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Crocheting toys for cats
We have a never ending need for cat toys! The other day I learned to crochet a ball. I was very pleased with the result, placed the ball next to the computer and thought it might be a fun cat toy. I had barely finished the thought when I saw a black cat face with…
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Classic New York Style Cheesecake
Rich, creamy, smooth vanilla heaven. Cheesecake! So easy to make, yet so difficult to wait for. Patience is the key ingredient in this cake. But patience can be oh-so delicious too! Anticipation. Just the word makes my mouth water. Delicious Anticipation. Say it slowly, savor it! Without further ado, here are our perfect cheesecake secrets…
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Step-by-Step: Creamy stewed greens
My family loves this thick, creamy stew made with dark green leafy vegetables. My top choice of greens is red-stemmed Swiss Chard, but many times I mix different leaves. Sometimes I even use dandelion or red beet leaves. Collard greens should work, too. In this tutorial I use red chard. I have no exact measurements…
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Catching up with projects, old and new
Last fall we had some technical problems with the site and an external hard drive and … Well, don’t ask what happened, I couldn’t even begin to answer, but my darling daughter and web manager Anna fixed the problems. Unfortunately in the process we lost the photos in the older tutorials! Big bummer! We had…
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Instantly Age Wood, Part II
Last fall I made some rustic looking wooden shelves for our market booth. I wrote a tutorial on the instant wood ageing process using tea and a mixture of white vinegar and steel wool. Read Instantly Age Wood in order to make more sense of this post. The reaction between the materials is still a mystery to…
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Keys to My Heart
Valentine’s Day is a lot more than just a pile of greeting cards. It’s a happy, fuzzy holiday all about appreciating the ones we love. But don’t let it fool you, heart and love related crafts are appropriate year round. Here are quick and easy instructions to make some of my favorite heart crafts: a…
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Crochet Pattern: Baby’s Dino Hat with Cape
Photos of naked babies on sheepskins is sooo yesterday! But of course it had to happen, now that I got real sheepskin for my second grandson Dexter. Now, all the rage is to use props of various kinds. They can be cute or funky or silly or geeky or anything that catches the parents’ fancy.…
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Sneak peek …
My grandson is now three weeks old. He’s such a sweetie! I’ve been helping out with night feedings and holding him due to his tummy aches. Poor little one. But I seem to have some granny magic because he calms down and feels better. As long as I hold him! I haven’t been able to…
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Purple!
“Purple is not a real color!” That’s what people told me in the 60’ when I was a child. How could they say that? To me it was clearly a color on it’s own, distinct from red and blue. But no, no matter how I questioned their opinion or argued against it, they still didn’t…
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Granny Squares Again!
My grandson was born yesterday! He’s gorgeous! I’m a granny times two now. Or “Mommo” as we say in Finland-Swedish. It’s a nickname for mormor, which means mother’s mother. I’m at my daughter’s, caring for the dogs and the cat, eagerly waiting for the family to come home. So, yesterday we had a funny “history-repeats-itself”…
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Mohair scarves and fruit salad
Some time ago my sister gave me loads of fancy yarns. She had an exquisite little yarn shop in a small town in Pennsylvania. I loved that shop and all the fine yarns stocked up everywhere. She used to give small knitting gifts to us and even taught my youngest daughter to knit. A few…
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The Minnesota Five Cup Salad
This is a creamy fruit salad. It’s very easy to make, using just five ingredients!
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