All the Pretty Colors

Unfortunately, I’m not talking about the fall foliage.  But it is something just as exciting, at least to me.  The various yarns I’ve ordered over the past couple weeks to prepare for my winter hibernation projects are starting to trickle in.

Today’s shipment was a complete surprise.  The FedEx truck pulled up and I got my first of the 4-ish packages that should be arriving.

This shipment was from JoAnn.com and contained Red Heart brand’s With Love yarn.  Its so soft!  In addition to the colors shown, I also got a nice selection of white and eggshell to use as the base for baby blankets.

I dusted off my stitch dictionary yesterday and now I need to start planning out my projects.  I already have two of the gift projects scheduled and I have all the yarn for those.  I just need to decide on patterns or stitches.

I decided this year to alternate projects, one for gifts and one that I can sell.  This way I can at least recoup some of the costs of the yarn.  There are a few craft fairs in the area and I thought I’d also look into Etsy.  If anyone uses that, I was wondering…does the buyer’s payment go through the site or is it taken care of privately between the buyer and seller?

I have plenty to keep me busy during the next few months now that isn’t dependent on electricity or DSL for when those snow storms come through and knock out our power lines!  Crocheting by candlelight, welcome to the 1800s.

 

WTF Amazon?

Welcome to what may be the first in a series of posts I call “WTF Amazon?”

So there I was on Amazon, innocently checking out the dimensions for the new KitchenAid stand mixer that the Hillbilly said I could order (after the Kentucky Butter Cake unveiling**).  I was trying to decide if I’d leave it in a place of pride on my counter or store it in one of the cabinets.  I happened to scroll past the “suggested related items” and did a double-take.

Did you know you can buy a Bone Expander Kit for use in installing dental implants???

DIY Teethes-Fixer

First, how does this relate to a kitchen appliance? And second, why go to an educated specialist when you can do-it-yourself at home?

Rednecks rejoice!!  Just use this gadget to drill up into your sinus cavities and with the simple instructions I’m sure can be found somewhere on the internet, save thousands on replacing those teeth that have rotted out or been lost at some point after saying, “Hey Bubba…watch this!”

In other news…this week I’ll have (hopefully) my recipes for Peach Cobbler, Country French Chicken, Louisiana Red Beans and Rice and a surprise (to me) recipe.  For my #TBT Throwback Thursday, I’ll reprint a post about what it takes to adopt a dog in these here parts and maybe a throw random post on…something else to be determined when I think of it.

**I know he had visions of all the future cakes, cookies, pies, cobblers, trifles, brownies, and puddings I could make for him…which may or may not have been mentioned by me.  His first two requests are peach cobbler and banana pudding, both easy enough to make without a brand new mixer, but that tidbit of information was definitely left out of the conversation.

edited disclaimer:  Since posting, I’ve discovered that there’s actually a reddit of this title’s same name.  My blog is in no way affiliated with the reddit and is an unintentional duplication of the name and premise.