January 2009

Pork in the Pressure Cooker

January 30, 2009

Here’s a pressure cooker recipe for you.  We’ve used this one for years and love it! Pork loin or roast 1/2 c. white wine (or broth) 1/4 c. oil 1 onion, chopped 1 or 2 cloves garlic, chopped 3 or 4 apples (Granny Smith would be good but I use whatever I have on hand), [...]

Keep reading →

Sock Progress

January 29, 2009

This morning I was able to finish the brown/green socks. Then I found this pair that was finished but only needed the thread ends woven in so I did that and have two pairs finished!  Well, I actually have quite a few pairs of knitted socks now but two finished as of this morning. These [...]

Keep reading →

Sock Yarn

January 29, 2009

Stashbusting on the fabric side is going great but I can’t say the same for my sock yarn stash.  I’m not buying as much as I was but I’m still buying way more yarn than I’m using.  I guess it’s because I never seem to take the time to sit and knit, though I love [...]

Keep reading →

How Times Have Changed

January 28, 2009

When we came home from Pittsburg Saturday, we came a different route and passed a buffalo farm.  Going through Kansas, it’s just flat and lots of prairie type land.  I was thinking about when the settlers came across Kansas and Oklahoma and the Indians and buffalo were roaming, unfettered by fences or interstate highways.  My [...]

Keep reading →

Thermostat is Broke!

January 27, 2009

My own personal thermostat . . not the one on the heater . . seems to be malfunctioning.  This morning when I got up, it was freezing in this house.  63 or 64 which is warmer than we normally keep it during the night.  I cranked it up in 2 degree increments as instructed by [...]

Keep reading →

I Might Like This

January 27, 2009

There are advantages to having an empty nest. Saturday, even though Chad was in town, he was working.  You will recall that he was grumpy and when he left that morning to go to work, I asked him what time he would be home after work (as in . . what time shall I have [...]

Keep reading →

← Previous Entries