February 20th, 2010

The indoor herb garden I planted in early December is growing quite well! The curly basil (left) and thyme (right) are thriving while the chives (back) are probably a lost cause. The garden sits in front of one of my large living room windows (with an Eastern exposure) but it gets plenty of light from [...]

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February 18th, 2010

I’ve recently started experimenting with cake decorating…inspired by my mom (who was an excellent decorator) and some books she left me. I started small: a cookie kit from Wilton. My niece and I spent a few hours last Sunday decorating these Valentine’s Day cookies. We each decorated four (mine are pictured). I didn’t want to [...]

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February 14th, 2010

A lovely heart-shaped doily in honor of St. Valentine’s Day. My mother crocheted this doily for me several years ago. I can’t remember now if she used a pattern or made it up as she went along (she liked to do that). The interior is a series of single crochet, double crochet, and chain stitch. [...]

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February 13th, 2010

My little cow friend wants to shower everyone with love in this cute new design in my etsy store. On some of the 1-inch printable circles, the little cow is throwing hearts into the air. Other circles feature large hearts with the phrase “with love” in 5 different languages (English, French, Spanish, Italian and German). [...]

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