slightly biased quilts

Nov 30 2008

More Sewing Shopping

by Jennifer

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Mom and I went shopping again this morning and found a bunch of fabrics. I picked up a couple of scraps from Walmart for a buck each. I’m not sure...

Nov 30 2008

Sewing

And I’m back in the game

by Jennifer

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Thank you thank you thank you Beth! Beth gave me her old sewing machine and I got it up and running this weekend. I went to JoAnn Fabrics on Friday...

Nov 30 2008

Gardening

Fresh Lettuce!

by Jennifer

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For our salad for Thanksgiving dinner, I cut some lettuce from the garden. I even found some caterpillars on it (yes, I washed them off)! Now I know what was...

Nov 27 2008

Gardening

Onions and Garlic

by Jennifer

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Yesterday I decided to pull out an onion and a garlic bulb to see how they were doing. They aren’t ready yet! The garlic has formed a bulb but it...

Nov 13 2008

Recipes

Creamy Chicken Skillet with Stuffing

by Jennifer

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Five times a year I get a free magazine from Kraft that has simple recipes and fun cooking ideas. They tend to be super easy and inexpensive, both of which...

Nov 05 2008

Gardening

I have tomatoes!!!

by Jennifer

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The flowers on the tomato plants have fallen off and left little tomatoes! Yay! I wonder how long until they grow and are ripe…. The onions and garlic look great!...

Oct 29 2008

Recipes

Hearty Beef and Potato Stew

by Jennifer

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I got a day off from tutoring today, so I decided to work from home so that I could make some yummy beef stew that I made last winter and...

Oct 26 2008

Gardening

Rose Bushes

by Jennifer

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I’ve been wondering for a while what is going on with my rose bushes out front. The last owner of the house planted them just before putting the house on...

Oct 26 2008

Gardening

So that’s why the lettuce died!

by Jennifer

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I read some in a book that Brian got for me from the Round Rock Library, “Rodale’s Vegetable Garden Problem Solver” (which by the way, is an awesome book), about...

Oct 18 2008

Gardening

Weeds and Bugs!

by Jennifer

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With all of the rain this week, a million weeds have sprung up in the garden. There were more than enough before the rain, but now its pretty unbelievable. Does...