About Tricia

I am Tricia. Momma of nine, homeschooler, artist, foodie and maker of all kinds of things. It's a pleasure to share here our family homesteading adventures, the things we make, and what inspires our days. Read more about my family and work here. Thanks for visiting!

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Stash Bash – My first knitting pattern project

By on February 14, 2013 in Knits and Crochet, Stash Bash

I’ve never met a crafter without a stash of some kind. This year my goal is to use up all the craft supplies I have spent money on that are taking up mental and physical space in my life. 

I made it with stashed wool which is super soft but I had balled it up so long ago that I cannot remember the content or who makes it.  The monogram is on wool felt also from my stash.  I am thinking of making another and changing it up a bit for Matthew since it was so fast to make.

So what have you been up to? I love to see what you come up with. I have added the Mr Linky to the bottom of this post for you to link up your Stash Bash projects.

Here’s what to do. There are no rules. 
Just use what you have and try to not buy new supplies, unless you need it to complete a project that you are making from stuff you already have in your stash. 
Take a 

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Quite Fat

By on February 13, 2013 in Handmade Holidays and Celebrations

I woke up this morning knowing that something is different.  It is Lent.  Children are running around this house telling of what they will be giving up for the next 40 days and talking about all the fun they had last night at our Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) celebration.

We had quite the celebration of glutony and truth be told, I forgot to get a single picture.  Terrible, yes it is.

Our celebration was shared by Alex and her beautiful friends whom we have adopted as our “other grown daughters” and new friends who have small children that have gotten on quite well with our small boys. There was lots of running around outside and playing in the barn in the darkness last night.  There was food, lots of it though I never got quite around to making the beignets we always have and the dough is now sitting in the same bowl where I left it to rise last night.  What to do with it since we have given up sweets?

We had a roasted leg of pork, not because it is a Mardi Gras thing but because we had it and Poppa asked me to make it since he is foregoing all foods except fruit and veggies for the next 40 days!!  We shared black beans and rice, cod fritters, yuca fries, fried plantains (tostones) yum!!, pineapple wrapped in bacon as well as all the candies that each child requested for the celebration, chips and cookies.

The adults tried a new drink this year to include something that is traditionally had on Fat Tuesday, Milk Punch!!  It was quite lovely and reminded me a bit of a lighter version of egg nog.  Here is the recipe we used and I believe we will be adding it to our yearly celebration.

Later on tonight we will all be going to mass to get our ashes.  I will post tomorrow what the kids will be doing during lent at my Stash Bash, I hope to see you there.

For me, I will be staying away from the computer during daylight hours unless it is important to school or farm and Facebook shall get visited only on Sundays.  Giving up foods and sweets is not difficult for me but the computer, well, it is a time grabber for me and it will be difficult.

As I did last year, I will be posting my meatless meals on Fridays and I welcome you to add yours to my blog posts via the linky thing.  I really could use some inspiration as we do not eat meat any Friday of the year and our variety has become quite stagnant.

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