I had a fetal pig in biology class in high school who looked much like this, except I painted her toenails and put earrings on her.
I wouldn’t do that to Kaylee, mostly because she would probably bite me…
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 Can't wait! We have been a little overwhelmed by citrus this winter, so when I saw this recipe for mixed citrus liqueur, it seems right up my alley. I used a honeybell, tangelos, temple oranges, a blood orange, a lime, a lemon, a meyer lemon, and probably something else, too. I put it all in a gallon jar with about a cup and a half of simple syrup and Tito’s vodka. Then I added a few white cardamom pods, a couple cinnamon sticks, allspice, cloves, and a star anise. Now, I just have to be patient for a few days and see how it turns out…  Yum! Unconstructed lasagna is one of our favorite winter meals. Basically, it’s lasagna make with whatever pasta that’s on hand rather than lasagna noodles. Here’s a basic blueprint…
Oil a pan big enough to hold everything. Mix it together and bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes, until the cheese is bubbling. Cool for 5 minutes, then eat!  My favorite one yet I wrote a couple of days ago that I was making a dress and I’d share pictures. You might have noticed that that dress was blue. This one is orange. Well, I made another one. Simplicity 1577 is addictively easy to make, especially with the changes I made. It also takes just under three yards of fabric, which is pretty darn good for a dress with a full skirt. It takes only about 5 hours total, from cutting out to finishing the hand sewing. And that includes making bias binding and pre-ironing the fabric. I can make one of these over the course of a couple evenings, or whip one out on a Saturday.  A little hand sewing never hurt anyone. Next, I’ve got to make this in a rather not-me-but-I-love-it silver-with-gold-sequin fabric for a wedding I’m going to in a few weeks. Then, I’m going to make myself another fun one! You can read my complete review of this pattern (including what changes I made to it) at PatternReview. /Bath night!
It’s This is actually my second wearable muslin. Before I cut in to the fabulous fabric I bought, I wanted to make sure that I had the pattern tweaked to my satisfaction. I’m starting with vintage pattern Simplicity 1577 (discovered from the always-wonderful Dress A Day blog), and removing the collar, lowering the neckline, and flattening out the pockets. I also needed to grade the waist up a smidge, so I took out one of the waist darts on the front. My first try was very close, and just needed a few more tweaks. Here it is, all cut and ready to be sewn, in a fabric I had one hand.  Why is it that no matter how much I iron the fabric, it always looks as if I've never touched it? I’ll get a picture when I’m done!
This is what I saw in the backyard yesterday:
Daffodils. In January. This is not right. We got an egg!
Chickens don’t normally lay eggs in winter and this one is small and a little misshapen, but it’s an egg! It’s probably from Noodle, since only she and Fricassee lay brown eggs, and Frickin’ Chicken didn’t lay an egg most of last year. We installed a heat lamp and I think that might have precipitated this. I’m going to have it for breakfast. |  | |||
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