a little more sewing…..

       Can you feel the love I have for that darn kat round neck pattern I just love it. It is hard to find clothes that are to me symbolic of “girl” clothes, meaning clothes that are not too old for young girls. It is easy enough to find sweet clothes for babies, and small [...]

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Green Polka dot’s….

  I finally got a little sewing done for Em…
I found the cutest pattern ever from Katie at that darn kat blog.
Here is my version, and I must say it has been awhile since I have sewn anything.. I am rusty and my machine is the pits… my buttonhole was acting up, but more importantly [...]

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Then came the Strawberry Jam…..

 
 ~fresh strawberries from the Farmer’s Market.
 I used this recipe   I had 8 quarts of berries, I used 5.  I increased the sugar to 6 or 7 cups of sugar, I can not remember.  I think 8 seemed like too  much.  I also increased the lemon juice to 1/2 cup.  I had a little extra that I [...]

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more bread~

  ~ I have enjoyed my no knead bread. It is so good.  The thing that I love about this bread is that each new bread has a different taste.  It never comes out the same way twice.  Of course I have been playing around with the ingredients some as well.
This loaf is   is [...]

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Friday flowers….

    ~Marie d’Orleans, tea rose, I love the quill blooms..
    ~Blush Noisette Rose, a Noisette rose, this is the 3rd year, it is showing its beauty. Very fragrant.
 
   ~ Maggie, a Bourbon rose, this is a beautiful rose. It repeat blooms, very fragrant.
   ~ Skyrocket another Hybrid Musk rose.
   ~Pagoda Clematis. Cute.
   ~Mock Orange flowering [...]

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Oh my Bread!

“If thou tastest a crust of bread, thou tastest all the stars and all the heavens.” Robert Browning (1812-1889) English poet.

 
Oh Bread! I love you warm and toasty bread.   Lately I have been reading a lot about the vast wasteland that store bought bread has become.  The additives and preservatives that have been added to [...]

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Happy Mother’s Day~ home grown flower’s for Mom!

    ~ Happy Mother’s Day Mom! Fresh from the garden after yet another storm.. There have been some bad ones this Spring. 
  ~ I can see I need to add more flowers for companions.  The roses are good to go, but I can use some companion plants..
     ~for some reason, I am really into white, [...]

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before and after…..

    ~in the beginning 2003 or 2004
  ~Spring of 2008
think it’s too much?
   ~at least there is no lawn to mow!
  ~minus the old oak tree it opened  up a large amount of sun growing area..
  ~filled with roses and perennials..
 
Update: I am a lover of all tree’s, plants and animals. I would never be [...]

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dreaming of roses….

Living in the south, it is a well known fact that Gallica roses do not do all that well here.  Typically we go from a few days of lovely weather called “Spring” to all out hot Summer.  Gallica roses bloom one time for supposedly a long time. Well worth the space they take up in [...]

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Flower’s from the garden…..

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