Sweet Tooth

I was going to make blackberry jam tonight with the rest of the berries we picked but it turned out they didn’t survive until today in the fridge. So the backup plan is: Banana Split!

Blackberry Lemon Pound Cake

A few days ago we hit our secret blackberry spot again and picked a couple more pails of blackberries which have been in the fridge since then. I needed to use up at least some of them today and I wanted to try something…

Time to Overhaul the Bedrooms (Again)

My mother-in-law left recently, which means we had a guest room just sitting empty. We debated moving our son back into his own room, but decided for now to keep the kids together in one room and turn the other room into a playroom….

Felt-Board for Storytelling

We have a big trip coming up in about 6 weeks and it involves a loooong plane ride, so I’m starting to think about how to entertain the little munchkins while we’re airborne. One thought was to make a small feltboard that I can…

I’m Taking a Little Break

I’m still working on things, although nothing very big or noteworthy, but I need to take a bit of a break from posting. Its beginning to feel too much like a chore and not fun, and since there’s no reason to wreck my creative…

Running Low on Creativity Today

This is the extent of my creativity for today – having a glass of wine with my honey in the bar. Does it count that we made the bar (albeit years ago)?

New Bedroom Curtains

I’ve finally gotten around to a window treatment for the bedroom. I got a steal of a deal on these curtain panels from Ikea, but still need to hem them.

Leftover Pork Sandwich

After the epic day and epic post yesterday, today all I have for y’all is a sandwich made with some of the leftover pork shoulder, french bread, and the salsa criolla (red onion relish) I forgot to take out of the fridge to serve…

Pachamanca Party!

We’ve started the tradition of having a pachamanca party at our house each summer. This year was the second year we’ve done it, and it turned out really great – I can only imagine what next year might be like. The basic premise is…

Cleaning and Decorating All Day

I didn’t stop for more than a few minutes today and didn’t have a chance to take any photos of the decorating I’ve been doing for the party tomorrow – I’ll try and take a moment before things get crazy to take some pictures…