Just a few things that are on my mind and on my to-do list. [In preparation for a year long road trip -- count down 4 weeks to go]
- Tax … almost have this ticked off, just a few things to finish off before sending it off to my accountant.
- New homes ~ Piano … hopefully we have someone willing to give our old and heavy piano a new home. Ditto to our Muscovy duck family, looking for a new home for them right now. Freecycle is great isn’t it?! (we also just found a new home for our son’s loft bed).
- All the musicales and recitals and shows are finishing up this week, just two more events and then we are done for the year.
- In the middle of a pile of boxes, a trailer load full and ready to go to the tip, bags of things to take to the second hand shop. Feeling slightly overwhelmed for sure.
- Craft supplies, fabric, quilts — all packed up. But have left a sewing machine out for last minute repairs, projects and ideas. Need to cut down some sheets and make some fitted sheets for camping stretchers for kids.
Books to finish up the year … maybe add to your christmas wish list!?
Donna Kooler’s Encyclopedia of Crochet
Build the Perfect Bug Out Bag: Your 72-Hour Disaster Survival Kit
The Twelve Knits of Christmas by Fiona Goble
Drawing Comics Lab: 52 Exercises on Characters, Panels, Storytelling, Publishing & Professional Practices by Robyn Chapman
In the Studio with Angela Walters: Machine-Quilting Design Concepts Add Movement, Contrast, Depth & More
Cool things that I like
- And a kids magazine — BIG kids magazine, love the 3d cover, it comes with glasses. Fun!
- Camping and cooking — do you have any camp recipes I can file away?
- Love these rainbow mitts on ravelry
- My kids thought I was weird looking up shoe-lace patterns
- I am adding biminbap to my camp cooking repertoire
- Midnight milk punch for christmas?
- Holiday gift cards – I like these
- Pinecone garland — pretty
- Orange cardamon cake – yes please or chocolate and orange cake or chocolate peppermint roll
- Crochet pullover pattern
- I am dreaming about trifle
Action Pack Kids Magazine News
- Download project extract — How To Make Healing Salves. These are so amazing … you will love these. downloadable PDF.
- New: Launched the Family Apothecary Action Pack Magazine – hope you love it!
- Taking submissions for next year … Read our submissions themes [we have a preschool issue in the works] – check out our Pinterest ideas boards [creating with nature :: preschool sensory projects :: creating with the elements :: and submit an idea!
- Action Pack back issues pack are available for a 25% discount – at the shop.
- Keep in touch with our Road Trip planning -- we are on the road in 2013
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Hobo meals are a fun camping meal. I’m sure you have heard of them but basically a double layer of foil is laid out. Top with vegetables (the more the merrier and cabbage is a good one to add because of the high water content), add the meat (or not), a small amount of butter to help cook, seasoning and then fold the top and sides in. Each member gets to create his own. Mark the outside of the foil with his name or personalize the foil fold. Place on the fire and let it cook. These were a huge hit at our last campout. We used brats, hot dogs, and hamburgers and for veggies green beans, cabbage, carrots, mushrooms and onions.
Love this idea. I must admit we have not done many of these, but will be experimenting with them next year! thanks so much
Just ordered the bug out bag book, thanks for the idea. Hubby has been watching Extreme Preppers and thinks its a good idea, so I’ll give it to him for Christmas :)
Thanks for the book ideas.