Tammy's Times

This past spring, I got the idea to do a little "unit study" with my daughter. I checked out books from the library: The bo...

Rather than digging our sweet potatoes up all at once, we've been digging up a plant or two at a time. I blogged a picture of one clump ...

I have a love/hate relationship with canning. I love the process - every bit of it - and I love the end result! But somewhere in there are ...

Several weeks ago, I was in the cereal aisle and noticed some "natural" packets of oatmeal that were on sale. I purchased the choc...

One of the things we grew in our garden this year was a row of sweet potatoes. I wasn't quite sure how they grew, and I've been migh...

~Sunset from Fall 2011~ Last night we went to the lake. The weather was gorgeous. The water was still - the calmest we've ever seen ...

I have a small set of Matryoshka dolls which my daughter enjoys playing with, and today I stepped into her room and noticed that they wer...

Yesterday I was busy in the kitchen, utilizing food from our garden. I cut chives, and poured melted butter over them. Frozen little cubes...

Green Beans in the Canner  This summer has been very hot and dry, but we've still gotten quite a bit of yield from our garden. I jus...

I am most decidedly not a Pancake Mom. You know, the mom who whips out pancakes in any size, shape and color? The one who writes names and ...

I have always liked hand knit dishcloths. Until I start using them. And then they are so thick and hard to use that I don't like them...

Ah, canning season! I ♥ canning. It is, admittedly, labor-intensive. But it is so rewarding to step back and see all those gleaming jars ful...

Happy July! Wow, this summer is just passing by so quickly! The highlight of June was my twelfth wedding anniversary. It seems so long ago...

Sugar and my daughter just do not mix well. We have been avoiding anything sweetened with sugar, as well as anything with lots of natural sw...

I made my daughter another little nightie. Cut out and started yesterday, finished today. I love quick projects! And my daughter is in ...

This little dress took me 15 minutes, at most. I'm glad it only took 15 minutes, because I don't think I could have been patient wi...

I made two pairs of these little shorts last year, and really liked them. Pattern: Simplicity 7189, view D (minus the lace), Size 3 So...

Something I rarely do is seasonal crafting or sewing. The reason is that I think of seasonal crafts, and come up with awesome ideas, but the...

I've been busy sewing. It seems I've turned a corner and my time spent in making is usually at the sewing machine, not with knittin...

Yesterday I purchased linguine on an impulse, and then when I got home I decided that we should have it for dinner. So I went on Pinterest a...