Comforting Things

Hi everyone,

Thank you for your comments and emails about Girl 8 being adopted.  I also received a poem in the mail...it was so very touching.  Virtual hugs really do matter!
One way to heal a broken heart is to keep busy, so that's what I have been doing.

This old pattern has been in my stash for many years.  It is dated 1972 and the price on it is $1.   Awhile back, I found two pale pink gauze baby wraps at the op shop and I wanted to use this pattern to make them into a  summer nightie.  Do you think of weird ideas like that too?

I only cut the neckline and sleeve shapes, leaving the full size of the wraps for the rest so it would be very loose.  I hemmed some leftover binding for the ties, and it is finished.  Nice for around the house on a hot summer night.  My first finish for December = comfort.

I have a friend who brings me bananas...it's a mystery why, but, it's all good.  I found a new to me recipe for a banana cake made with Greek yoghurt.  It was delicious, but it is a large recipe and I find muffins easier to freeze than a cake.  This morning, I made the muffins.  I did not eat a single one.  They will go straight in the freezer and I will show you why next.      *innocently looks around*          Muffins  + licking the spoon and scoop = comfort food.

Another comfort food I adore and have not had in years is "Impossible Buttermilk Pie".  This recipe was on the box of  a brand of baking mix in USA that I have not ever seen here in Australia.  I looked online and found a recipe to make the baking mix myself and then found the recipe for the pie.

By the time I made 2 dozen cupcakes and the baking mix and the buttermilk pie, I was so hungry!
It smelled so good in here.  Poor dog kept checking to see if I dropped anything ; )
It is comforting to sit down with a fork and just eat some...you can do that when you live alone :)
It was nice warm, but I like it cold on a hot summer day.  I don't know why it looks burnt, it isn't at all.   Finding an old recipe  again after many years = comfort.

I have an ever growing collection of loose papers,  applique designs, patterns shared by friends, etc.  This is only a small fraction of them. They get wrinkled and I can't find the one I'm looking for, so

I bought a supply of these.  When I get tired and just need to sit down,  I sort a few things at a time.

I have about 25 sleeves sorted so far. Now when I want to find  seashells, or a dinosaur or a teddy, I know right where to look.   Finding things more easily = comfort.

 I've already sewn this charm pack into pairs with the intention of making a curtain to cover a cupboard where I wanted the door removed.  I changed my mind and will use a different fabric, so I started sewing the squares from the second charm pack of this to start a quilt instead.
Pretty fabrics made into patchwork  = comfort.

 I also have a party invite tomorrow. The place that trains the dogs is having a Christmas party luncheon  for the foster care givers.  I think it will be great fun and I might even see one of my previous foster "children" there!  xx debbie