A Quilt is Born

A few days ago I was in the mood to sew something. I didn’t want to just make another random quilt block; I almost have enough of those to make a (hodge-podge of blocks) quilt. I was thinking of a small log cabin quilt, as that’s been my favorite for the past few months. I…

In Memory of Aiko

“Nobody said it was easy No one ever said it would be so hard*” He was purring, softly, right through the end. But it was time and I promised him a long time ago I would do the right thing at the right time. We had a good 2 or 3 day good-bye/hospice last week…

Snowy Trees

I haven’t made any snow related posts in a few years, and last night’s snow was heavier than usual, so I took some pictures. It snowed hard and was very windy all night, but today is relatively calm, sunny and bright!

Homemade Pepper Relish

The first 3 pictures are from 2021. That’s because I’ve been making this pepper relish for three harvests and am only now posting the recipe! The last two are from this year’s relish project. This year’s batch is a bit warmer, as I had a LOT of peppers at the end of the season, so…