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Fiber Arts

  • Group Project: A Shibori Dyed Quilt
  • How to Make Indigo Blue Dye
  • How to Make Plant-Based Dyes
  • How to Knit a Hat and Make a Pom Pom
  • A Birthday Tribute for My Mother: Knitting Neck Warmers with Mom’s Stash
  • What to Knit for a Baby: a Hat, a Sweater and a Blanket
  • Sick Soup, Sometimes Known as Snow Day Soup

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  • How to Make Plant-Based Dyes
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  • Award Winning Buffalo Chicken Chili

Instagram Photos

Gorgeous, delicious salad with homemade crackers @thecafeatthistlefarms -- and it supports a great cause. #thistlefarms #birthdaylunch
Nature is Magnificent! I have a thing for the curly q tentacles of squash and cucumber vines. This morning, I noticed the tentacles while they were still long and straight (last photo) just before they started their daily mission of attach and support. The wonder of it all! #kitchengarden #whywedoit #youcandoit #squashtentacles
Tomatogram. Just like the first child or pet, it gets all the photos. #bradley #raisondetre #firsttomato #tomatoland
It's all happening in the backyard. Notice the pollen on the bee’s haunches. #savethebees #pollination #kitchengarden #youcandoit #backyardfarm You can expand on the pollen-laden haunches.
We got us a baby girl in the family! Proud PaPa @jkdubs2
One of the joys of my life is picking my grandson up from daycare and keeping him until one of his parents picks him up after work. Often, when we are together, I do a type of a back rub we call “Farmer YAYA”. It’s a version of a back rub I did with my boys, only then I called it Farmer Brown. I pretend his back is a plot of dirt on a farm. We start by me asking what he wants to grow. Then, using my fingertips, I prepare the soil (his back). To do this, I pick the rocks out of the dirt by lightly pinching out imaginary stones, then I rake the dirt flat with my fingertips. Next, I poke holes up and down “rows” to plant the seeds, followed by me spreading dirt over the seeds using my hand to rub his back. Next, to make the seeds grow there is the pitterpatter of raindrops, some wind (he loves when I blow on his back) and then the sun comes out, as I spread my fingertips across his back in waves. Finally, we harvest the veggies by me grabbing the corn, carrots, or whatever, off his back. Then, he says, Again! Yesterday, we went out into the garden after doing Farmer YaYa and did all of those steps in the raised bed. We planted zucchini seeds. It was a joyful experience. He remembered the steps and said them out loud as he planted real seeds. His dad came over to pick him up as he was watering the seeds. Life had come full circle. #myheartgrew #grandparenting #peacelikeagarden #planttheseed #kitchengarden #youcandoit
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