Monthly Archives: December 2009

Impede me at your peril, bitches.

Posted on December 29, 2009 by Erin D. | Permalink 7

Over the last few months, I’ve developed a passion for nesting/homesteading rivaled only by a Pentecostal with a snake-bite kit. Everything about being more self-sufficient and environmentally friendly [..]

Chickens, Sustainability ,

Why that's just silly, why would anyone ever need a….

Posted on December 28, 2009 by Erin D. | Permalink 2

Hm. “Needle wallet,” you say. Tell me more.

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Post-Christmas Show & Tell

Posted on December 28, 2009 by Erin D. | Permalink 4

Image-heavy post ahead! When we arrived home tonight, I checked the mailbox to see if my much-anticipated shampoo bar had arrived in the mail. Alas, it had not. [..]

Fabrics , , ,

AAAAhhhhhhhhhh

Posted on December 27, 2009 by Erin D. | Permalink 9

We’re mostly done with Christmas! While I still have to finish up Dad & Janet’s quilt, as well as a top-secret project for Mike’s mom, there are no [..]

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Posted on December 24, 2009 by Erin D. | Permalink 7

Last night, as I was running about like a crazy woman, Mike Neir made the fatal mistake of asking me if he could do anything to help. “You [..]

"But I am le tired."

Posted on December 24, 2009 by Erin D. | Permalink 0

Unable to attend Mike’s big family gathering due to having to work. Boo. Wanting to fall asleep at my desk.  Boo. Work is busy. Boo. Impending nap? Yay. [..]

Delivering Mom’s Quilt

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Erin D. | Permalink 7

Having the day off, I chose this afternoon to deliver Mom’s quilt to her. I have a key to her house and picked a time when I desperately [..]

Finished Quilt, Mental Well-Being , ,

Almost-Christmas Moment

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Erin D. | Permalink 4

I just whipped up some OMFG delicious chocolate truffle sauce for the neighbors. It was quick, it was easy, it is To Die For. Here’s the recipe from [..]

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First Free-Motion Attempt

Posted on December 22, 2009 by Erin D. | Permalink 13

Last night, I pieced the back for Dad & Janet’s quilt – hadn’t planned on a pieced back, but I ended up about 8 inches short on my [..]

Quilting , ,

Sinuosity

Posted on December 21, 2009 by Erin D. | Permalink 3

Middle-Eastern music strikes this deep, primal chord within. It’s not something I listen to often, but when I do, I wonder why I don’t find more of it. [..]

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