When we were in Maui on vacation in December 2018, I discovered the lovely little Maui Quilt Shop where I spent wayyyy too much money. One of the items I purchased was a humpback whale sashiko embroidery kit. Running stitch has never been one of my best stitches as I struggle to make the stitches even lengths and distances from…
The inspiration for this Luck of the Irish Potato Soup came from a community cookbook from the area of Alberta where Dave and I owned our acreage from 1996 to 2000. I’d previously lived in that same community for about 5 years when I was growing up. At the time, my mom managed a small country store called Autumn Leaf…
This Irish Soda Bread recipe is so quick and easy to make… no kneading, no rise time. Within an hour you can have it out of the oven and cooling, ready to eat. The twist in this recipe is that half of the flour is replaced with dark rye flour which gives the bread a deliciously rich, nutty flavor and…
Rather than buy those expensive pouches of taco seasoning, why not make it yourself! It’s fast and easy using spices you may already have in your cupboard. I buy my spices from the bulk food store which makes this recipe even less expensive. Buying in bulk also allows you to purchase just enough of a particular spice so you don’t…
Hello everyone! I must apologize that it’s taken so long to announce the winner of the Aloha from Maui Giveaway. We drew the name the day after the giveaway closed on January 20th and then for the next two weeks, I unsuccessfully tried to make contact with the winner. At the end of that time, we decided to draw a…
It’s time for February’s Craft Room De-Stash Challenge or in my case, Sewing Room De-stash. This month, I have the prettiest little Tablet Pouch to share with you. Each month, we are challenged to create a project from our stash. We’re allowed to spend up to an additional $10 to complete the project but I’m pleased to say that everything…
The first time I made these Snow Storm Linzer Cookies was for Valentine’s Day a couple of years ago as part of A Hexie Turtle Valentine story. I started with a recipe for Linzer Cookies found on the Canadian Living website. However, I needed to make some changes based on what I had on hand. Ground almonds were substituted for hazelnuts and…
After a two month hiatus, Embroidery Monday and the Stitchery Link Party have returned. But with a twist! Instead of posting every week on Monday, they’ll be posted on the first Monday of every month. Over the course of last year, fewer people were linking up each week and one of the reasons I heard over and over was that…
When a huge snow storm moves through bringing with it much colder temperatures and several inches of snow, it calls for good old-fashioned comfort food. A rummage through the fridge yielded several leftover baked potatoes. I will often bake extra potatoes with the idea of having some leftover to use later in the week and just as often, in order…
When trying to come up with a DIY Valentine gift idea, I thought back to some of the fun paper crafts we used to make for Valentine’s when we were kids to see if there was one that I could translate into fabric. I wanted to be able to share a tutorial for something that was cute, small and quick…
