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Thanks, Danna

Sale!

This month everything in my Etsy shop is on sale! Just use the code  Spring  and get 25% off. 

January--my month of celebration.

This month, I am celebrating myself as it happens to be my birthday month. I will turn 39 on January 30th and I still can't believe it. 

One of my greatest joys is my children.

I cherish the little things.

My very favorite feature is my aqua blue eyes. 

I am creative. 

It brings me joy to make things for others. (Granny's socks)

I can bake....

and cook, from scratch. (Curry Carrot soup.)

I live in a beautiful place...

I wrote two novels! (still working on getting an agent) 

I can appreciate the quirky things in life.

I can play a few songs on Ukulele.

Still amazed with new places.

I am sure there is more I can post here. I will when I think of it. 

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One word for the day...

VOTE!

Halloween Costumes

Every year around September 1st I try to get the kids to figure out what they want to be for Halloween. It's not that I'm overly organized, far from it, it's just that I don't like to be up until the crack of dawn the night before making costumes. (though I have done that)

I try to make their costumes every year, but we have had our share of store bought ones as well.

This year my son wanted to go as some scary urban legend thing called "Slenderman" but I reminded him that he wouldn't be able to wear it it school anyway. He relented and we settled on Marty McFly from "Back to the Future."
All I needed to find was the puffy vest at the thrift shop and we would be good to go.

Here's the final result.

I made the Hover Board out of foam core and hand painted it. Unfortunately it's not functional...:)
I doubt we'll win any Comic Con cosplay contests, (say that five times fast) but I think it's quite passable for McFly.

My daughter is fascinated with penguins right now. She knew immediately what she wanted to be and I was quite happy that it was something simple to make.

Here's her final result.

The base is a black sweat suit and I added the details with felt. Easy to wear and warm for the chilly weather we are having here. She is happy with it, which makes my day.

Happy Halloween!

Danna

Lazy Vegan Pasta

The title of this post implies that the "vegan" is lazy...it's more the sauce in this dish that is lazy, but "Lazy Sauce" sounds a bit off.

Wait, scratch that...I'm starting to think "Lazy Sauce" is the tired cousin of  "Awesome Sauce" so maybe it works. This is what I made for dinner this week, for myself since no one else in this house will dare eat vegan with me. It's one of those dishes that you make when you are worn out from the day and need some filling comfort food. Pasta is that dish for me. I could eat it every day and for every meal, usually with loads of Parmesan though I try not to since well...who needs that many carbs?

Here's "Vegan Pasta with Lazy Sauce." (Much better...)

What I used:

Vegan Pasta ( my mom found some at the health food store where she lives)
EVOO (extra virgin olive oil)
Marinara from a Jar (the lazy part)
Raw Baby Spinach

What I did:

Cook pasta (obviously)
Toss with a little EVOO and then Marinara
Add spinach and zap in the microwave to warm

See...lazy...but SUPER tasty.

Notice no Parmesan :(
I think I'll live though.