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Author Archives: simply0637
Culture Week – Portugal
It is that time of year again at Stella’s school. Each year they have a week celebrating the kid’s cultures. Last year Stella chose to focus on our Irish culture, but this year she is focusing on our Portuguese culture. … Continue reading
Knitted Shower Soap Holder
It seems that lately I am all about saving time in the shower, which also saves water! So instead of taking the time to soap up a wash cloth or loofah – why not have it be one step. The … Continue reading
7 Ingredient Tomato-Basil Soup
Yeah! – Stella likes soup. Well I should clarify – she likes two soups, lentil and tomato-basil. She had tomato-basil at a friends house, from a can, but she loved it – so I decided to make some homemade. I … Continue reading
Knitted Felted Wine Cooler
I loved the knitted felted bowl (http://simplyrurban.com/?p=2074) I made and wanted to try expanding on that pattern to make a wine cooler. So taking the original pattern, I made a few adjustments and started knitting away. The bowl fitted snugly … Continue reading
Make Your Own Pop Tarts
I remember loving pop tarts when I was younger all that sweetness – now I think I would probably gag! Adding to my recipes for lunch snacks I came across this recipe and decided I would give it a try. … Continue reading
Posted in Dessert, Recipes, Snacks
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Kids Craft Corner – Dying Your Own Yarn
Stella is working on an art project at school and was in need of some brown yarn. I went through my yarn stash and did not find any brown yarn. She also needed some white, which I had – actually … Continue reading
Make A Decorative Mirror
I love books! I tend to keep the ones that will read over and over again, but the one read books are harder to get rid of – our local library does not except used books anymore, but I do … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, Recycled, Repurposed
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The Best Crab Cakes, Ever!
My aunt had sent me an email telling me about their travels and the dinner they had the evening before, my mouth was watering. The meal – crab cakes and salad and as she was describing the meal, I said … Continue reading
Kids Craft Corner – Make Birdseed Biscuits
During the summer months are feathery friends have plenty to choose from – the berries, my garden, worms, insects, but the winter food gathering is not so easy. We decided that we would make some birdseed biscuits as a treat … Continue reading
Let It Snow and Snow and Snow!
Winter for most of the United States has been unusual this year and for Colorado ski country that has not been good. The base on the top of the ski mountain last week was 41″ and as of yesterday it … Continue reading
Posted in Outings
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