This winter break we have done many things. This table is currently holding a couple painted skateboard sea creatures and an almost completed afghan.
The completing process is sometimes tedious, but worth it.
The angler fish was completed during this winter break, the octopus was a previous project, but both were polyurethaned.
One of us likes the Christ's Mass and one of us despises it with angry passion. We compromised and made stockings with handmade gifts in them. Puzzle, replacement id badge, knitted card, and cans with string.
No buy year means even more homemade gifts than usual.
A picture book, written and illustrated by us.
Recipe book with our favorites.
Notes for coworkers.
Chocolate chip cookies as well.
Simple design. Made from wood, screws, and glue. Used blue stain. Polyurethaned shelves. One of the most useful things we have built.
Two cups frozen fruit. One cup ice cream, vegan or not vegan friendly. Fill to just over the top of the fruit and ice cream with juice. Blend. You should see the vortex in the blender. If it is too thick, add more liquid. If it is too thin, add more tasty things. Let it blend for a while. Pour into overly large glass. Consume all of your fruit for the day in one sitting.
My toes were quite numb during this morning's bus stop wait and I was thinking about having next summer off. This picture captures last summer quite well.
For Thanksgiving we make pumpkin spice bars, with cream cheese frosting. They were amazing...no really heaven like. I would like to think that it was because we made them using the pumpkin puree we made from the pumpkins I grew in the back yard this winter. Without the whole waiting for pumpkins to grow, it is a super easy recipe and super tasty.
