Gone Fishing

My dear and talented friend Gina showed me how to can fish this summer.


We caught King Salmon during our Alaskan cruise in June. And Gina shared her secret technique of canning fish.

Now we need to plan a trip to Sitka with Gina and do all day fishing for a few days.

This is such a treat. Only a couple left for Christmas gifts. Jess got his this weekend.

Merry Christmas and happy fishing!

Procrastinate and Win

It was a fun day creating a Halloween costume this year that tied into the theme of the party, 'come as your hero'.

Here was my clever attempt at a hero.



Hero Sandwich with label and all the fixin's.

Just slip it over you like a sandwich board and you've got the costume.

I think the winning category was 'best originality with the theme' or something like that. Oh, the bar code numbers when converted spelled 'happy halloween'.

Heck, I had fun whipping it up that same day as the party.

Oh how I do procrastinate.

If You Can, Do

I have this need to get things done before I go away on any business trip. This project was making pillows for the living room couches.



I'm a fan of finding what is on sale (love the remnant table) and making something that works. Often times I don't know what it will be until that 'ah ha' moment.

Shipping Time?

Almost ready to send off the first batch of Homemade Christmas.


The empty space needs the pfferneuse cookies.

Cookie making will happen tonight after work.

Oh to have more time..

More Making for Christmas

Tammy taught me how to make pickles this year. Gifts will be 'hot' or 'mild'. Really these pickles are as close to dad's as I have ever tasted.




Eye spy Kelly's eye.