Sans Souci at Christmas

So... The stockings progressed until I realized the fabric was too short to finish the pattern. I am changing the pattern so I can finish them, and they'll be ready for Christmas 2014!

In the meantime, we've been getting the house ready for the holidays. It is a lot easier without a wedding at home the same week!

Emma is landing in the next ten minutes or so coming home from boarding school. She spent some time at Princeton this fall for a model UN conference, which explains her text before she boarded the plane:

Hope you are as excited about the holidays as I am!

Love,

Andrea, Steve, and family

Stockings!

For years, I have wanted to make cross-stitched stockings. I am finally doing it. Hopefully the end product will look like this: 

I plan to back it in this candystripe fabric and line it with white.

I know I started late. But the first 8 hours has only yielded this much!

I am really excited, though! My youngest daughter, Ava, is very craft-oriented. She has decided to cross-stitch ornaments for her teachers. 

Will keep you posted on the progress!

Andrea, Steve, & Family

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Curried Fruit

1/2 c. butter
1 c. light brown sugar
2 tsp. curry powder
canned fruit: halved pears, peaches, pineapple slices, maraschino cherries
fresh fruit (optional): prunes, plums, or apples

Drain and dry fruit as much as possible. Heat butter, sugar, and curry. Arrange fruit in baking dish and cover with butter mixture. Bake 45 minutes at 350 degrees.

Delicious!

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