Author Archives: Carissa

18
Feb, 2009

handy dad

my parents came up to visit the weekend before last.  while they were here, my dad helped us to replace the door that was damaged in the debacle described on this past post.  the two of us spent a chilly … Continue reading →

Posted in fun stuff, Uncategorized | 2 Comments
06
Feb, 2009

angelfood cake

last week i made some delicious meyer lemon curd (goes great on fresh english muffins!) and that recipe calls for three egg yolks.  so i had three egg whites leftover.  not being one to throw away perfectly good egg bits, … Continue reading →

Posted in yum | 4 Comments
04
Feb, 2009

bunny wallet

last weekend, i needed some time to re-charge.  i had an evening at home all by myself and i knew exactly what i wanted to do with it: when i first saw this bunny wallet in the zakka sewing book … Continue reading →

Posted in crafty stuff, stuff that makes me smile | 8 Comments
02
Feb, 2009

english muffins with my grandma–a photo tutorial

over christmas break, i was lucky enough to get to spend half a day with my grandma on the way home.  she used to live all the way on the other side of the country, but she recently moved and … Continue reading →

Posted in trip down memory lane, tutorials, yum | 8 Comments
01
Feb, 2009

christmas, part 5: fun new toys and good old friends (or, hooray! i have my laptop back!)

so… my laptop is fixed and i now have access to my christmas photos again and the saga can continue. one of the fun things we did on our christmas vacation was visit some very dear friends who live in … Continue reading →

Posted in crafty stuff | 4 Comments
22
Jan, 2009

aural heaven

oh readers, dear readers, i am in aural heaven.  i just got back from a bobby mcferrin concert and my ears are so very, very happy.  also, my voice.  and my heart.  i dearly love to hear this man perform.  … Continue reading →

Posted in la la la!, stuff that sparks a glow in my soul, trip down memory lane | 3 Comments
20
Jan, 2009

meeting a new small friend

here are a few photos from a fun visit i had today, to meet the new daughter of some friends of mine. thanks, friends, for wonderful conversation, yummy cookies and tea, and a grand time meeting your baby girl.  she’s … Continue reading →

Posted in photography | 3 Comments
19
Jan, 2009

all caught up with common threads

i finished jenny’s block today.  i loved working with these fabrics.  i think i’ve decided that (at least for me) the secret to sucessful “wonky blocks” is to cut the pieces freehand with scissors instead of trying to use a … Continue reading →

Posted in crafty stuff | 3 Comments
18
Jan, 2009

finally, the quilt!

it’s so reassuring to see that other people have trouble photographing quilts well in winter!  i have struggled to get a good shot of this one and i think this is the best it’s going to get: i made this … Continue reading →

Posted in crafty stuff | 11 Comments
15
Jan, 2009

catching up with common threads

holiday craziness sort of knocked me off schedule with the common threads quilting bee (and i think i’m not the only one), so here are two blocks i recently finished: these fabrics were sent by nadia with a special request … Continue reading →

Posted in crafty stuff | 3 Comments