I’ve been neglecting this blog for ages, but for good reason – several weeks of travel (Berlin & Virginia), plus … moving! To a new house & a new area (though not that far from our old neighborhood). I find packing, moving, unpacking, organizing, cataloguing, etc. extremely stressful, but...
Read moreEven though I love to cook, I’ve been A-OK with eating plenty of stuff that wasn’t made from scratch – top on that list is pasta sauce. This has been helped along by the fact that the first (and last) time I tried making a tomato sauce (admittedly with...
Read moreI was away from my sewing box for 2+ weeks, and I have to say, my first long stitching session was an absolute delight. After a couple of weeks of working pretty exclusively on Cranberry in Pines, I got a fair bit done on Pink Lemonade Cottage. I can’t...
Read moreBefore setting off on a NorCal to SoCal to Shanghai & back again trek, I sat down to actually turn my finished Quaker needlework into pendants. I have no experience finishing needlework, so I was a little nervous that I’d really mangle the embroidery – as it turns out,...
Read moreSo I’ve not made much progress with actual stitching – I’ve been busy and not really in a frame of mind to settle down and embroider (which probably means that’s exactly what I should be doing, but). I have made a bit of progress on Cranberry in Pines –...
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I’ve been neglecting this blog for ages, but for good reason – several weeks of travel (Berlin & Virginia), plus … moving! To a new house & a new area (though not that far from our old neighborhood). I find packing, moving, unpacking, organizing, cataloguing, etc. extremely stressful, but I got my kitchen whipped...
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Even though I love to cook, I’ve been A-OK with eating plenty of stuff that wasn’t made from scratch – top on that list is pasta sauce. This has been helped along by the fact that the first (and last) time I tried making a tomato sauce (admittedly with meat) from scratch, I wound...
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I was away from my sewing box for 2+ weeks, and I have to say, my first long stitching session was an absolute delight. After a couple of weeks of working pretty exclusively on Cranberry in Pines, I got a fair bit done on Pink Lemonade Cottage. I can’t say enough good things about...
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Before setting off on a NorCal to SoCal to Shanghai & back again trek, I sat down to actually turn my finished Quaker needlework into pendants. I have no experience finishing needlework, so I was a little nervous that I’d really mangle the embroidery – as it turns out, everything was fine, though by...
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So I’ve not made much progress with actual stitching – I’ve been busy and not really in a frame of mind to settle down and embroider (which probably means that’s exactly what I should be doing, but). I have made a bit of progress on Cranberry in Pines – you can just barely see...
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It’s been a mixed bag this week in the kitchen – I’ve had some good acquisitions (a new, larger crock pot, some kitchen basics that this kitchen is sorely lacking in – I cannot wait until my stuff comes out of storage!), made some yummy food, and have had absolutely zero luck with anything...
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My stitching has been on hiatus due to some personal issues (hence the lack of weekly WIP posts – my sewing basket looks neglected indeed!), but I wanted to commit to memory a great recipe I hope to tinker with more in the future. I very rarely see something in a cooking blog and...
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This past week has been good for stitching – my significant other is out of town, so I’ve had the house to myself (and have had precious little to do in the evenings but embroider!), and some recent events in China have meant I’ve been trying to avoid the internet. That is to say,...
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I spent the past two weeks working on a pendant set from Milady’s Needle (Quaker Pendants II) – it was my first time stitching over one, embroidering with silk, and using heavily variegated over dyed thread (that’s a lot of firsts for a couple of tiny little projects!). Once I got the hang of...
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An introduction to the pastimes of a Wayward Historian In an attempt to consolidate my bits and pieces of what I affectionately refer to as ‘domesticity’ (for me, meaning baking, cooking, cross-stitching, and other crafting and creating), I’ve created this space that is ever-so-slightly separate from my academic/professional blog (The Wayward Historian). I hope...
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