It’s national cheesecake day! I just learned of this holiday and think it’s a tremendous one! Although I am not a food blogger, I love to bake, and there are a few things I do well…this cheesecake is one of them. So, I thought I’d share this time tested recipe with you today! Classic Fruit… Continue Reading
Once hubby got the new moldings put in, I’ve put back all the furniture I want to have in the bedroom. Although the molding still needs to be caulked and the nail holes filled in, this room is looking close to done!!! Come inside and see!!! The bedroom has been a hodge podge of furniture,… Continue Reading
I’ve been working on the Indigo lesson for my Controlling Texture online class – although it’s a class about fiber reactive dyes, unlike Procion MX dyebaths, a single indigo vat can last for weeks. So as I continue on with the class, I’ll be able to compare a particular resist technique done LWI (which is how… Continue Reading
Well, the bulk of the floor is done! And the details, the details are taking longer than the installation of the bulk of the floor. At this point it is all the hubby, figuring out each little funky shape, each edge…it’s going to take awhile! Continue Reading
Yesterday we took Liam up to Idyllwild for a 2 week music camp at Idyllwild Arts Academy. This is the second year he’s gone here, (here are pix from last year). Knowing what to expect made things a bit easier on all of us! (We also got there a half and hour before we were… Continue Reading
Last Saturday morning, I set up my patio with some extra tables and 6 ladies from the local chapter of the American Sewing Guild came over and learned how to dye! Each woman chose either one color from the Candiotic Table to make some tints of, or they picked 2 colors and made a gradation… Continue Reading
Sunday morning, we got down to business! I picked up the floor nailer from Home Depot while Andrew snapped some chalk lines to figure out what was straight and how we should nail it down. Luckily, the way that made the most sense (and it was straight) was to start at the far side under… Continue Reading
We were busy Saturday! After an awesome Friday night (I’ll blog about going to the Hollywood Bowl soon it was awesome), we were up early Saturday so I could get the patio ready to teach an intro dyeing class (post about that coming soon too!) While I was outside dyeing, Dad and the boys got… Continue Reading