Pepperberry Crochet

Thwarted Again! And donuts...

Got up early this morning so that I could work on my new resolution of posting more things on etsy, only to find out that etsy is down for maintenance! Thwarted again, it seems. I made this new donut above. I really like the new eyes that I ordered and have been feeling inspired to make some different kinds of faces with them.

House hunting was eye opening, I had never been before, and I can now see that it's going to be a long process! I am sure we're going to find something eventually. I have confidence. :)

Shortcake, Donuts, Budget Cuts

I would have posted a picture of the shortcake with strawberries on it, but we ate it too quickly. This is vanilla wheat shortcake-- 1/4c sugar, 1 c white flour, 1 c wheat flour, 2 tsp baking powder mixed together, creamed with 1 stick butter, then 2/3 c buttermilk, 1 egg, and 1 tsp vanilla stirred in, baked for 10m at 450. Delicious. I have some more left over for tonight, although I lack energy to hull the berries.

Here are a couple of donuts I've made, I'm working away on them, slowly. I've envisioned a pretty massive mobile. Well, not massive, but at least filled with donuts.

Today a proposed 115 million dollar budget cut was announced for day habilitation services in Massachusetts (it's what I do for a living) which would leave more than 20,000 adults with developmental disabilities without day services. We're all watching this with our breath held, as unlike the previous round of cuts, this would most certainly mean loss of services and jobs. Yikes! Hopefully they'll raise the sales tax in the state to make up for it, considering that our budget has been level-funded (increases only to match the level of inflation) for a long, long time... The Department of Mental Health, Mass Rehab Comission, and other agencies are also facing scary cuts.

Donuts

Donutty custom order.

Crocheted Donut Pattern

The pattern to make either a "holed" or "filled" crocheted donut is now on Etsy & here in the shop section, for those who prefer not to have etsy accounts. It's a beginner pattern, as donuts are pretty darned straightforward.

I'm continuing to work on bread dolls. The jury is still out on whether they should have eyes or not--maybe I'll go 50/50. :)