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What Am I DOING? Life is Super-Duper.
Yes. Life is super-duper today. To risk sounding like an old lady, I woke up with a huge painful knot in my back, then the first thing I did when I got to work was smash my finger. It’s all … Continue reading
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Tagged crochet, knitting, knitting loom, recipe, recon, socks
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Vintage Happy Valley: Honey Pumpkin Pie Recipe
Once you’ve recovered from the sugar crash after finishing off that last bag of Halloween candy, it’s time to start thinking about the next Food Holiday. It’s called Thanksgiving, of course! In modern times, it’s an easy holiday to miss … Continue reading
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Tagged recipe, spry vegetable shortening, thanksgiving
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What are we DOING?!?! Redwall cheese and a crochet sock.
Today I was running around like a maniac, trying to fill out paperwork, going to therapy, buying milk, going to the post office, test driving a car. I forgot until 1/2 hour before bedtime that it was my day to … Continue reading
Doughnuts for Doughboys! A Pumpkin Doughnut Recipe.
It brings me great pleasure to share with you this vintage pumpkin doughnut recipe from the archives of the Springville Herald, sponsored by Spry (a mid-20th century vegetable shortening competitor of Crisco). Mmmm…. heart clogging deliciousness! Apparently there was a … Continue reading
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Tagged fried things, recipe, spry vegetable shortening, vintage
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What Are We DOING? Did you just say doing?
I’m thinking of killing my Etsy shop in a slow, painful death as I slowly, painfully get rid of my inventory (it could take years!). I haven’t sewn in a long time and I’m just losing interest in making garb … Continue reading
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Tagged etsy, medieval garb, recipe, tablet weaving, writing, yard work
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