It's been a busy three weeks into the new year. We've not had a speck of snow to speak of this month, yet we've had some pretty chilly temperatures even down into the low 20s at night. But there are lots of ways to stay cozy. Between crocheting, baking, sewing, splitting wood, and keeping the wood stove burning it's been a cozy January. But I still look forward to a bit of snow!
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| Stacking up the wood in preparation for some chilling weather. |
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| Nothing like a nice fire to warm up by. |
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| A couple loaves of Date Nut Bread baking in the oven sends a delightful aroma throughout the house, and helps keep it warm and toasty at the same time. |
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| I've never made Date Nut Bread from scratch before, and it's not only easy but oh-so-yummy too! |
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| My daughter, granddaughter, and I attended the annual Love Covers event at Sierra Pines Church. A group of about 50 women gathered to make tied fleece blankets, fleece hats, knitted and crocheted hats, and quilts for the youth group to take over to the "tenderloin district" of San Francisco and distribute to the homeless. |
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| Jennifer and I had cut the flannel and the batting at the quilters group meeting on Monday so our squares were all ready to start the sewing process. Each square had to be stitched corner to corner before we could start putting the quilt together. |
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| It was a long day, but we ended up with the blocks all sewn together. It was a fun day of fellowship with a bunch of awesome women. We came away with good memories of making a three-generation-quilt made with love and soon it will keep somebody warm and toasty. I took it home to snip the edges before tossing it into the washer and drier so the "rag look" could appear. |
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| It's small in size but I love the colors. It would be a perfect lap quilt and will probably be sold and the money from the sale will be sent with the kids to be used on their mission to the Tenderloin District. |
Life is good!
