Category Archives: Hobbies

All Alone in the Kitchen

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Linda Andrews

I love to bake, especially during the winter.  This year, I decided to make extra batches of cookies and freeze them, so I could pull cold cookies out of the freezer when it’s a 100 or so outside. I had … Continue reading →

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C is for Christmas Cookie

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Linda Andrews

My cookie minion was liberated last year when she moved out of the house. yes, I cried. Because after school let out for the semester she would do the heavy lifting in the cookie department and I did the dunking … Continue reading →

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Why Does One Problem Always Lead to Another?

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Linda Andrews

While I’ve enjoyed the Facebook posts regarding the earthquakes in Arizona and the mammoth efforts to rebuild, I immersed in a rebuilding project of my own. Last week I posted at about the water pipe bursting and flooding our living … Continue reading →

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When the going gets stressed, the stressed get coloring.

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Linda Andrews

At my great niece’s birthday party, I was talking to my niece who was talking about the benefits of coloring books. Coloring books. I remember them. I actually have a few pages my sisters colored with me while I was … Continue reading →

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How Many Pumpkins does it Take to Make a Halloween?

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Linda Andrews

I finally have all my Halloween decorations up and guess what? There seems to be a vast quantity of pumpkins. Everywhere. I have them as bowls for candy, on flags in my windows and hanging from the eaves outside.  I … Continue reading →

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Colder Weather means it’s Quilting Season

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Linda Andrews

Since we’ve had temps in the high 90s for the last few days, I think fall is almost here. And naturally, my thoughts turn to 2 important things: Halloween and quilting season. You see, I quilt by hand which means … Continue reading →

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Monsoon Pictures

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Linda Andrews

Here are two photos from the approaching storms. This one is my favorite as it shows an isolated shower in an otherwise clear sky.   This one is just a beautiful sunset.

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Son of a Biscuit

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Linda Andrews

When I was 13 and again as as a bride at 20, my grandmother tried to teach me to make biscuits. I love baking, which isn’t the same as cooking, and so I thought it should be no problem. She … Continue reading →

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I’m Going to Pump You Up

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Linda Andrews

It’s started as a simple project as most things do, then escalated into a 4 day event. You see we have a pool and the plunger that control whether the pool is backwashing or filter water to be returned to … Continue reading →

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Color Envy

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Linda Andrews

Sorry, this was supposed to be published Monday. Guess I was sicker than I thought. Lately, the universe has been showing me that I’ve been found lacking in my book notebooks. NOTE: the notebooks help me to brainstorm a scene, … Continue reading →

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