Turtle Creek Farm is pleased to announce the arrival of Baby Chicks! They hatched on Friday at the McMurrary Hatchery in Iowa. We got the call late last night from the Post Office in Knoxville that they had arrived, so at 11:30 pm we picked them up. Finally getting them back here by after midnight. [...]
Event: Smoky Mountains Fiber Arts Festival
Date: March 19 & 20, 2010
Location: Townsend, Tennessee
WORKSHOPS IN A WIDE ARRAY OF FIBER ARTS
VENDORS - DEMONSTRATIONS - SHEEP HERDING TOO!
For event information please visit the website: www.smfaf.org
Such a rainy day calls for a good soup – This is the perfect tomato soup recipe from Cooks Illustrated—rich and robust flavor.
Cream of Tomato Soup – Cooks Illustrated Magazine Makes 5 ½ cups, serves 4-6
2 – 28 oz. cans whole tomatoes packed in juice, reserve juice (or 2 cans of diced tomatoes)
1 ½ tablespoons [...]
Seeds for the garden are starting to arrive….(buying a Fresh Market store would have been cheaper).
Here is Sam and Grady wearing their new sweaters I made for them. I think they look adorable! (see previous post in January about this sweater project).
SHOUT OUT TO: Mrs. Miles fifth grade class – have fun learning about blogging!
Random Act of Destruction Case #532–Chewed Up Photographs
Suspect: Abigail
Crime Scene: Studio
Approximate Time Frame: 2:00 am – 6:30 am
Evidence: Photo breath on suspect, object in question relocated
Defendant Alibi: Claimed to be sleeping at the time
Here is Danny taking a day off from his bicycle shop, Revolutions, at the track in Miami. (note: we prefer him riding his bicycle instead of his Ducati, but why would he listen to us?)
Our niece-lings Cristy and Jamey our flowergirls now & then!
These yummy Valentine cupcakes were made by Denise Marie (of the “Marie Club”). They were quick to do, using a white cake mix and strawberry jello (follow jello recipe and set aside). When the cupcakes come out of the oven, poke holes on the top and pour the jello mix in. This makes them have [...]
The offical Knitting Olympics – Ravelympics 2010!! (yes this is world-wide). Team Maryville is invited to a party at Smithsonjane’s house tonight, Friday 12th….mass Cast-On at 9:00 pm, as the opening Ceremonies begin in Vancouver (it is snowing here). My event: (project) is a Celtic Cabled Cowl (hard to say, even harder to knit).
Rain, rain and more rain. The creeks are overflowing and pastures look more like ponds. The weather man said we have a chance of “icy fog”. What is that? (must be like dressy casual).
The February/March issue of QuiltingArts magazine is featuring my fiberart work in a section called “In the Spotlight”. To see the full article please check it out on my website. I am thrilled to be in this wonderful publication and thrilled that they spelled my name right.
