Virtuous Cooking Day

This is the homegrown canned chicken, ground with Granma Elder's meat grinder. I added frozen hot peppers and onions, which made beautiful flecks in the mix. Also added garlic powder.

These are the  peppers and onions (frozen from the garden last summer).

The homemade enchilada sauce, made with green tomato sauce from a year when the frost came early, the chicken broth from the canned chicken, chili powder, garlic powder, and salt.

This is the first pan of enchiladas, for lunch today. The cheese is a mix of goat cheese that Della and I made last summer, and cheddar from the store.

Here's the second pan of enchiladas-I actually am freezing an extra meal!

And here are 10 chicken patties for lunches.
And to think that Cindy and I stayed home to cook instead of going to a chicken show.

Bead Challenge

I had to give up with the timetable (though it did make me do a few projects!). However, I have straightened my bead area, made 3 necklaces, and thought up a few more ideas. I think I'll try just one next week..we have one car in the shop and a lot of my time is spent driving..and next week will be more of the same. So I'll try to be realistic about goal setting :)

Day 5, Color Palette

 I have a "Colors and Inspirations" board on Pinterist, but I couldn't get it to copy onto the Fusion Beads site on Facebook. I'll go back and try one more time before I go to bed. I've been pulling some late nights with this beading challenge. But here's a nice palette:

Day 5 Earrings

Day 5, Using Chain

Day 5, using chain...and some beads that have been in my stash a long time: green square lampworked beads, pink plastic from an old necklace, blue seed beads. This necklace only cost a few dollars! Also made matching earrings.

Day 4-Organize Some Beads

After some unexpected company, I downgraded from "organize entire bead area" to "move three pieces of furniture around". But I did clear off the top shelf next to my bead table and put all my unfiled beads into one (large) basket. Of course now the basket is full and I need to put some of the beads in the proper containers. :) It's amazing how much this does not really concern me. I have completed Day 4: Organize something!

Day 3: Learning a New Technique

Day 3. "Learning a New Technique" but not feeling really creative. I chose to use a rustic pottery bead and make a wire wrapped bail.
I actually like it! I may pair it with the stone beads (adventurine? Nothing expensive in any case.)