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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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A visit from Grandma Yoli

By on January 24, 2012 in Outings
This weekend we had the pleasure of a visit by Eddie’s momma, Grandma Yoli.  We do not get to see her very often (2 to 3 times per year) and having her here was the best.  There was laughter and even tears.  We went out to our favorite sushi restaurants where there were as many laughs as dishes.  The evening ended in roaring laughter due to the generosity of my mother in law (who is generous to a fault) to the waitress.  It was a wonderful evening.

the guest suite 

Saturday, we headed out to The Raid.  Many of the battles that were fought in Florida during the Civil War happened here in our little town.  The Raid is a reenactment of one of those battles and one of the largest reenactments in Florida.  Grandma Yoli is a history buff and has a big interest in the Civil War.

enjoying a lesson on the history of all the different flags of the Civil War era

One of my favorite things about The Raid is the food and the amazing homemade sarsparilla.  Each year we bring back our bottles and enjoy our root beer.  Anyone ever made this at home?

I was in awe of this little sewing machine.  It worked by turning the handle and of course on does single stitch.  I am not sure I am devoted enough to sew much when each turn of the handle would make just one stitch.

deep conversation between grandmother and grandson, I’m sure

Grandma Yoli with the Blue’s

I did not get any pictures of the actual battle.  The smoke was too thick to see thru.  Surprisingly all the cannons firing and the shotgun blasts did not bother Livie at all.  This is her first year actually paying attention to the battle.  She kept asking me which horsie was winning the race.  The boys spent the battle looking for “dead” soldiers who would move or twitch while they were supposed to be dead on the ground.

It was a great day followed by a night of wine and great conversation.  We can’t wait until the next time Grandma Yoli comes to stay and hopefully she will come to the Raid with us next year again.

See you here at midnight with my yarn along for this week : )

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Stash Bash

By on January 19, 2012 in sewing, 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.  Join me here every Thursday for a Stash Bash.    

Thank you all soooo much for the birthday wishes yesterday!  You have no idea how much it means to me and each one of your messages made me smile and laugh.

I spent the day (all day) in bed.  I was served three wonderful meals (all favorites) and had time to read, knit and of course, computer time.  It all worked out so perfectly.  Yarn along day is my favorite day to check out what everyone else has been up to and yesterday I was able to visit so many of your blogs, it was great.

Onto the Stash Bash.  This week I worked on some some new shopping bags and bulk food bags.  This is one of the first products I made when I opened my first shop on Etsy back in 2006!  I can’t believe so much time has gone by since then.  These were one of my best sellers back then and mine were in need of being replaced.  I found this beautiful sheet that I must have purchased to use as fabric because I like plain sheets on beds.  I still have so much rip stop nylon left from when I used to sell the bulk food bags.  So I picked a color which matched the sheet and got to work.  In my ribbons pile I found the twill tape to use for the handles and viola, now I have new shopping bags.

I am only showing a few since they all look the same, for the pictures sake.  The bag and 6 of the bulk food bags fold up and they tuck away in the front white pocket of the bag.  It all folds down to the size of a piece of bread and takes no room at all in my purse.

So what did you get done this week, I can’t wait to see!   No projects to share yet?  Take a picture of your stash and some of your plans for your stash and post that!  Below is the linky list for you to add your project.  

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 picture of your project or progress and blog about it or post a picture to flickr.
Then come back here on Thursdays and post a link to your post.
Don’t forget to link back to the Stash Bash so others can find us and get encouraged too.
Fair enough?  

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