My guess is that everyone already knows about these things but I did not. We keep a good supply of bandaids, antibiotic ointment, etc. but, with my finger, the cut goes down the right side across my finger and partially up the left side so bandaids we have here weren't working so well. The ones that have a large enough pad to cover the wound are just huge. While the finger is still store, getting ...
Rhubarb BBQ Sauce
No preaching to me about what I should not be doing, OK? I was careful. My finger is bandaged and I wore a disposable glove AND a thicker rubber glove. Beth Ferrier (some of you may remember her from quilting) posted on FB yesterday that she had made this recipe for Rhubarb BBQ Sauce. Beth had mentioned maybe using dried cherries instead of raisins. I do not like raisins so I subbed dried ...
Microgreens
I harvested the microgreens. That was nine days after starting them. I had planned to do it on day 7 or 8 but just didn't get it done. Here are two of the trays. All of them did well except the Swiss Chard. I may need to soak those big seeds before spreading them out. I just read that they need to be covered with a bit of soil so I'll try that again in a week or so. My favorite is ...
A Finish!
It's Don't Cry Because It's Over by Lizzie Kate. It's a quick stitch and it will go on my "Good Advice" wall once it's framed. It's about 7-7/8" x 2-1/2". We are supposed to change the finger bandage every day for four days using the materials the doctor sent home with us. Today we greatly decreased the padding and that helped so much with stitching. Also, the dogs aren't nearly as ...
First Batch of Soap is Made
Yesterday I made my first batch of soap after having not made soap in at least 20 years. I had enough ingredients - all except for part of my brain it seems - to make soap. I did something really stupid so I will not be making more soap for a while. For anyone interested in making soap, there is so much info on the internet. There are many good books on soapmaking. I'm not going to give ...
A Bit of Cross Stitch Shopping
Watching floss tubes can sometimes cause me to buy things I wouldn't normally buy. Yesterday I was watching Tara Sullivan of Sully's Stitches -this video, I wanted to stitch almost everything she showed. Of course, buying charts definitely does not mean they will get stitched! The first one is Uber Jack by Bent Creek. I'm not a fan of Halloween but this one is cute enough that I could ...