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Category Archives: Family
Back from Florida
I’ve been in Florida for then past week, at the home of one of my daughter’s and her family. I flew back into St. Louis today. Now I get to spend a few days taking care of another daughter’s babies, … Continue reading
Blogging away!
I’m using my daughter’s computer today, and finally catching up on blog that I try to follow. And that I find particularly interesting and/or want to go back to again, I reblog here, partly just so it will be easier for … Continue reading
Trouble with WordPress and Firefox
I was ready to give WordPress the heave-ho last night. I couldn’t even log in to my account. I finally decided that the problem is with Firefox instead of WordPress. Sorry, WordPress. I am a tad agravated that WordPress doesn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Food
Tagged baking, blogging, cinnamon rolls, Firefox, IE, log in, technology, WordPress, yeast
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Easter pictures
I finally remember to upload my pictures from Saturday to my computer. Nothing to get excited about, but I’ll share a few anyway! The kiddos did pose for a formal picture with everyone smiling, but I like this one better. … Continue reading
Our Easter feast
We have a rather non-traditional Easter feast. We gave up several years ago on having a big, formal, sit-down meal. Not fun for anyone. Too many small children. And too much work. So this year we went with sliced meat … Continue reading
Weekend in Iowa
Well, we didn’t spend the whole weekend in Iowa, but we did have a nice visit with our son Stephen and his family. We went to a school carnival on Friday night. Lots of standing around. Glad I had my … Continue reading
Posted in Family, photography
Tagged children, family, flowers, garden, Iowa, photographs, sewing
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Learning how to quilt
Have you always wanted to make a quilt but didn’t know where to start? The computer is a wonderful resource for quilting novices. Here is a link to a wonderful web page with lots of links and great information. I … Continue reading
Busy weekend!
After spending weeks and weeks not doing anything, we were very busy this weekend, starting on Friday. I made a couple of pies right after lunch, then we went in to help with our parish fish fry, then to a … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Food
Tagged Brother-in-law, coasters, Fish fry, Friday, gluten free bread, grilled cheese sandwich, Lent, pies, sewing
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Football pillow and other stuff
We are invited to a birthday party for our youngest grandson tomorrow. He turned 3 on Thursday. Continuing with my plan for handmade birthday presents this year, I made this football pillow for him. I accidentally found the pattern on … Continue reading
Vintage denim garland and duffel bag
I’m still figuring out how to use my vintage denim stash. I used pieces from several different pairs to make this duffel bag. I stitched all the seams to the right side and clipped them just like I clip my … Continue reading
Posted in Country By Design, Etsy, Family, Food
Tagged cooking, denim, duffel bag, etsy, food, garland, sewing, Thanksgiving dinner
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