skivs

I knit all year round and sometimes I just run out of ideas. I was looking at patterns for bikinis and thought that seems kinda silly- really... who would wear a knitted swim suit? Not to swim in anyway...
So that led me to thinking about other sorts of under garments. Why not, since I knitted diaper covers, etc. Why not skivvies for me?
So this was my first try. I think I'll try boy shorts next. That might be more practical. And no, I won't be modeling them.

skivvies

Can they be knitted?

sometimes you can't get what you want.... but you get what you need

I've wanted a step stool like this forever. The cabin my Mom was renting last week had the absolute perfect stool in it and she wouldn't let me steal it! But I did take this picture. Check your grandma's basement, if she has an old one laying around, pass it this way!!



First batch of Yellow Squash Pickles done! I forgot the turmeric, so they are not the lovely yellow color they should be, but I bet they will taste about the same.

I needed a good project today, so it was the perfect day for a little canning. I love these pickles! Esp. with homemade baked beans and molasses bread. Yum.


xoxo

savory bread pudding

I love to read recipes. I read a lot of recipe websites and last week it seemed like they all highlighted this same idea. I kept seeing a Leek Bread Pudding reciepe that looked amazing. My leeks are still baby sized so I knew I couldn't do that but the idea kept circulating in the back of my brain.

Today I was going to bake bread but realized I didn't have any more baking powder. I used the last of it making a loaf of brown bread that didn't get eaten before it got hard. I was going to feed it to the chickens, but instead I thought about making it into some kind of savory bread pudding. I broke the bread up, and added the milk and eggs and then sauted 2 small zucchinis and a bunch of herbs from the garden. I added this to the bread, milk and egg and baked it at 400 for 35 minutes.

It turned out quite beautiful. And it tastes even better! I was afraid to make it too herby but it actually could have had a bit more sage.
(pardon the Rex feet in the picture... He is living in my kitchen until Isaiah decides whether he's afraid of him or not)

cucumber salad

Cucumber Salad
I can't wait for summer pickles, but until the cucumber crops really come in, I have to find ways to pickle them little by little. Yesterday I made cucmber salad and today it is perfect!
My mom gave me a bag of huge cukes. I sliced 3 huge ones with a red onion and layered those in a big bowl. Over top I poured a mixture of 1 cup of water, 1/2 cup white sugar, 1/2 cup veg oil, 2 cups of white vinegar. Mix it very well before you pour it over top so the sugar is dissolved.
You can eat it after 4 hours in the fridge, but a good 24 hours in the fridge is really what makes it the best.

more pickles pants

I made these Pickles Pants for Isaiah a few months ago. Soon after, I made this pair for my friend Elena. I was waiting until her shower to post this picture, but the the whole HFM disease thing happened, and I couldn't go to the shower... so then it was awhile before I was able to get these to her. But, finally now, she got her baby shower present and I can post a picture of these cute pickles pants! I love these colors. I really wanted to keep them for Isaiah. They remind me a bit of Brobee .

green in the yard