Archives for February 2013

Finding the Right Craft Project

I've been working through a small mid-life crisis by trying to figure out what I want to do in my creative life.  I'd like to find something I enjoy doing, develop my skills, and make a little money on the side by selling the fruits of my labors.  In the past, I've enjoyed making table runners, and have sold a few at our Just The Right Things store on Etsy. I decided to try lots of different … [Read more...]

Eggs, Beautiful Eggs

I'm working on some ideas for artwork that uses eggshells.  More on that in the future. For now, this is my current favorite egg photo. … [Read more...]

Everything’s Better With An Egg On Top

Well, it only took me three weeks to be late posting my Eggcellent Sunday recipe.  I'm blaming it on having a house full of people for the Super Bowl.  Oh well. I threw this Potato Hash with an Egg On Top recipe together earlier in the week after sticking my head in the pantry and wondering why in the world I bought the huge bag of potatoes that was sitting there.  We liked it so much we served … [Read more...]

The Love of Chores

I only have one regret about getting chickens and a goat and a pig and building a coop and a run and a goat shed and taking half the backyard to make a barnyard. I really wish I had done it twenty years earlier. I love everything about it.  Some of the love is obvious - it's easy to love a baby chick and the soft gaze of a goat.  It's fun to sit in the backyard with a drink and watch … [Read more...]