September 2nd, 2010
I was going to start a baby blanket last night for a gift I will need soon but I couldn’t find the only fabric I have that might work. Then I found a blanket I had already made and forgotten about that will be just perfect! I like having a stash of baby gifts. Baby blankets are so easy to make but I need to invest in some more flannel.
Karen Faylor of the Karen Faylor Company shares what she does when beginning a new project. I think I need to follow her example! I am going to reread this before I begin my next project today (although, since it’s already cut out it isn’t really a new project). This project is also a baby gift but I’m not telling what it is or posting pictures until after the baby shower (just in case the mama should happen by).
I’ve decided that I can’t start a new project until I’ve finished an old one. I like to start new projects, but I’d also like to finish all my projects! So, NO NEW PROJECTS until an old one is done. Since I’m itching to make a dress for a friend’s little girl , cut out some aprons, and work on a design project I just thought of yesterday, I’d better get this baby gift done, attach the hook and eye to my skirt, and put together the apron I already cut out.
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September 1st, 2010
Well, new in a way! They are out of print/vintage, but new to the store. Check them out in Dressing the Bride. I have many more to add but it is slow work this busy time of year.
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August 27th, 2010
Sooo, how about a few pictures? They may explain why blogging and this time of year don’t mix. 
Just another taste of what is happening in my home.
Ingenious (if I may say so myself) way of harvesting three different things in the same basket without crushing any delicates
A tiny bit of what we've canned!
Little pear tomatoes on a dehydrator tray
I was finally able to dry a couple of trays of zucchini (this is before it was dried)
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August 16th, 2010
My sewing machine is home from the shop! I am so excited about having a working sewing machine!
I haven’t had a chance to try it because we are basically buried in produce around here right now, but maybe when the nectarines and corn are done I will be able to spend a few minutes each day on sewing projects. I have one or two baby gifts to make and I need aprons BADLY!
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August 15th, 2010
What is going on right now in food preservation.
Lemon juice pickles canned Thursday
I didn’t get pictures of the nectarines frozen on Thursday.
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Okra waiting to be fixed
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Green beans canned Friday
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Green beans frozen Friday (in one cup portions for my grandmother)
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Tomatoes waiting to be eaten or processed
I’m not sure why the green one is there. Maybe it’s ripe on the other side!
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Tomatoes for eating, and for canning when we get enough.
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Squash and cucumbers waiting to be eaten or processed (yes, we use overgrown cucumbers)
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More squash
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More squash
All of this squash was picked before Friday. We have a lot more now!
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Nectarines
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Canning nectarines Friday
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Canning nectarines Sunday
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Blueberries waiting to be processed
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And I just learned the sweet corn is ready! This is a very overwhelming but satisfying time of year.
Tags: blueberries, canning, Cucumbers, Freezing, green beans, nectarines, okra, pickles, Squash, Tomatoes
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August 11th, 2010
Basil
Dried beets on tray
Beets in bag
Summer squash
Tags: basil, beets, dehydrating, Squash
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August 11th, 2010
Here is a lovely seersucker Regency Gown (that’s not me, by the way): Christina’s Seersucker Regency Gown. Very nice!
Here is a pretty Regency Girl’s Dress: Nadja’s Girl’s Regency Dress.
A lovely fabric collection I have been looking at lately: Maywood Studio’s “Wild Rose” (scroll down near the bottom of the page). While I haven’t seen it in person, I’m thinking it’s just my style. Take a look at “sweet Love” and “Wild Rose Basics” while you’re there.
A five-year-old’s first quilt. Makes me want to finish my first quilt!
Tags: dresses, Fabric, Girl's Regency Dress, quilting, Regency Gown, sewing inspiration
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August 5th, 2010
In general ~ we now have high-speed Internet (!) . . . so, in theory, I could update the website and blog now, right?
We are praising God for this. We had extremely slow dial-up. It is hard to do anything that way, especially run businesses!
The store ~ customers can now check out without an account.
Tags: praise God
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July 30th, 2010
The problem with the store is all fixed now!
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July 29th, 2010
Something I did today messed things up (and I don’t know what!).
You can view all the products here: http://keeping-home.com/store/index.php?main_page=products_all
Also, many of the other pages from that page but NOT the store home page or any of the category pages. Checkout seems to be working also, it’s just the main page and category pages.
This WASN’T what I planned on doing tomorrow!!! I am trying, however, to be cheerful about it. 
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