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1/4/2012

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Look Ma, No Socks!

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We're doing our very best to be snuggly and cozy this week, although 5 DEFINITELY does not understand the link between wearing socks and NOT having icicles for feet...
In the spirit of coziness, I have a few things to share with you-

Mmmmm Quilty Goodness

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You may be thinking that this looks kind of familiar. Yeah, I *nearly* finished this quilt top way back when and it took me until Christmas to finally finish it! But! It is done now and just in time for a windy spell.
It is cold where I live. Not SO cold, but our house was (seemingly) insulated by a bunch of teenage boys with ADD so when it's cold and windy there are rooms where you can feel the breeze.... so new quilt=good.
A side note: you can see that we have a pretty serious brass bedframe in this picture. When my in-laws found themselves with some extra beds they asked us if we'd like one. I REALLY wanted this one just so I can sing that Bob Dylan song about laying ladies on his big brass bed. Ha, it never gets old, I'm chuckling right now.
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This is the quilt of all fiber dorkiness. It was my BIG Christmas prezzie for my Mom this year. I started work on it in September-
1. Dyeing the fabric
2. Screen printing the pieces
3. THEN making a queen-sized quilt out of it
Pretty awesome, it turned out almost exactly how I imagined. Thanks to Mom for taking a much better shot of her quilt than I did of mine...

Hot Drink With a Dumb Name

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I'm going to share the recipe for a drink I apparently didn't "invent" but more "discovered" as my husband claims to have invented the same drink 10 years ago. But I will point out that I'm the one who made up a dumb punny name for it.

Nocha (it's like a mocha, but with NOT coffee)
ingredients (to make 1 cup)

1 bag Roastaroma by Celestial Seasonings tea
2 Tbsp sipping chocolate mix OR
1 Tbsp cocoa and
1 Tbsp sugar
1/2 mugfull boiling water
1/2 mugfull milk of choice (I've been using full fat goat, yum!)

I don't drink coffee and I'm not always in the mood for something as sweet as hot chocolate. The Roastaroma tea is great because it smell kind of like coffee, but is definitely not! This drink is hot, a little chocolatey, and not very sweet.

I boil some water in the tea kettle and then fill my mug with teabag up half way. I let it steep 5 minutes and then pull the teabag out.
Now it's time to add the sipping chocolate or cocoa/sugar mix. Make sure to stir in any lumps.
Add milk and drink! (Feel free to add whipped cream if you're feeling fancy...)
5 Comments
sally
1/4/2012 07:44:38 am

I LOVE all of this stuff, Ans! You are amazing. SO glad that we got to spend some time before you left. I'm going to make this photo of 5 my profile picture on fb - hope you don't mind. love to all.

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Mutti
1/4/2012 09:33:58 am

Socks, schmocks.............cuteness can keep him warm!! Thanks again for my amazing, beautiful quilt. As you can see, Ted loves it as well.
(the boy looks like his mama.......)

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crystel
1/4/2012 10:44:33 am

those cute front teeth change his whole appearance. what a sweet boy kid. my kids like the swedish moccasins, you know slipper socks. (hanna andersson makes some) but i bet finnie and five could still pull them off, whatever.

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crystel
1/4/2012 10:45:00 am

what the heck. twice?

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crystel
1/4/2012 10:44:33 am

those cute front teeth change his whole appearance. what a sweet boy kid. my kids like the swedish moccasins, you know slipper socks. (hanna andersson makes some) but i bet finnie and five could still pull them off, whatever.

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    My name is Ansley Knoch. I am the creator of Rispok, a line of accessories for big and little people made from repurposed materials. I live in Madison, Wisconsin with my husband, Fred, and our son, also Fred, better known as 5.

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