Category Archives: Cooking

Oats and Hart

Posted on June 10, 2018 by

Ever have those days where a childhood taste or smell memory sweeps through your body, bringing you thoughts of a sweet, warm time?  I had one recently. I remembered sitting in my mormor’s (grandmother’s) kitchen, where, over freshly made havrekjeks … Continue reading →

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Aprons

Posted on May 1, 2018 by

It’s official: I’ve become my grandmother.  My mormor, a farm-raised woman who lived her whole life outside a little town in southern Norway, wore aprons every day.  So do I.  At any time I can be found puttering around the … Continue reading →

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Stress-Combating Fiber Arts …

Posted on March 18, 2018 by

For years I’ve appreciated that my fiber arts – particularly knitting and weaving – can combat stress and/or anxiety.  Since 45 entered the White House, my fingers have only reluctantly picked up my needles or warped my looms.  However, I … Continue reading →

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Back to Basics

Posted on July 23, 2016 by

Many people who blog about their forays into fiber arts and crafts are motivated by an attempt to “get back to” the basics:  making their own clothes, reducing their corporate-created consumption footprint and eschewing the fast fashion industry.  For related … Continue reading →

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Knitting & Kneading

Posted on January 30, 2016 by

As my hands have only recently returned to a state where I can knit without fear and bandages, I had been putting more attention to bread making.  Fun!  Proofing has been challenging in these cold, winter months.  Because we use … Continue reading →

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A Few Pictures of FOs

Posted on February 19, 2015 by

  After Thor’s Valentine Day sweater was blocked and dried, he graciously agreed to model it for blog post pictures. First Picture:  Raglan sleeves work well on Thor.  This picture shows how the faux (twist) cables I worked in between … Continue reading →

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The Knitter Kneads

Posted on February 7, 2015 by

On my last birthday, Thor gave me a Panasonic bread machine.  I loved it (still do), and it encouraged me – after a 30 year hiatus – to start making bread again.  (I enjoyed having the bread machine as I wanted … Continue reading →

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Knitting & Baking

Posted on November 6, 2014 by

While I have been knitting a lot (!) over the last couple of weeks, I have become near obsessed with baking – most especially bread.  On my last birthday Thor gave me a Panasonic bread machine.  I love love love it; it … Continue reading →

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Too Hot to Knit …

Posted on August 2, 2014 by

The Willamette Valley here in Oregon experienced an unusually warm July.  (This part of the valley generally gets some warm weeks scattered through the summer, but not a month straight!)  The heat has discouraged me from knitting much – nothing … Continue reading →

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Easy to Make Your Own

Posted on December 16, 2013 by

In the stores around the holiday season, I notice towers of pumpkin pie filling – ready to be poured into a frozen pie crust (in another aisle).  Voila – a homemade pie!  Hmmm … not really.  To make a pumpkin … Continue reading →

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