Snowy day

Edible snowballs...I hope to make these soon:

Amaretto Snowballs
(from http://pureella.com/amaretto-snowballs-glutenfree-vegan-quick-no-bake-dessert/)

ingredients:

• 2 cups blanched almonds
• 1 cup gluten free icing sugar + extra for coating
• 2 tsp almond extract
• 1-2 tbsp amaretto liqueur (or amaretto extract for a non-alcoholic, child-friendly version)

directions:

Soak the blanched almonds in water overnight. Drain completely and grind in a food processor until a very smooth paste forms. Add the icing sugar, almond extract and amaretto towards the end and continue processing to combine all the ingredients well.

My girls each made a giant snowflake.  They are hanging from the ceiling in our living room.  It is really snowing outside.  It's been coming down for about 5 hours so far here in Ohio.  My husband made a fire in our woodstove before he left for work.  We are quite cozy. 

A wonderful video tutorial here (I ♥ how the girl says you can use the scrap you cut off as a bookmark):
http://letslassothemoon.com/2013/11/29/diy-3d-snowflakes-video/

I found a frame (8.5 x 11) for my new icon of St. Herman of Alaska that we got last weekend in Lake Odessa, Michigan. 

Yarn along & seeing the Nina and Pinta

I finished the wool peach shawl (Olivia is wearing it, but it is for my niece, who is younger)...next up more little lanterns made by crocheting the outside of glass jars!  Tomorrow is a friend's birthday and I'm looking for just the right recipe...needs to be something gluten-free! 

Over the weekend, we went to see the replicas of the Nina and Pinta that sailed up the Ohio River, from Louisville, KY.  Next stop is Pittsburgh, PA...
They were looking for more volunteers to travel with them, I would do it if it weren't for my family.  What an adventure!

We played "Go Fish" in the backyard yesterday, nice cooler weather...the chickens were very interested in what we were doing!

Going back for seconds...

We plan to get more of this at Trader Joe's...we are lucky to live just 2 miles from it. $3.49 per pint.