When it rains, it POURS

 

Well here I am, back on my blog. It's been a wild end of January and February for us. What started out as some beautiful and welcome snow in January turned into more than we expected snow and ice. We finally thawed from that, and had a GORGEOUS day of 70 degrees!

Then, round two of snow came. My mind truly is drawing a blank on how much we got, because not long after that days of rain followed, we got a small break, and then IT HAPPENED.

SO MUCH RAIN, WAY TOO FAST.

Everything was fine, all through the day, and into the evening. I'm sure you know where I am going with this. The last I checked our downstairs, everything was dry as a bone at 1am. I woke around 7am, and wouldn't you know it, there was 7 inches of water in our finished basement. I'd also like to point out that when I woke up to a flooded basement, I was also surprised with the fact that we had two inches of fresh snow on the ground!

Fast forward a week later, and here I am. The basement drained (VERY quickly), our utilities were checked by professionals (sump, furnace, hot water heater, electrics, etc) and all carpeting, drywall, doors, and baseboards have been removed from the house. We have completely dried out and our humidity down there is around 36%. It was a busy week, but now that all of the urgent things have been taken care of, we can take a break and a breather. Absolutely nothing down there is pressing at the moment. We can take our time remodeling. The sun is finally shining, and will be all week, so we have spent some time on the porch in our rocking chairs, and today I have spent a little time at my sewing machine, in front of an open window, and watching sewing and quilting reels on Pinterest. 

Before we flooded, I had quilted the block I sewed in January. I was so pleased with how it turned out, considering I have never done this, and I was ready for binding. Being a beginner, I decided to order a bias tape maker, and I am glad I did. I had watched some videos about cutting your fabric for binding, but with the events of the last week, I realized I needed to watch them again. That's what I've done today, and I practiced a little on some plain white fabric. I'm not ready to cut into the fabric I have picked for my binding yet, I think I am going to practice a few more times!

I have to say, this small little quilt block sure is taking ages to finish, but I guess that is how it goes with any hobby sometimes. Life truly gets in the way, and that's ok! We have these hobbies as a way to relax. It will mean so much more to me when it's finished, and I can't wait to hang it somewhere to remind me of where I started.

Here is the fabric I picked for the binding. I am hoping to finish it all this week. It's coming off darker in the photo, but I think it will look really good.

Hope to have a good quilting update for you soon, and I hope you are DRY and enjoying some nice sunny weather, wherever you are! Three weeks until Spring! 

-Bunny

Peanut Butter Pie, Oh My!

For Thanksgiving this year, I went a different route and made a peanut butter pie. I had never made one before, and it sounded so good! I'm not a big pie person, and never have been. I tend to make pies or desserts for others during the holidays, and end up never having anything sweet for myself. I didn't want to do that this year!

I spent hours on Pinterest and stumbled upon this recipe, tried it, and IT WAS A HIT!

The only baking you will need to do is a light bake of the crust, the rest sets up in the fridge. You can’t get easier than that! 

⬇️RECIPE⬇️

 

https://handletheheat.com/peanut-butter-pie/

I used chocolate teddy grahams like the blogger suggested, and the only tweak I made was doubling the vanilla amount.

Christmas is fast approaching, so if you are stuck for a dessert idea, I highly recommend this recipe! 

Here's another angle of my pie so you can see the topping after it set up in the fridge for a few hours. Actually, now that I think about it, my Mama has this fridge drawer that is kind of a fridge/freezer combo. It was the perfect temperature for quickly allowing the pies to "set".

I actually made two pies, one for us and one to send to my brother's work. He is in law enforcement and is always working during the holidays. You didn't hear it from me, but I think he kept his pie at home and ate it himself!

If you decide to make this, please let me know, as well as the recipe author on her blog! 

Happy No-Baking!