Linen Pocket Journal

One of the things I put together last month that was super fun was a journal made from a practice piece of embroidered and beaded linen, a tea towel and some pretty papers I had on hand.

I had to look through the archives for a bit before I discovered that I made the practice piece three years ago to test using vintage linens as journal covers, which made me laugh. I really do have a one-track mind (and I save everything!)

I've not made any journals in quite a few years as hand writing is becoming difficult for me. I decided to make this one a pocket journal that I could tuck things in. I can still write by computer, too, and print out my thoughts to include them.

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Better than Fried

I cut some chives from the kitchen garden to make garlic-chive baked fries for dinner. This is a great side dish for veggie burgers. Click here for the recipe from Taste of Home.com.

Stuff

After finding this Caron one pound skein of lovely peach yarn in my thrifted lot I raided my stash for two cakes of Mandala in Pegasus, which matches it perfectly. For practice and hand therapy I'm going to make another Worth Street Afghan with this free pattern , but this time I'll use the yarn that was recommended for it plus the one pound skein. I'm not quite ready to do the vintage/recycled linen quilt I had planned (still a bit too nervous about the idea), so I'm going to use some color therapy and make a quilt from these thrifted green fat quarters. I considered doing another Yellow Brick road patchwork pattern, but I might go with a split rail fence like this one.

In the Kitchen Garden

Our strawberries are taking over the kitchen garden, but I don't mind. This week I want to make some strawberry banana nice cream (a vegan version of ice cream) and maybe a chocolate cake with berries and cream for the topping. There's thyme in the garden now, too, which I'll dry and jar for cooking along with the chives and the oregano. Next we'll plant cucumbers, as I use a ton of those in our salads and for snacks.

Rayen

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