Inspired by a holiday-festive circle skirt I sewed the other night, I bought two new dress patterns today.
McCall’s ‘Easy Stitch ‘n Save’ M5292 and
McCall’s ‘Evening Elegance’ M5319. Which looked much prettier as an actual sample dress in the fabric store than it does on the package. These patterns will join my growing stash of unsewn [...]
Faithful readers will remember my selection of the Deer Rider as the Worst Holiday Gift for 2007. But, oh, the gifts just keep on giving. While flipping through a sale circular, I was introduced to the Mangroomer.
According to the Mangroomer site, this product is “the essential do-it-yourself electric back shaver.” Essential, folks. It will also, [...]
Food items, planned-but-forgotten:
leek purses
Food items, skipped in sudden moment of sanity:
roasted pumpkin
wild rice with cranberries
Food items, unexpected additions:
fig-topped brie
bruschetta with fresh tomato/cilantro topping (and roasted garlic!)
Food items, noticeably missed:
milk or cream for coffee (doh!)
Mishaps:
burn on forearm from roasting pan
broken martini glass
chipped Waechtersbach saucer
bonking of cat on head with plate (I don’t think he even noticed, [...]
While you’re dining with family and/or friends tomorrow, eyes glued to the football game on your 52″ flat screen TV, eating your 16-lb. turkey and beans and THREE kinds of potatoes and TWO kinds of pie, please consider for a moment those less fortunate than yourselves.
Then, if you’re planning on hitting the 4am store sales, [...]
I’ve already posted the preliminary t-day menu, but here is the final roster for Neil’s info (and my own notes, so I don’t forget anything tomorrow!):
leek “purses” (store bought)
organic turkey (injected with wine, for extra juiciness)
organic gravy (store bought)
stuffing (made by friend)
cranberry-apricot relish with cardamom
wild rice with cranberries (made by mom)
roasted herbed organic potatoes
mashed potatoes [...]
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