McCall’s Winter and Holiday Pattern Release 2014 Ronda Bowen, October 28, 2014 You knew it was coming. Well, maybe you didn’t, but you should have. I have to say, I’m a bit bummed out by the new releases. There are only five patterns out of the bunch that I think are worth grabbing (I bet Wining Husband will celebrate once he reads that… Continue Reading
Book Review: Spelled by Kate St. Clair Ronda Bowen, October 24, 2014 If you think you have bad luck, you need to pick up Spelled by Kate St. Clair. The book is a lot of fun, and while it’s geared toward a young adult audience, I found myself enchanted by the words. I mean, seriously, how much bad luck can a person have?… Continue Reading
5 Great Washington Wines for Winter Ronda Bowen, October 20, 2014 Today’s post comes from Andy Hayes of Plum Deluxe One of my favorite wine producing areas is the state of Washington. The second largest wine producing state (lagging far, far behind California, but growing), Washington has a variety of wines in all manner of styles. One of the most famous… Continue Reading
ModCloth Favorites Ronda Bowen, October 18, 2014 **This post contains affiliate links and I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my links. One of my favorite online shops is ModCloth. I first fell in love with them when I saw the Lady Love Song dress in my Facebook advertisers’ feed years ago…. Continue Reading
Scallop and Bacon Fettuccine Alfredo Ronda Bowen, October 17, 2014 Sometimes, you’re at the store and you see something on sale that you haven’t really worked with before, and your husband says “YUM!” You grab up the scallops, and you think, “Now what can I make with this?” Sometimes, you’ve also recently had wine that was amazing – Fontanella’s Chardonnay,… Continue Reading
Stitch Upon a Time Sleepy Sleeper Sewing Pattern Test Ronda Bowen, October 16, 2014 A couple of months ago, I was lucky enough to get to test the Sleepy Sleeper sewing pattern from Stitch Upon a Time. This is a great little sleeper, and it is super cute. While I was making it, though, I found myself having interesting issues with it – mostly… Continue Reading
Blog Action Day 2014: Inequality Ronda Bowen, October 16, 2014 October 16th is finally here. That means it’s time to talk about inequality for Blog Action Day – at least, that means it’s time to do so here, along with the rest of the world participating in this event. You know, we shouldn’t only be leaving discussions about inequality to… Continue Reading
Book Review: Aranya by Marc Secchia and Giveaway Ronda Bowen, October 15, 2014 Dragons! Seriously, I am a huge fan of dragons and fantasy fiction involving them. We have a whole shelf of fantasy books in our private library, so when I was asked to review Aranya by Marc Secchia, I gladly accepted. In this book, we meet Aranya, a woman who… Continue Reading
Wine Review List: A Southern Hemisphere Sampler Ronda Bowen, October 13, 2014 The wine notes included in this post are from prior to the closing of Creekside Cellars*, the establishment responsible for putting together the list of wines I will discuss. There were two wines we did not order in the tasting: Nautilus Sauvignon Blanc 2011 (Marlborough, New Zealand) and d’Arenberg “Hermet… Continue Reading
Fall Essentials Sew Along – My Plan Ronda Bowen, October 10, 2014 So, I meant to post this a couple weeks ago, then I got whatever it is that’s been going around here. Yuck. I’m finally catching up. What can I say? I’m a sucker for big projects, so when I fell across the 2014 Fall Essentials Sew Along, I thought… Continue Reading