Tuesday 3 December 2013

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


14 comments:

  1. glad you could do some things that = comfort, and yes we can do lots of things when we live on our own!

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    1. Thank you for your nice comment. xx debbie

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  2. A lovely warm post. It is important to go to our comforting things. Your baking looked delish!!!

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    1. Thank you Michelle. I think each of these little things have really helped. I still have not had a muffin yet (they went in the freezer) but I am having the last of the buttermilk pie this morning...mmmm xx debbie

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  3. Thats a lot of "comfortable-ness"

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    1. I made more Greek yoghurt and cheese too (more comfort food) but the post was getting a bit long so I left those off....LOL xx debbie

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  4. what a lovely post Debbie,....
    Hugz

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    1. Thank you so much. See you tonight! xx debbie

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  5. I have patterns and pictures and cut out letters in various folders and so on... I really should try and get them all in the one place!
    Dogs... mine stand dead still by the kitchen bench when anyone is cooking... they just stare at the floor! It cracks me up... *smiles*
    Good idea about the summer nightie too.

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    1. I think dogs think "if I can't see her, she can't see me", even if they are right beside you...lol. The folder idea is working out well. I wish I had done it years ago, think how much time saved not searching for some little pattern! xx debbie

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  6. Lovely post Debbie. It has been a joy to read through all the wonderful comfort you are giving to yourself :)

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    1. Thank you so much. Keeping busy has really helped me to get through this difficult time. xx debbie

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  7. What a cute post. You are so organized. I am trying not to eat so your photos of the muffins and pie look most tempting!

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  8. Thank you Nanette. I am not really that neat...it's just I was upset because I knew my much loved foster dog was being adopted and I was trying so hard to keep myself busy to get through it all. xx debbie

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