Month: April 2013

  • More birdies on the way

    WIP birdies

    I’m about half way through a few more hollow egg shell birdie ornaments. I can see an elaborate pattern in my head that I want to try for the wings, but unfortunately my body is fighting me. I’ve had an upper respiratory bug for about a week. I felt good enough on Sunday to create […]

  • Yummy Cookie Dough Pops

    Cookie Dough Pops

    Finding novel treats for office birthday parties is challenging, but when I saw a recipe for pops made chocolate-coated nuggets of raw cookie dough, I knew I had a winner. Thank you Sally’s Baking Addiction. I tried Sally’s recipe for the safe-to-eat-raw, egg-free cookie dough. The only thing I changed was using a gluten-free flour. […]

  • Hibernation’s over

    lunch time walk

    So have you emerged from winter hibernation yet? Winter has been really slow to move on this year. Here in central Pennsylvania we’ve had snow and bitter temperatures right though the start of April. That’s why today’s near 70 degree temps were blissful. I slipped on my sneakers at lunch and headed to the lake […]

  • Mosaic Artist Margaret Almon

    Glass and gold smalti on wood, 8". ©Margaret Almon

    Margaret Almon is a Pennsylvania artist who creates gorgeous mosaics that are filled with life. I’ve followed her blog, Margaret Almon Mosaics, for quite a while. I particularly love seeing her posts on Pennsylvania art, sites, and finds. When I find myself going down a negative path, she reminds me that I live in a […]

  • Black Cat Witch and Ghost Kitten

    black cat witch with kitten ghost

    It is not often that I manage to work this far ahead of a season, but this was one of those projects that I had stuck in my head and I just had to get it out. It is made up of two pieces: a black cat witch handing over a tasty mouse “treat” to […]