cloudcover cottage

Sunday, August 31, 2008

Almost

juicy
Originally uploaded by a COWsignal from outer space

It's almost blackberry picking time. Yum.

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St Nicholas Church

Alfold..1 Mar 2008
Originally uploaded by strussler

A church for your Sunday.

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Saturday, August 30, 2008

Home Sweet Forest Home

IMG_4022
Originally uploaded by jordansmall

If this had skylights, I think I could be quite happy to live here.

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Thursday, August 28, 2008

Links, Links and More Links

If you are reading this in Google Reader, come on over and see all the links I now have on my blog(s). Maybe you will find something new to like.

Messy No More

Oooh. I really appreciate this post over at Unclutterer. Simple tips for keeping your home looking good.

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Do You Love This as Much as I Do? (not mine)

Broken dishes wip
Originally uploaded by qusic

Thank you to qusic for this great example of one way to use fabric charm packs. (Click on the picture for more about this photographer.)

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

We Likes Google Reader

Are you using it yet? If not, here is a video to help you get started.

Monday, August 25, 2008

Birthday Breakfast Cake

Sour Cream-Blueberry Crumb Cake
Originally uploaded by 2chacha

My mother made this every birthday morning. I passed the tradition down to my children. Now they, if they wish, can pass it down to theirs.

Birthday Breakfast Cake

Grease a 9x9 inch cake pan. Heat oven to 350 degrees.

Beat together:
1 egg
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup milk
2 tablespoons cooking oil

In another bowl, combine:
1 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder

Add wet ingredients to dry. Pour into baking pan.

Combine:
1/4 cup brown sugar (firmly pressed into measuring cup)
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon flour
1 tablespoon softened butter

Sprinkle brown sugar mixture on top of cake batter in pan.
Bake 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Serve warm.

(And serve something with protein in it alongside. You need to watch your blood sugar even on birthdays.

[Listen to your mother.])

(Thank you to 2chacha for the cake picture. Click on the photo for credits.)

Saturday, August 23, 2008

Bomber

curious squirrel in tree
Originally uploaded by Sara Heinrichs (awfulsara)

We learned on our walk today that squirrels climb to the top of Douglas Fir trees this time of year and throw pine cones down to the ground. We had to run down the tree-lined sidewalk bent over with our arms covering our heads, for a bit.

Funny squirrels. (Glad it wasn't coconuts.)

Yearbook Yourself

We're having lots of fun with this.

Come and play!

Friday, August 22, 2008

Stitchindye's New Quilt

Baby quilt
Originally uploaded by stitchindye

Isn't this latest quilt from Stitchindye just beautiful? (You can link to her flickr quilt pictures on the right sidebar under Quilts of True Artists. Her lovely blog is here.) Very inspiring!

Peacefull Stroll

Peacefull Stroll
Originally uploaded by Arnold Pouteau's

This looks like a scene from my teenage years.

I was blessed, wasn't I?

(Thanks, Mom and Dad.)

Still Quilting

I haven't posted about my quilts for a while because I have been working on the most intricately hand-quilted project to date, and I must finish it before I start quilting the next one. In the meantime, here is a peek at the quilt-of-a-million-stitches, as well as a preview of the fabrics I will be using next. (In case anybody is interested.)