I'm at it again - cheating here - reposting old posts - but perhaps it's new to a few of yuns...
This year I'm doing apple themed baskets.
Canned pie apples, the crisp topping mixed in a cute fabric bag, a red dishcloth, and apple butter.
Of course I have no pictures, cause I'm not blogging right!?
All is well here in Coopkeeperland. I'm enjoying my quiet month, and realizing that I have to guard it like gold or I'll be overbooked in a heartbeat. I'm feeling awfully run down and feel a cold coming.
Phyllis the banty hen is up in the house - toe amputation necessary due to scaly leg mites. (I shant go into details in this post) so she's fat and sassy and cackling in the kitchen. I had to decorate her cage as well, since she'll be in for a while). Aaron comes here after school today for us to do our Annual Snowflake Hanging (200 glitter snowflakes hanging from the ceiling throughout the house). I just put fresh flannel sheets on his bed and some fresh baked cookies are in order.
And that's all the news fit to print.
Remember - slow down.
Breathe.
Enjoy.
Originally posted Dec. 2009
Need a quick little gift idea?
This year I'm doing apple themed baskets.
Canned pie apples, the crisp topping mixed in a cute fabric bag, a red dishcloth, and apple butter.
Of course I have no pictures, cause I'm not blogging right!?
All is well here in Coopkeeperland. I'm enjoying my quiet month, and realizing that I have to guard it like gold or I'll be overbooked in a heartbeat. I'm feeling awfully run down and feel a cold coming.
Phyllis the banty hen is up in the house - toe amputation necessary due to scaly leg mites. (I shant go into details in this post) so she's fat and sassy and cackling in the kitchen. I had to decorate her cage as well, since she'll be in for a while). Aaron comes here after school today for us to do our Annual Snowflake Hanging (200 glitter snowflakes hanging from the ceiling throughout the house). I just put fresh flannel sheets on his bed and some fresh baked cookies are in order.
And that's all the news fit to print.
Remember - slow down.
Breathe.
Enjoy.
Originally posted Dec. 2009
Need a quick little gift idea?
Every year, I tend to do a 'themy' thing like this. This year, because I can't stop thinking about bacon, I have fresh eggs, and I've been roasting my own coffee beans, I decided to do a 'breakfast theme'.
Here's one of the gift baskets ready to go.
I call this one the 'Cowboy Breakfast'
Included in the basket:
Local Bacon (help me)
Fresh eggs (the girls wanted in on this)
Pancake Mix
Homemade Syrup
A handmade dishcloth
A vintagy apron
A little cowboy picture (LOVE THIS, she almost didn't get it)
Fresh roasted coffee
Green coffee beans (she wants to try roasting her own)
If you want to keep it simple, all you need is a little bag of the pancake mix, and a jar of homemade syrup. I added a hand-knitted dish towel for a touch of homey-ness as well.
Here's the link for the pancake mix. I just mixed the dry ingredients, and on the back of the little card, I wrote what you needed to add to finish it up.
The total cost of this gift?
Less than $10, and that includes the basket, bacon, etc.
Of course the dishcloth is worth about $150.
:-)
