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More Self Isolation.....

Hello friends.  I hope you are finding things to keep you busy during our self-isolation.  It's can be hard to find joy and peace right now.  There are a few things that are really helping me right now, one is to take time to pray, another is to listen to music and I am really having fun crocheting!  It's difficult to find peace and joy sometimes especially if you keep the news on all the time.  I encourage you to turn it off and try to only watch once or twice a day.  Believe me, they will still be reporting the same things all day long.  It's enough to drive you crazy, so just turn it off!

Did you have trouble finding some basic stuff at the grocery store?  Like bread?  Then you couldn't even find yeast to make your own bread!  That is what happened in my area.  While I was luck enough to have bread in the freezer, some of my friends were not.  Here is a yummy recipe that you can make that doesn't require yeast and the bread is delicious with any soup or stew.  Plus you can make a really yummy grilled cheese with this bread, too!  BEER BREAD

Also did you have trouble finding eggs?  Or just want to conserve them?  Here is a really yummy cake recipe that requires no eggs, milk or butter.  When I was growing up, my mom would make this cake and we called it Cock-eyed Cake.  It's an old recipe that was used alot during the depression.  If you don't have the stuff for the icing, don't ice it!  This cake is really good without icing and we usually just sprinkle some powdered sugar on top.    KING ARTHUR'S ORIGINAL CAKE PAN CAKE!

I don't really have any pictures to share with you today.  Sorry about that.  I know we are all feeling the walls closing in and the fear of the unknown can really get to you.  Here is a video that really helped me yesterday.  I hope it helps you.

 

 

 

 

Self Isolation Day #5

Hello friends!  Well I think it's been 5 days.  Staying home and chilling out is not a hardship for me.  I am a homebody!  I have been working on my latest crochet project and have a picture of it to share.  Now remember I haven't been crocheting all that long and this is only my 4th baby blanket so be kind!

I am a very visual learner so I was so happy to find a youtube channel that shows me exactly how to crochet.  I am loving Daisy Farm Crafts!  This is the Bobble and Mesh Blanket with a Back Loop Half Double Crochet Ribbed border.  Visit the  Daisy Farm Crafts youtube channel if you want to learn a new craft!  I have been having alot of fun.  Hopefully my crochet will get good enough to give one of these blankets as a gift one day!

Now did your husband buy a big bag of bananas at Costco like mine did?  I have no idea why he thought we would eat that many bananas but he might have had a hope of a banana dessert!  LOL  

So I am going to make some banana pudding first and if I have enough bananas left, I will bake some banana bread!  I just make a pretty simple banana pudding.  Layers of vanilla wafer cookies, bananas and then cover it all with some vanilla pudding.  Maybe some whipped cream or cool whip, whichever I have on hand.  I don't know how my husband stays thin but he has no weight issues.  Unlike me, who gains weight just thinking about banana pudding.  Oh well, I am not going to let any food go to waste now!

Did you get a loaf of bread during your stock up trip to the grocery store?  Well there wasn't a whole lot to choose from when I went, so thought I would bake up our favorite loaf.  It's an Oatmeal Bread from King Arthur Flour.  I have posted pictures of it before but I don't think I have shared the recipe.  So here is an easy bread recipe that turns out super yummy and makes great toast and sandwiches.

https://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/back-of-the-bag-oatmeal-bread-recipe

Check out King Arthur Flour for 12 Simple Bread recipes if you don't like oatmeal bread!  They have some of the best recipes for bread I have tried.  They give instructions for using a mixer, bread machine or your own hands!  Check it out!  Maybe this will be a new skill you learn!  

Thanks for stopping by!  Let me know what you are doing while you are home.  I would love to know!  Stay Healthy and I am praying for all of us!

It's A Trying Time....

Hello friends!  It's been quite awhile since I posted but I have been thinking that now is the best time to reconnect with my readers.  Life is very crazy right now, isn't it?  I wanted to take a moment and let you know you are not alone.  I am planning to share whatever I am working on every couple of days.  Sometimes I am baking bread, smoking some meat on our Traeger Smoker or crocheting a baby blanket.    I will not always be sharing paper crafts.  Honestly, I haven't created a card since November so we will see what self-isolation does for my creative mojo!  

Of course, if there is something you would like to see or talk about, let me know!  I just want to you all to know that my family and I are here, experiencing self-isolation just like you and your family.  We have a great way to communicate and share so let's take advantage of this great technology we have at our fingertips.

Here are a few ways I am staying sane in the next couple of days:

1. Enjoy the fact that my college student is home and there is no empty nest here at my house.
2. Turn off the news - it's all bad news right now and I can't take it anymore.
3. Get outside and enjoy my yard.  I live in a log cabin next to some woods and I am going to appreciate it!
4. Take some time for prayer and bible study.
5. Finish some crochet projects I have started (new craft for me!)
6. Maybe organize my crafty room (honestly this is probably a last resort lol)
7. Cook some special meals and desserts for my family and I am not going to worry about calories!

What are some things you are going to do?  I would love to hear from you all.  Please stay healthy!  Talk to you soon!