...W.I.P. Wednesday...

...I really am nearing the end...the first decrease is done...and I'm almost ready for the second decrease round...

...it's really a pretty thing...I love the yarn...and the colour...

...you can see that the decreases make a really subtle pattern at the neck...

...then in the snow...I was leaving the house via the back door...and I caught my fuzzy boot on the storm door...

...and it pulled the lowet button clean off...along with a little bit of the fuzz...

...and left a gaping hole in the boot...

...so I rummaged in the scrap box...and gathered some materials for fixing it...

...I cut a little square to patch the hole and to give me something to sew the button back onto...

...and stitched all around the and through the hole...

...so it was sturdy and tight...

...and snipped all around the square...

...and then I sewed the button securely back on...

...the thread's a little bit lighter...but at least there are three buttons...

...what's in your workbasket?...

~Have a lovely day!

...Gingerbread instead of Julia...

...I didn't cook with Julia...and I totally should have as that seems like a good snowy day activity...

...but the kiddos did make a gingerbread house...which was a lot of fun...

...and I do have some artichoke-y plans for cooking with Julia over the weekend...

~Have a lovely day!

...Over the Weekend...

...we had known for a week that the winter storm was coming...the newspeople do a fairly good job of scaring everyone over every weather event...so we were prepared...

...and we woke up to this beautiful scene Sunday morning...

...Church was canceled...so we stayed home and made pancakes and waffles...

...and soup was definitely in order...the Man made his famous potato soup...potato soup during a snowstorm is a tradition in my family...

...and a big pot of vegetable soup...just in case the power went out...(it didn't)...

...we made grilled cheese...vegan of course...

...perfectly toasty...

...and the perfect accompaniment to a big bowl of vegetable soup...

...we didn't have a full load of dishes for the dishwasher...so we washed them by hand...again...just in case the power went out...

...and kept a cozy fire going all day...

...and consumed multiple cups of tea...

...the snow changed over to sleet and freezing rain...

...which made a glassy coating on all the tree branches...and made a lovely clink-y sound in the wind...

...and this was our view this morning...a couple of inches of snow covered by a couple of inches of ice...

...and then midmorning...we got another dusting of snow on top of the ice...

...making the roadways extra treacherous...but since we didn't have to go anywhere we just stayed home...

...wishing you a lovely start to your week!

...Dinner and a Movie...

...first of all...I gathered everything to make a Vegan Bundt Cake...and prepared my pretty bundt pan...I call it my new bundt pan...but I've had it since 2010...

...then basically I followed the Betty Crocker Bundt Cake recipe subbing flax seed for the eggs...and adding pudding and oil to the mix...

....and the best thing about vegan cake batter is you can lick the bowl...

...poured that into the bundt pan and baked it for about an hour...

...the kiddos shopped for and prepared dinner...the watched a video on how to properly chop an onion...

...and did a really good job chopping it in about 30 seconds...

...then they prepped some cilantro, lettuce and tomatoes...so now you know where this dinner is going...

...vegan tacos with refried beans and rice...

...it was delicious...

...and then cake for dessert...

...and we let the kiddos choose the movie...and we watched Disney's version of A Christmas Carol...and y'all already know that A Christmas Carol is my all time favorite Christmas movie...and ranks right up there with my favorite movie of all time...

...what have you been watching this Christmas season?...

~Have a lovely weekend!

...Christmas Cards 2018...

...I got the stamps at the post office today...and then got out the address book when I got home...I love the day all the cards arrive in the mail...and addressing all the envelopes...do you?

~Have a lovely day!

...W.I.A.Y. ...

...for breakfast...I had a slice of whole wheat toast with peanut butter and a slightly over-ripe banana...it was still yummy...and tea...but you can pretty much assume I had tea with every meal...

...for lunch....I had a salad with pears and walnuts...no dressing...I just love fruit with lettuce...

...and vegan Chick'un and dumplings...

...over some delicious 2 ingredient (vegan yogurt and S/R flour) biscuits...

...I love a nice crusty biscuit...do you...or do you prefer them soft...?

...for dinner I made Nanny's sweet potatoes...

...and I rehydrated some ham TVP...

..to make Tofu Cordon Bleu...I made a slit in some baked tofu slices...

...and then stuffed the pocket with Daiya...

...and the ham tvp...

...and put it back in the oven to bake until the cheeze melted and it was heated through...

...it was delicious...other sides were peas, macaroni, and corn...

...so delicious...and easy...I'll definitely make it again...

...and German Chocolate cake for dessert...

...what did you eat yesterday?...

~Have a lovely day!