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A magnetic paper holder (the kind that is meant to go on a frig), a bottle cap; press bottle cap into soap.......
....... clip paper holder onto towel rack over sink.... introduce bottle cap to magnet .... dah dah .....
Soap drips into sink, dries between uses.
It can also be clipped to the faucet handle in the tub.
A local librarian (thank you, Georgia!) told me she makes the best perogie dough using only flour and sour cream.
She was right! I just kept adding a bit of sour cream to some flour until I had a hunk of dough which I kneaded a bit. It rolled out easily with a bit of elasticity (dough with egg in it snaps back and needs some stern rolling to expand) and then could be cut into rounds which folded nicely around a mixture of mashed potato and cheddar cheese, sealed by moistening with water on the edges and then boiled in water until the perogies rose to the surface and bounced around a few times. You don't have to be Polish or Ukranian to know how many bounces - but it helps.
Here are the perogies which did not get immediately boiled and eaten but put on a cookie sheet in the freezer until frozen and then sealed in a zip lock bag. They then can be boiled as above or put frozen into a frying pan with some butter.
The richness of the dough got me wondering .....
.... how it would work to make pasta ... dum de dum de dum ..........
... de dum .... de dum ...
They looked fine.
I think I am being overly optimistic about the flavour - almost anything tastes good covered by tomatoes and garlic and mushrooms gently sauted in a zest of olive oil smattered with some fine cheese- and I would have to compare to pasta made with egg which - in my experience (thank you Cristina!) could almost be eaten raw.
The texture was nice; I would do the noodles thinner next time no matter what the dough: that was the first time I used a pasta machine to roll and cut them; sure beats a rolling pin and a pizza cutter!
Next I tried using the dough for a galette - apple and fig.
Nope. Maybe if I rolled it much thinner and baked it less but - likely would still have been - nope.
Definitely yes for perogies, again!
In the past I have had dressers large enough to do justice to this beautiful, handmade adornment and I may even have starched it (not likely but I could have!) so that the wave effect of the edging was highlighted.
Truth be told (hinted at in the "not likely" above) such runners are indeed gorgeous and invite and enhance lovely objects to be placed upon them like a handkerchief box or a collection of perfume bottles or a brush and comb set - but - they are avid dust catchers and a nuisance.
I am much happier using it as a scarf around my neck. The flat center part folds nicely on itself and the waves flow gently across the shoulders.
This was a 'rescue' at a garage sale and I am grateful to whoever created it many years ago; I suspect it is even older than I am.
So often people are selling their grandmother's handiwork - not really wanting to but not wishing to store it any longer - and the thought of having it take on a new life is usually quite comforting.This was a table runner that the grandmother of the woman selling had made. I feel very content when I wear the vest that it became.
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I can't remember when this sweater was put on the tree outside Koffi cafe at Haultain and Belmont streets in Victoria BC where knitting happens (all are welcome) Wednesday evenings and Monday afternoons. But it was looking a bit woebegone.
So the search began for another hand knit sweater that needed a good home.
This one showed up in a local thrift store and looked like a suitable replacement - bright and cheery but heavy enough for chilly weather.
It honours the art of fibre, tells people that knitting goes on here (and crocheting and spinning and patchwork etc.) and is a display of yarn blooming.