Kielbasa and butt bouncing

 

I had a few requests for the Kielbasa stew recipe which is listed on the recipe blog.

http://marlanco.blogspot.com/

When I went there to see if it was listed, I spotted the Peaches and Cream.  Oh no.  Haven't made that in a while and hoping I can forget about it.  I really would like to give up sugar.  Seems to cause my heart rate to increase and I feel odd.  But I still have elderberries in the freezer for pie!  And six bricks of cream cheese for cheesecake!  And that fabulous fabulous chocolate zucchini bread in the freezer!  I failed to add that one to the blog page and will do that soon.  Can be found here.

http://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/recipes/a48378/death-by-chocolate-zucchini-bread-recipe/  You won't be sorry.

 

And this may be silly, but I love it.  I can't help but bounce my butt and smile when I see it.

One man band

After all the hatred and disrespect for others online from the self-righteous, I have decided to stop following a lot of people.  This little ditty is a fun, goofy, innocent change. 

 

Have a nice weekend.

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The final few

Greetings stitching buds.  I've been working on the final order for boxes.  These two little 4" rounds are really distressed, something I was always afraid to do when offering for sale.  I love them! The order was for larger boxes but I found these few smalls in the cupboard so I worked on them.  Really want to get the journals ready soon.
 

 

Rosanna needs the large center vase and flowers to be completed, hope to do that Sunday.

 

Have a good one!

 

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Another little thing...

solved!   Right angles, sharp corners, inside edges, always a hassle to clean.  The letter openers, cuticle sticks, skewers, and anything else I used inside of a rag to reach those spots would usually poke through.  And then I found this.

This is a denture brush from the dollar store.  Who would have thought?  Stiff bristles that are perfect for corners.  My soapstone sink inside corners and bottom edge have never been easy to clean, including where the backsplash meets the countertop.

 

 

I bought five.  Best little brush ever!

 

Major error on Rosanna, but luckily the other side has a empty stitch spot that can accommodate the design moving over one.  Whew.  Good thing I continued with the outside border or I would not have found it until it was too late to correct.

 

 

February!  Soon it will be spring.

 

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Stupid little things

should not bother me.  Or you!  But sometimes they do anyway and I guess it's just human nature.  One of those things is .... electrical plugs.  Every time I try to plug into an outlet, it won't go.  That wider prong is always on the wrong side.  So I have to flip it over in order to plug it in and that just pops my weasel.  Well no more.  I got a white paint pen for the black and brown plugs and a black marker for the white, and now I can readily see which side should be up.  On my mark, get set, plug!

 

I chose 422 for the lion instead of the 951, and may use it in a small area at the bottom.  This looks so much better in person.  I wonder if my $5 Tracfone would take a better photo.

 

Oh look.  White crap.

Might as well snooze.

 

 

 

Thanks for visiting.

 

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An easy stitch

doesn't always correlate with an error free stitch.  Off one thread, really don't care, stitched the same error on the other side to match it.

 

35 count R&R Mink.  Started it on 30 count and decided it would be a little too large to hang from a cupboard, so moved to one thread on the 35 count making it less than 6 1/2" wide.  I haven't stitched the lion in the middle of the row yet, not crazy about a pink lion (sorry Vickie), may try a yellow toned beige.  Eyelet is a stitch I like to see in samplers but most require it for the entire alphabet and that gets to be tedious for me.  This one line is perfect. 

 

 

 

I have been having evil thoughts for a while now.  Giving up the needle.  In fact, selling off some pieces.  Mark said just roll them up and store them because I will be sorry.  That makes sense since I usually regret a LOT of my decisions.  I don't know if I am nearing the end zone of menopause and it is putting forth a final blitz, but everything seems to be changing.

 

Mia, I cannot reply to you.  This design is very old and may be available on Ebay or Etsy, possibly Em-li's http://www.emlis.com/.  Sheepish Designs Rosanna Pinkham.

 

Have a great start to an even better week.

 

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"It's always something"

Are you too young to remember who that quote is from?  If so, "never mind".

 

This sampler isn't from Rosanne Rosannadanna, but it is a Rosanna.  Long ago I stitched this sampler as a gift to a friend, and she asked to borrow it for her friend, I obliged before I stitched it for myself, time passed, friend passed away suddenly.  What I found in my mess of messes is a beat up written on worksheet.  I decided to search online for a color photo to jog my memory and there she was.

Rosanna Pinkham from Sheepish Designs.  Ain't she a sweetie?  Forgot all about her.  My worksheet is old and beat, the symbols are not clear, but I can easily see color placements from the photo.  I think you can get this very old chart from Em-Li's. 

This was a tough call because I had planned to work on 1739 from R&R, very primitive and definitely on the to-do list, and couldn't decide between these two.  Rosanna won because her colors are easy.  1739 has a lot of very light threads that I want to change and that drags me down.  I have searched several engines and I still haven't seen a photo of it other than the chart's, hard to see.  And both are very close in size.  Harry's Lion will be in the second basket in my new bench, and I will go back and forth.  Hopefully. 

 

 Kielbasa stew for dinner today.  Used my pressure cooker for the cabbage, carrots, potatoes, and in just two minutes, they are well done.  I saved the steamed liquid to add to the stew's broth and it is so full of flavor and rich, full of the nutrients.  The Instant Pot is big, can also be used as a slow cooker, and I can saute in the pot before pressurizing.  We love the French Market Bean soup which takes quite a while with dried beans, and I think the Pot will do a great job in short time. We took the old heavy aluminum (manual) cookers to the recycler.  They take metal cookware but only if the handles (usually plastic) are removed.  I use several old stainless fry pans as water dishes and bird baths.  Easy to clean and they don't break.

 

Have a good weekend.

 

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