Hot Salad

and I stay home.
“SHUSH.  I JUST DON’T WANT TO HEAR ANYMORE WORDS RIGHT NOW.”

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I grew up in Chicago were snow and wind are just a fact of life, you know?  Snow days were reserved for dumps of 4 feet of snow.
When we moved to Rockford, which is north of Chicago, I assumed that if anything, we’d be expected to stop being such wusses about snow, kwim?  Like they [...]

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 It would seem Mags is just not ready to work in the family sweatshop just yet.

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Yes, real tea in the cup…well, there was, she’s coming for a refill from my cup of tea.

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Gifts for some new babies, the cutest little shoes.  One set from cuddly flannels, the other from fabric picked out by the Mom for her older daughter for a dress and I thought it would be fun to use the scraps for these.  Welcome to the world darling little girls! 

both 

Super girly!

 Also a gift for my baby, Hot [...]

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Thaddeus has finally decided that our smiles are a great reward for telling us he loves us.  It really is such a wonderful thing to hear, my heart skips a little beat every time.  Magdalena will chime in as a person leaves with “Iyou!” and that’s all the more sweet.  Yesterday, as the building inspector [...]

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I have been collecting wool sweaters for years now.  I’m working my way through them, making pants and soakers out of what I can, then saving the scraps in forms of squares.  I have enough squares for personal use now, to make a quilt, something I’ve wanted to try for a long time.  It’s not [...]

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This is my afternoon tea. Black speckled red mug from Rising Sun Earthworks and my new flatware from Toddo for Christmas. Beautiful to look at and yummy tea too. (Moroccan Vanilla Rooisbos tea)

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I’m making a blanket.
 
It’s acrylic, so it can be washable.  And also because I’m pretty sure it’ll be more decorative than anything.  Ok, I confess, I just liked the look of the yarn. 
 
 The yarn I’ve been spinning.  BFL top.  I have yet to even consider plying, but we can be sure that this will be [...]

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The kids got funky in the elevator shaft.

Getting ready for snow removal!

Mama’s tough - just a hoodie and a baseball hat for snow removal gear!

The cheese factor never ends here at Skarrhaus, that is our prized pink flamingo lawn sculpture.

Look!  Steph is almost smiling!  Mama made “macho nachos” - her favorite.

Yes, more snow.  [...]

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