On the latest episode of Nosam Eats Things, a regular viewer suggested that Mason try Napoleons. A Napoleon is also known as a mille-feuille which means thousand sheets in French. Mason was overjoyed to finally get to try something sweet after the recent episodes of anchovies, spam, and sardines. To make things a little more […]
This view is probably not as impressive for the rest of the world but for me, for us, for our family, it is. My car was fully loaded with toys, books, clothes and a pedal go-cart that we are selling at the semi-annual consignment sale at church. There were eleven tubs in all! A bit […]
I had a few minutes this afternoon to play before the boys got home from school. These bits of color are a welcome sight in winter. I can’t wait to see if my projects come out as I hope.
One of my quilting friends, Ms. Amanda Jean, just blogged about a project for a WIP bag that she made. (A WIP is a work in progress.) The neat thing about her bag is that it’s made with vinyl so the project is visible right away. When she mentioned that she was going to publish […]
The next craft swap is on February 13th and I am making swap sets for eight ladies in all. Today I spent some time playing with fabric scraps. These will be part of the embellishment. This is one of my favorites from the day. The piece is wee—about 1.5” square!
Monday Bill and I were running errands and it was pretty cold. Before we left, I tossed on my Crown Roast Cowl. After we got home, I noticed that one of my pearl earrings was gone. Instinctively, I touched my ear and the back fell to the floor. I began looking for the earring in […]
Today we celebrate the second day of Catholic Schools Week by sending our kids to school dressed as their favorite super hero. Mason opted to go as Ash, the main character from Pokémon. He pulled together all the components himself and grabbed the Poke Ball and Treecko as his props. He also designed and drew […]
After moving to Indiana, I learned that chicken and dumplings is a dish with regional variations. I don’t recall eating it very often growing up but I had ideas about what Chicken and Dumplings was. For me, it was a chicken stew base with clumps of biscuit dough cooked on top. Our first meeting of […]
Last week Mason filled his first in a series of YouTube videos called Nosam Eats Things. After finishing his tasting of anchovies, he asked viewers to make suggestions. The first in the comments was for spam, thanks to Jordan. Spam it is! His stage manager prepared the plates. After an initial bite of Spam straight […]
It turns out that a fort can be constructed in three afternoons of class time. I had my doubts. When I left them after day one, there was still much to do. Gavin contributed and painted that boat in the back and Mason supplied all the Jamestown figures. He was excited about those and they […]