Our little friend Brianna has been with us all week.
It's fun having Bri visit us, but she sure is a handful. Bri's mom (our friend, Erica) is not home during the day so Bri has been staying with Catherine most of the time so that Bri isn't left alone in a kennel at home all day. Bri is doing very well socializing with other dogs and meeting lots of new people.
So cute!
:),
Lois
Here in "Mama Evensen's Test Kitchen" I've been making (way too much for our waistlines) yeast breakfast breads. See the long list of bread recipes I've published on this blog here.
I made the loaf pictured above with my sour cream egg bread, then after the second rise I flattened the dough, added walnuts and white chocolate chips, then rolled it before placing it in a bread pan.
The plastic top of the container I used happened to smash the top of the frosting so it's not as pretty as it was when just made, but it sure did taste good!
I think I will need to start getting creative with salads instead - soon! ;)
Enjoy,
Lois
Wendy and Elsa are watching the ice storm. Small ice pellets are falling making travel nearly impossible. We didn't attempt to go anywhere.
Aside: There is nothing wrong with Elsa's nose. She had something stuck to her wet nose. I took it off. ;)
Happy Winter, wherever you are in the Northern Hemisphere!
Lois
Catherine sent me this image of Bri (a friend of the family spending a few days with us) at Catherine's office.
Bri is in the entryway of the office watching for anyone who doesn't belong so she can scare them away.
Such a sweet face!
;),
Lois
Yesterday I posted pictures Kjell took of the ice storm we are enduring here in Cincy. Today we have snow on top of that ice.
Nearly everything in Cincinnati is cancelled until this is melted which doesn't happen very often.
If you look carefully down at the street, just to the right of our flag pole, you'll see Catherine's car covered with snow. She was at her office yesterday during the ice storm. She made it home, but not up the driveway.
Just a few days ago, our temperature topped out at 62 F.
That's Cincinnati weather.
Lois
Kjell took these images in the morning after a night of rain and as the rain was changing over to ice pellets. The ice continued to fall all day and into the night, then the snow started to fall.
In the meantime, I'm keeping the fireplace cranking....
Ah, yes, February....
Lois
Welcome to this month's Needlework and Wood Working Update. This is where we share what we've completed during the past month in our Needlework Studio and Wood Working Workshop.
Above is something very new in the shop! This is a hand crafted wood Bread Board and Knife that is lovely to use while serving fresh bread at the table. I love the fact that the knife has its own storage space on the board. The knife also comes with a guard for the very sharp cutting edge. $90. Only one available here.
The hat above was a custom order that has been delivered. The colors just "work" so beautifully together!
We have even more Toilet Tissue Toppers in a wide variety of colors here. $8. each.
See our entire shop of more than 300 items here. Order today and we'll get your Valentine gifts in the mail within 24 hours. Gift wrap option is available at checkout.
When I get all of these images together each month I often surprise myself at how many items we have created. We truly do enjoy our retirement shop. In fact, I refer to it as our "retirement gig." We have the opportunity to be creative, design and make things we love to use ourselves, and offer them on line. We are so very honored that so many people in the USA and world wide have chosen to purchase our items for themselves and gifts. Thank you so very much.
We'll be back next month with pictures and information about items we are working on right now.
All the very best,
Lois
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