just a note

I'm sorry to say that I have nothing exciting to blog about today but I wanted to mention something that has been on my mind for a bit. Email. And comments. The ones on my blog. I LOVE all of your comments and I also love responding to your comments but I can't if you don't have your email in your blogger profile! So many times I get questions that I would love to respond to, sometimes in depth, and I can't because there's no email. If you choose to not have your email in your profile for personal reasons, then I totally understand. Just know that I'd love to write you back!

BEST-ever brownies

At least, that's what it said in my Goosberry Patch book. And really, they are!! If you're a fan of the gooey brownies then you'll love them too. If you're one of those, "I like my brownies fully cooked and cake like." then not so much.

Here's the recipe:

12oz semi sweet chocolate chips

1/4 c butter

2 eggs

3/4 c sugar

1c flour

1/8 tsp salt

1tsp vanilla

1/2 c walnuts

Combine one cup choc chips and butter in small saucepan. Melt over low heat until smooth; strirring often.

Whisk in sugar and eggs. Stir in flour and salt until smooth. Fold in vanilla and add walnuts.

Transfer to greased 8x8 dish and bake at 350 for 23-25 minutes. After removeing from oven, sprinkle remaining choc chips over top and let sit for 1 minute. (The chips will start to melt.) Using a knife or spreader, smooth out melted chips over top of brownies to create a frosting.

The recipe says to chill for 20 mins to firm up the frosting but we like to eat it right away when the frosting is still gooey and the brownies are still warm!

farmgirl boots

Lookie what followed me home from the feed store today!

How cute are these? And they were on clearance! This spring in the garden is going to be way cleaner (for my feet that is.) Walking out to the chicken coop in the rain is also going to be a lot more comfy and dry. I do have a pair of these muck boots in the regular knee high size from working at the ranch- these are lower though and much more garden friendly......not to mention, they're PINK! I will say that my black pair has held up extremely well and is super comfortable so these should do the same!

why? oh why?

Why did I have to see this quilt that I just had to make? Why, oh why did I then find this online quilt shop that made me think I'd died and gone to heaven? (They specialize in reproduction fabrics.)

What made me think that I must have this fabric and make this quilt for our bed? As if I don't have enough irons in the fire (i.e. UFO's) right now with quilting. As if I don't have enough fabric in my stash to last me the next 3 years of quilting. Well, not enough reproduction fabric to last that long, but enough of all the other stuff.

Maybe a better question is why am I so addicted to fabric? What causes that illness? Really, if you gave me $2000.00 to spend on fabric, I could do it (from the comfort of my home computer) in probably 1 hour. That's insanity! Note to yourself- never give me that much money to spend on fabric. Not that you would anyway.

And apparently, I need to spend some time reorganizing my stash. You never know how messy things look until you photograph them.

in the works

I'm working today on a super cute quilt for spring. It always amazes me how Etsy quilters have to think ahead- I mean way ahead. Want to have a Christmas quilt in your shop to sell? Start thinking in......wait, no, start thinking NOW. Yes, I know it's only January and December is still 11 months away but if you want the fabric, and you want to make the quilt, and you want to have it up in your shop by October, now is a good time to start. Here's my fabric for this Christmas. 12 Days of Christmas from Moda. SUPER CUTE.

So I guess I'm actually a little behind for a spring quilt! :)