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SAL Update-Fraktur Hex #7

I am so sorry! I completely forgot to post 3 weeks ago. I do have a good report for this update though. I have finished the border! Here is where I was last time I updated: And here is where I am now: Glad that’s over lol! Now on to a different color. Hope youContinue reading “SAL Update-Fraktur Hex #7”

Hello Again!

I have been absent for a long time and for that I apologize. I am fine and my family is well. I just haven’t felt like posting because frankly I felt that anything I had to say would be a bit frivolous considering the situation we are all in. But after many weeks and monthsContinue reading “Hello Again!”

SAL-Fraktur Hex #6

It’s been a cold miserable week here but I have been getting a lot done inside! The last three weeks have flown by and admittedly I haven’t worked much on Fraktur Hex. Here is where I left off last time: And here is where I am now: Just got around the corner on the border.Continue reading “SAL-Fraktur Hex #6”

Not Impressed with Our Debt January 2020 Update

Originally I had a good solid “plan” when I started this journey of paying off our debt. Unfortunately that plan is in need of a change. The momentum that I started with has changed because I am not working 55+ hours a week anymore. I have decided to adjust and take a different approach toContinue reading “Not Impressed with Our Debt January 2020 Update”

SAL -Project Fraktur Hex #2

I spent so much time the last three weeks working on Fraktur Hex and I was so excited to show my progress but I realized late last night that I had made a mistake that had devastating consequences. That may seem overly dramatic but as many of you know having to rip out two weeksContinue reading “SAL -Project Fraktur Hex #2”

Not Impressed With Our Debt Week #69

I apologize for not giving you an end of month update for October. When I ran the numbers I was disappointed in myself and couldn’t figure out why the numbers were not adding up correctly. So I just let October go. Let’s see instead where we are at week 69. I wanted to pay offContinue reading “Not Impressed With Our Debt Week #69”

20 for ’20 Challenge – October Update

October has been a busy month and with a wedding, three funerals, a sinus infection and 2 colds, Scott, Doug and I are glad October is over. Despite all of that I did get a ton accomplished. Here is an update on my goals. 1. Build a new garage – Nothing going at the momentContinue reading “20 for ’20 Challenge – October Update”

SAL – Project Fraktur Hex #1

This is my first post on my newest project, Modern Folk Embroidery’s Fraktur Hex. The original design photo showed the entire project stitched in blue. I knew I would get bored only stitching the same color so I have switched up the color scheme. Just the single outside border was 1072 stitches! It’s a veryContinue reading “SAL – Project Fraktur Hex #1”

Decorated Halloween Layer Cake

My sister and her husband had their annual, epic, Halloween party this past weekend and for the dessert contest I brought a Halloween themed cake. I used a 10″ double layer chocolate cake and split each layer which gave me room for 3 layers of different colored filling. The first layer I split with aContinue reading “Decorated Halloween Layer Cake”

19 for ’20 Recipes Challenge – Butternut Squash Green Curry Rice Noodle Bowls Recipe

Part of my 20 for ’20 Challenge is to try 19 new recipes in 2019-2020. They say you eat with your eyes right? In the case of the recipe I tried for “Butternut Squash Green Curry Rice Noodle Bowls” I definitely wanted to try the recipe because the photo of it on Instagram was amazing.Continue reading “19 for ’20 Recipes Challenge – Butternut Squash Green Curry Rice Noodle Bowls Recipe”