I tend to get more crafty than usual around the holidays, and below are projects I came across in the last few months that I'm finally getting around to sharing (even though it's too late/early for many of them.)

Click their names to load the pages with instructions, and remember that since you're making them, they can all be customized!

( Decorations )

To keep everything straight...

Dinner Roast
Roasted garlic mashed potatoes
Sweet potatoes roasted with olive oil, fresh rosemary, salt&pepper
Roasted Green Beans with Fresh Garlic
Stuffing
Herb bread
Cranberry sauce
Pecan pie
Pumpkin pie
Whipped cream
Drinks

What I nattered on about today:

00:40 All the kids were very polite and said thank you for the candy we gave them. :-)

16:23 I feel really stupid right now, reporting a fender-bender and only having about half the information the insurance agent is asking me for.
Thanks to LoudTwitter

Happy New Year, everyone!

MerryHappy HannuKwanzFestiMus to all!

If it's Wednesday, I must be at work. But at least it's been slow.

I just finished a very lovely four days off in a row, and since I'm taking Friday off this is a two-day workweek for me. Christmas was delightful; I got quite a few things I wanted from my Amazon list, including Cookwise: The Secrets of Cooking Revealed, The Polymer Clay ( Read more... )

MerryHappy Chanukwanzolsticemas everyone! :-) (And Festivus to the rest of yus.)