Due to a slight snafu with email, I did not get my first DB Recipe until later in the month. Rather than deal with more emails and explainat...

Mid June: Me: I think I want that corner unit in the basement to come upstairs. DH: Why? Late June: DH: A coworker is switching apartments a...

The gateway to My Sewing Room is an area the former owner set up for bachelor entertaining--perfect for a cheap kegger. There's a sink,...

Summer is drawing to a close. My kiddo starts kindergarten this week. Overall, it was a successful summer: No one got a sunburn (except DH,...

Here is my Ravelympic FO. I love it. It fits nicely. I think it looks nice on me (perhaps not with a green polo) and I intend to wear it ...

I finished my Ravelympic Vest. It has been blocked and the ends are woven in. It has been gently folded and is sitting nicely with the oth...

Among the numerous supplies needed to send a Kindergartner off into the world: 4 boxes of 24 crayons 1 box of tissues Shouldn't this be ...

I have been joking to a few people about how much fun I have watching the Olympics--especially if the sport might exhibit Speedo-slippage. I...

Dear mice, I am sorry you chose my basement as your refuge. I understand the the rain has likely flooded your usual homes and insurance ded...

Who wouldn't want to knit when the weather looks like this? I woke up and saw this beautiful drizzle and drank hot tea out on the deck f...

My favorite Olympic Moments: The Men's 400 Relay That last leg is amazing. You can see the adrenaline burst out of those men as they c...

My California connection has just informed me that Trader Joe's has discontinued vanilla paste. If you see a forlorn mom sitting at Sta...

Goal: Fifteen rows a day. I know I am capable. The real question is if I can be monogamous (to the project--as if!) until the project is fin...

We took the opportunity of having a teenager in the house (and grandparents who are retired) to go to Elitch Gardens . I haven't been to...

Forgive my terseness. It's nothing personal. Status Sunday morning: The reason I ripped out about six rows on Saturday: Worth it t...

You must forgive my absence. The Olympics are on. Twice a year I am glued to the television. If this was the only television I watched I wou...

There is a rumor circulating that someone went to the Colorado Speedway to watch the races. The claim is that this particular person was k...

One thing I noticed about the DB challenge were the numerous "DO NOT OVERMIX /BEAT/BLEND. Wise words to be sure, but I noticed a numbe...

The July Challenge for Daring Bakers is a Filbert Gateau with Praline Buttercream . I don't know how DBs choose thier recipes, or how th...