Where are you? Michigan and spring are so NOT-IN-TUNE with each other … So, while we’re experiencing frequent snowfall in between teaser-weather days, I’ve been cooking. We made Seafood Alfredo, a big pot of Spinach Sausage Bean soup (with added vegetables), and tonight we tried Zucchini Noodles with Avocado Pesto – with a substitute … …
Category: cooking, crafts, fused glass, gardening, Neapolitan Mastiff Tags: card making, chicken warmer, chickens, fusd glass studio, gardening experiment, glass spoon rests, indoor seed starting, neapolitan mastiff pups, recipes
We struggled in the nursery for a bit, as our Gina had her pups on Friday. Juggling the needs of the babies, new Moms, the rest of our four-legged crew and dinners … Whew! As we watch the newborns 24/7, DH and I flip to our best schedules – he takes the day watch and …
Category: cooking, crafts, life, Neapolitan Mastiff Tags: air fryer, blue neapolitan mastiff, card making, copic coloring, daisy, juggling responsiblities, Neapolitan Mastiff puppies, puppy nursery, recipes, soups, unicorn, water color
I started the week off by meeting the (latest) new deadline for online work competencies. Which made the next two weeks mine! YAY! We had beautiful skies on Monday, along with some snow fall on Tuesday … I caught photos: [DH and] I gifted ourselves with an air fryer – so we spent much of …
Category: bulldogs, cooking, crafts Tags: air fryer, bulldog sisters, card making, coconut shrimp, cook books, eggrolls, ER nurse, fried rice, giant teddy bear, hand pies, recipes, skunk card, wontons, work competencies
We made it … All handmade gifts were completed and GIVEN. I pulled together a few cards (five – to be exact): Four to give to our offspring, to house the cash gifts they all wanted; And one more card for my sister … To go along with the Mexican Fruit Cake for her …
Category: cooking, crafts, family Tags: card making, Christmas 2019, cooking, deadlines, disappointments, family drama, gratitude, holidays, manners, millenials, moving on, not doing this next year, recipes, studio awaits
Yep – I’ve been a mildly progressive BUM this week! I was helping DH with our pups, moving along stamp identification, making glass, cooking – oh, and catching the last rays of summer sunshine! [While Monday was cooler temps – so far we’re 5/5 days in the pool and I hope to add one more …
Category: bulldogs, cooking, crafts, fused glass, Neapolitan Mastiff Tags: bee hive, bee removal, chicken stir fry, english bulldogs, fused glass, glass etching, halloween, honey comb, Indian summer, it's been a while, Linda, Neapolitan Mastiff puppies, pool time, queen bee, recipes, thermal image of bee hive, this and that, Viola
We got thru tax season 2019. It was a painful week, but we beat the deadline. We did ‘OK’ this year – we felt the tax law changes, but came out ‘winning’ … For whatever reason, this year’s tax prep was UNBELEVIABLY painful. I never wanted to miss a deadline as badly! So, it’s Friday …
Category: bulldogs, cooking, crafts, custom orders, fused glass Tags: birthday, card making, cooking, easter, english bulldogs, fused glass studio, puppies, recipes, RoBo babies, Rotunda
I ran out of time last week to post. So, here I am in the wee hours of Tuesday morning, planning out my week ahead and reflecting on last week. We did a beautiful coe96 vit pull on Friday. Here are photos of the gorgeous red murrini from the cane, and the pull progression from …
Category: bulldogs, cooking, crafts, fused glass, Neapolitan Mastiff, non-glass ... dogs, vitrigraph Tags: cane, card making, Chloe, christmas ornaments, coe90, coe96, foiling on cards, fused glass studio, glass, more crazy birds, murrini, Neapolitan Mastiff puppies, recipes
Our youngest daughter was sick last week … and then DH & I both came down with a virus that wiped us out for a couple of days. [Yep Baby Girl in Ghana, and we get sick too!] So, I made her a get-well card, along with a Halloween card. And, our oldest son turned …
Category: bulldogs, cooking, crafts, fused glass Tags: birthdays, cane, card making, celebrating, Chloe & Ro, coe96, flu, fused glass studio, murrini, organizing, ornaments, recipes, water color
It doesn’t get much better for this old gal! Our Neo pups have moved on to their new homes, which is bittersweet. My bulldog posse have opened their eyes and found their VOICES! Here are a couple of group photos: And Clyde – profile and posing! I made a few cards, sent …
Category: crafts, fused glass, non-glass ... dogs Tags: appreciation card, birthday cards, bulldog pups, card making, chloe's posse, cooking, eyes open, pool day, recipes, summer time, thank you cards
Had a long-assz talk with my Dad tonight, who always helps me put things in perspective, helping me HUGELY … (Thanks Dad – I love you!) We had a good week here. I overcame the recent nursing obstacles, thus allowing me to continue with my ‘day job’ … Plastic, anoxic, babies better watch out! …