- Peel your bananas the way the monkeys do it—from the bottom up—so you don’t get those little strings. Also, take the bunches apart when you get them home—they’ll last longer.
- Sweet peppers with three bumps on the bottom are sweeter and better for eating. Peppers with four bumps are firmer and better for cooking.
- If measuring something sticky, like peanut butter, first rinse your measuring cup with hot water—the peanut butter will slide right out!
- To easily chop dried fruits, place them in the fridge for ½ hour first, then cut them with a knife dipped in hot water.
Friday, July 25, 2014
Kitchen Hints
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Thursday, July 10, 2014
How much yarn do I need?
How much yarn do I need?
It’s a question every crocheter asks… how much yarn do I need? And what if I change the thickness of yarn?
Today, I’ll show you how to calculate how much yarn your project will need… no more guessing!
Discover your yarn + hook combo
The only way to know for sure is to calculate how much yarn each stitch (using your yarn and hook) takes. Using some yarn and hooks I had on hand, I did few examples:
As you see, the thicker the yarn (and the bigger the hook), the more yarn you’ll need.
Your calculations may be different depending on your exact yarn and gauge… but this should give you an idea!
How to calculate the total for the pattern
To find out the total amount of yarn you’ll use for your project, multiply the number of stitches in your pattern by the number of inches each stitch uses.
Let’s take Jay the Bird as an example. The pattern contains the stitch count at the end of each line.
Adding those up gives me a total of 1656 stitches.
How much yarn do I need if I want to crochet him in a fingering weight yarn?
46 yards! That’s less than the 85 called for in the pattern because fingering weight yarn is smaller, and the project needs less!
Calculate away!
Using this method, you can calculate how much yarn a project will require with any weight yarn and hook! No more guessing!
http://www.freshstitches.com/how-much-yarn-do-i-need/
Friday, July 04, 2014
Friday, June 27, 2014
Quakes
Oklahoma, United States has had: (M1.5 or greater)
- 4 earthquakes today
- 29 earthquakes in the past 7 days
- 105 earthquakes in the past month
- 790 earthquakes in the past year
The largest earthquake in Oklahoma, United States:
- today: 3.9 in Guthrie, Oklahoma, United
States
- this week: 4.3 in Enid, Oklahoma, United
States
- this month: 4.3 in Choctaw, Oklahoma, United
States
- this year: 4.5 in Edmond, Oklahoma, United
States
Between the tornado's and earthquakes I so want to move...ugh. but where to is the question!!
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Oklahoma Weather
This weather is just flat crazy this year!!
This is for April 30 - May 6, 2014 all the way from a low of 38 Wednesday night to a high of 96…ugh!!
Today we're about 15 degrees below normal...by the end of the week we'll be 15 degrees above normal!
Friday, April 18, 2014
Friday, March 21, 2014
Monday, March 17, 2014
Irish Blessings
Irish Blessings
May the Good Lord take a liking to you… but not too soon!
May the Good Lord take a liking to you… but not too soon!
May the road rise to meet you,
May the wind be always at your back,
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
The rains fall soft upon your fields and,
Until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.
May the wind be always at your back,
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
The rains fall soft upon your fields and,
Until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.
May you have love that never ends,
lots of money, and lots of friends.
Health be yours, whatever you do,
and may God send many blessings to you!
lots of money, and lots of friends.
Health be yours, whatever you do,
and may God send many blessings to you!
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Drama, Drama
So tired of
drama…do people really think life is all about them? The world would be so much
better if everyone would just do their job and not worry about what everyone
else is doing or what they think they are doing. Whatever happens will happen there’s
not a whole lot that can be done about it. People are so about only them and
what is in it for them. You give them a job with a title and all the sudden their
head is twice as big as before!! Everyone is the same, no one is better than the
next person, so get over it. Life is too short to bicker and fight over trivial
things. Next year it won’t matter, no one will even remember…
Monday, February 10, 2014
Monday, February 03, 2014
Cold Weather
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Time off...oh yes!!
Took off work Friday and Monday for a long overdue break!! Went to Chicktown and the Big town of Mt. View. Had a good time visiting and just relaxing with family. Helped sis do some house cleaning and did a little shopping. I so dread going back to work….ugh.
Woke up Tuesday to snow…didn’t hear that on the weather report. Going to be in the low 30’s this weekend, a big change from the past weekend of high 60’s. Cold weather and snow is in the forecast for the next week and beyond…going to be some really cold weather near zero the way they are talking. Maybe we will get enough snow we can stay home :) that would be awesome :)
Woke up Tuesday to snow…didn’t hear that on the weather report. Going to be in the low 30’s this weekend, a big change from the past weekend of high 60’s. Cold weather and snow is in the forecast for the next week and beyond…going to be some really cold weather near zero the way they are talking. Maybe we will get enough snow we can stay home :) that would be awesome :)
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
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