It's been nearly 7 months since I've posted on this blog... a very, very busy 7 months.
I'm not even sure where to begin with the catching up, so I think I'm just going to skip it and summarize in one big long sentence: tons of festivals and burns, camping and circus arts, parties and journeys and friends and love and more circus and house projects and nesting and working my ass off and failing at gardening and hardly having time to think and injuring my back and still recovering from said injury and helping my mom move and drinking tea.
Now we're up to date!
Christmas is fast approaching. Each year I make Christmas tree ornaments to gift to family and friends. In years past I made little yarn balls and knitting needles in walnut shell baskets, amanita mushrooms, etc. This year I discovered these wonderful free patterns from Downeast Thunder Farm http://www.downeastthunderfarm.com/tag/felt-bird-ornaments/. They are adorable, and super easy to make. Everyone is getting a snowy owl, plus one that is unique to them (one friend studied sandpipers as a wildlife biologist, another identifies the red-tailed hawk as their spirit animal, etc). They look super cute tucked into the gift baskets I'm making of tea, incense, candles, and natural body products.
Hubbybunch and I are going to be hosting dinner on Christmas Eve this year, and I find myself having to cook a well rounded vegetarian and gluten free meal that maintains the festive and heart holiday meal traditions. Thus far, my menu plan includes:
Creamy tomato soup
Sundried tomato and feta frittata
Mashed potatoes
Sweet potato casserole
Green beans with almonds
Quinoa salad
Green salad
Cranberry mold
My sister is going to bake some mystery gluten free dessert while is bound to be delicious, and I'm going to whip up just a few of our favorite cookies, including lavender shortbread, gingerbread and biscotti.
