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How to Sew a Simple Chicken Pincushion

April 21, 2025 by Laura Blodgett Leave a Comment

Make your pattern pieces or decide to measure directly as you cut You can make your chicken from any size square, but I found I liked the 4 inch square size the most. Because I was going to be making several of them, I cut some pattern pieces out of my roll of manila pattern […]

Lessons from Lulu’s Sourdough Discard Pancakes

February 24, 2025 by Laura Blodgett Leave a Comment

I have been working on perfecting my pancake recipe for my whole adult life. I’m not saying it’s perfect now, as I am constantly surprised by learning new things. However, I am extremely satisfied with this recipe. It combines several things I have learned. Things like: Here’s my sour dough discard pancake recipe: Pre-heat griddle. […]

Variations on Sewing Studio 7t7’s Shark Pencil Case

January 12, 2025 by Laura Blodgett Leave a Comment

To get the full pattern for this shark pencil case, you will need to go to the Studio 7t7 website and sign up for her email newsletter. It is free with signing up. I am not associated with her. I simply found the pattern when researching gifts to sew for my grandchildren this coming year. […]

Growing Sweet Potatoes in SW Idaho

January 9, 2025 by Laura Blodgett Leave a Comment

It was my husband’s idea. I had never heard of anyone growing sweet potatoes in Idaho. To inspire me, he found videos about growing sweet potatoes for us to watch together in our home dinner theater (aka watching from the comfortable couches in the living room). The southern accents and plant life in the videos […]

Super Easy No Knead Sourdough Discard French Bread

November 3, 2023 by Laura Blodgett Leave a Comment

My sourdough starter was losing potency, even though the method I describe in Basic Sourdough Bread Making for Ordinary People Part One had worked for several years. Basic Sourdough Bread Making for Ordinary People Part One So I read up about bringing life to it in The Art of Baking with Natural Yeast. However, after […]

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