Someone, who was very kindly vacuuming, put my spinning wheel up on the couch. Of course Riley could not resist investigating and knocked it down onto the floor breaking the spinning head. It’s been given a wood glue bandaid while … Continue reading →

Last night after a delicious paella we had some Christmas carols by the fire. The weather is gorgeous and we couldn’t ask for a more delightful holiday.

  We are having a lovely visit with family here in Florida with even some time to relax at the beach.

I tried to make brioche dough in the old mixer several years ago and it did not go well. There was more dough than could comfortably fit in the bowl and the motor was most unhappy with the very long … Continue reading →

With all the holiday rush, sometimes just a simple supper is in order. Creamed mushrooms on toast. Saute mushrooms until they exude their water and it evaporates. Stir in chopped parsley, lemon zest, the juice of a lemon, minced garlic … Continue reading →

I found some fun stripey sheets for my stripey guest room!