Hello all, this is not a blog post and more of a quick house keeping heads up. I have really been enjoying this blog, however the month of July is going to be super busy for me and after some deliberation I have decided that it will be better for me to take a quick […]
Tres leches Trevails
I recently made a tres leches cake, and I have mixed feelings on the execution. The recipe I used tasted good, so that wasn’t the problem, and I think the decoration (such as it was) wasn’t too bad. My main point of contention however is probably the most important part of the cake: the soak. […]
Mid-Month Middle Earth 20
With the pattern updated I am back to work at the actual cross stitch, but it’s currently slow going. With the pattern updated it is really becoming clear just how scattered the stitches I’m working on are now. I am currently scanning through the pattern, adding one or two stitches of brown every few dozen […]
Finished! First self-made shawl pattern
In the previous post “December Double Trouble – part two” I introduced a shawl pattern I made up, and I have have now finished the main body of the shawl. I think it came out pretty nice! Since I ended up needing to buy a second ball of self stripping yarn to complete the pattern […]
First Friday Fiction: The mind in the machine
This month’s short story is on the rough side, mostly because the idea snuck up on me at the last minute and I haven’t been able to polish it up too much. I might revisit and expand on the idea once I know what direction / what sort of tone this short story would fit […]
The Cream of the Crop
I mentioned to my mother that I wanted to try making crème Brûlée and she (rightly) reminded me that we did not have anything to Brûlée the top with. I took this as a challenge that it was likely not meant to be, and we now have a mini food safe torch. The recipe I […]
Mid Month Middle Earth 19
There wasn’t much progress done on the actual pattern this month as I needed to get some background work done. I finally decided to bite the bullet and update my pattern sheet by marking off all the completed stitches in black. I now have a better idea of what still needs to be done, but […]
To all the stars in the sky: Needlepoint
In what feels like a re-occuring theme on this blog, I have once again failed to find a pattern that did what I was looking for and so decided to make the pattern myself. This time I was looking for a night sky themed needlepoint and none of the patterns actually matched what I was […]
First Friday Fiction : Flight Chief on Dock
After a hard days work outside pulling weeds I am all tired out, so we’re doing a pretty short short story this time. This week we have another one of the short stories that blend everyday work process and the fantastical. I’m not sure if I’ll add any more to this specific story but I […]
Can You Hear the Angels Singing
For Easter I decided to make a nice coconut lemon Angel food cake for after dinner. The recipe was from the I Am Baker blog (link at the end) and while it technically is only for a coconut angel food cake I decided to add some lemon zest to try and make it a little […]