To continue that last update, I've been feeling both sick and well of late.  Sick because after the holidays I continued to deal with some kind of rash, and then a cold on top of it.  After accepting the idea that what I was doing at home was not working and it was not because I am a lazy shlub somehow I got my ass to the doctor and got something ( Read more... )

Yeah, I've been away from on line for a bit.  This is because I've been feeling really well, I've been kind of sick, and down with a bad case of post-holiday finishitis.

Starting with the last first, here's some of the finished sewing stuff.

( Cut for lots of pictures )

In case of emergency

I will have a real post coming this week, I swear.

And then someone sends just the right sentiment to Post Secret.

All I can say is Amen, Sister

I do not like being sick.

That is all. 

But Linus puts things so well


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Garlic roast beef (Takes two days to prepare.  Uses two heads of garlic for 3 lb of meat.)

Roast potatoes

Brussels Sprouts with toasted sesame dressing.

Homemade pumpkin pie and whipped cream.  Meaning homemade crust and pumpkin from the farm stand, not a can.

Damm I'm good.

 Nice to know I'm not the only frustrated one.

http://www.jejune.net/bits/2010/04/introducing-the-metaphorical-adoption-maternity-portrait-series/

I hate not using such a valuable leftover.  I truly do.

Turkey Tortilla Soup

Take 1/3 of the carcass of a 12-14 lb roasted turkey.  Preferably with some meat still on the bone.

Boil in 4 cups water for 1 hr.

Take the carcass out of the water, let cool, and shred the meat from the bone.

Put 1/2 cup pre-soaked black beans into the broth, season with Bell' ( Read more... )

 I stopped to read a book.

Look, here's my thing.  The holiday season traditionally ran from the 25th to January 6th.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_Days_of_Christmas

Now we each have lots of people in our lives who put lots of pressure on us to get everything done between Thanksgiving and December 25th, everything from our spouses or spouse- ( Read more... )