Never Lasts Long, Pumpkin Bread

It is so hard to believe that this weekend is going to be the first of December. Why is it creeping up on me this year? Normally I am so prepared for Christmas by now. I have got to get on top of it here soon!

At least I have done a little bit of holiday [...]

Ever Usual Eucalyptus

 
Eucalyptus is another herb I really like to have around the house, especially this time of year. It is so good for colds and stuffy noses. I am prone to sinus infections so I like to keep a bottle of eucalyptus essential oil on hand. When my nose is stuffy due to allergies or a [...]

Too Many Books….

Warning: this post is very off topic from knitting and herbs…..
I spent the last two days going through and re-organizing my three bookshelves and a few boxes of books I have in my closet. I have been meaning to do this forever now but never get around to doing it. I finally found the time [...]

Butter Blends

I hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving yesterday.
Here is this week’s holiday recipe. It is actually two recipes but they both are similar and very simple to make.
I love having these on hand because they can turn a regular slice of bread or pancake into something special and like I said, they are so [...]

Happy Thanksgiving!

Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! I will be back on Friday to post my latest holiday recipe. Until then, enjoy the holiday. Over here we will be enjoying SET’s well deserved 4 days off!

Acorn Yarn, Revisited

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Ravelry!

I’m so excited! Last night I just happened to look at my emails and my invite to Ravelry arrived. I kept trying not to think about it so as to make the wait go faster and I was actually pretty surprised to see it in my inbox. Of course I immediately checked it out. And [...]

Snappy Ginger Cookies

As I mentioned in my post last Friday, I plan on posting one holiday related recipe a week from now until Christmas. The one for this week is centered around an herb I love to use: Ginger.
Ginger is one of my favorite herbs to have on hand. It is useful for so many things, not [...]

Marigolds in the Dye Pot

I recently posted about dyeing some yarn with pineapple sage flowers from my garden. I wasn’t all that happy with the results but it was an experiment so I wasn’t too disappointed. My next batch of yarn from the garden was going to be done with marigold flowers. I have been wanting to get to [...]

You Win Some You Loose Some

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