearing a project fresh off the needles, a chicken dish in the skillet, and a COVID booster
Read More: TWiP: Time in NatureCrock Pot Chicken & Veggie Soup
A recipe for one of my favorite soups, plus a little story about love (of a recipe collection), loss (of that recipe collection) and renewal (of efforts to rebuild that recipe collection) 😁
Read More: Crock Pot Chicken & Veggie SoupTWiP: Improvisationally Inclined
I really like it when I have something worthwhile to share in these weekly roundups. I’ll admit that some weeks feel a bit sparse. But this is one of those satisfying weeks, with multiple projects to share. Some knitting, some crocheting, and some slow cooking.
Read More: TWiP: Improvisationally InclinedIndividual Fruit Crisps
What’s better than a scoop of fruit crisp in the summer? Your own personalized ramekin of fruit crisp in the summer!
Read More: Individual Fruit CrispsCold Brewing Coffee and Tea
I’ve been making a lot of coffee and tea in my refrigerator recently. This is how I do the brewing, and how I prepare the brew for drinking.
Read More: Cold Brewing Coffee and TeaCarless Iced Coffee
Summer in Winter
You realize just how worth-the-effort it is to squirrel away summer fruit, when you are breathing in the smell of a June farmer’s market on the last day of January.
Read More: Summer in WinterWineberry Crisp 2.0, now healthified
This recipe is vegan, gluten-free, wheat-free, dairy-free, low-sodium, and (even after all of that) really quite good. You can use raspberries if you can’t get wineberries.
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