The dough is paper-thin, fragile, easily torn, quick to dry out. I lay out two sheets, side by side, and brush them lightly and quickly with melted butter. I am feeling my way.  I haven't done this in a long time. Normally we get pre-laminated phyllo dough, but supply chain issues have put that on… Continue reading Phyllo

Don’t be alarmed!  I’m changing some things with my blog and I’m making a big mess of it, but all will be well in time. 🙂

It's hard to know what to write about.   I made a bunch of masks.  Here I am modeling one of them, and of course that's Julia in the back being her camera friendly self.  I sent some masks to family and I'll be bringing the rest to work with me tomorrow.   I've been… Continue reading Greetings from a Safe Social Distance

Bill doesn't remember how long this quilt was on his bed.  His mom made it - one of a number of quilts she made for family members.  I haven't seen any of the others, but I've got a folder and a ring binder stuffed with patterns and fabric swatches and handwritten notes.  I couldn't find… Continue reading Repairs to a Quilt Elsa Made

Those of you who have been visiting me over the years will know that I have a bunch of cookies that I make every year before Christmas.  Some of them are recipes inherited from my late mother-in-law, and some are recipes I know certain people really like, and some are recipes I like.  Some years… Continue reading Biscotti Three Ways and Other Cookies

I was in line at the CVS near my house. There was just one register open.  Well, one, plus the two self-service ones they put in a few months ago when they eliminated two (I think it was two) live-person registers.  So now there are two self-serve and two employee-manned registers. I refuse to use… Continue reading In Line at CVS

Do you wanna make a snowflake?  Here's how I like to do it. I start with a square piece of paper, and for these recent ones I used tracing paper, which is (or seems to be) thinner than regular paper and creases nicely during folding. I've got a lot of pictures for you - I… Continue reading Paper Snowflake

That's Otis high atop my yarn hutch.   I have nothing to say about him really.  I just wanted a picture for this post and others I was looking at were too specific.  I'd have to write something about the picture instead of what I'd planned to write about, you know? It's one of my… Continue reading Where to Start