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I have a Singer sewing machine desk all my own! Or at least I will, just as soon as I get all the crap off my nasty old particle board desk. And it even has an actual sewing machine in it, the kind run by a treadle. Needs a new belt, but I'm excited to try using this old thing, if I can make it work. The only drawback - I'll start doing my sewing in the kitchen. I kind of liked using the guest bedroom as my sewing room, it gave me a feeling of getting away from distractions. Possibly I'll find a way to make myself go into the guest room and write or something.

Also, I made carrot muffins again. This week's modifications are after the dashes... (the important ones are even less sugar and NO butter. They still hold together.)


2C Amaranth flour -- 1&1/2 C Amaranth
1/2C Almond meal -- 1 C Almond
1/4 cup cornstarch --
6 teaspoons baking powder --
1/2 teaspoon salt --
2 teaspoons ground ginger -- 1&1/2 t ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon --
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg --
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice--
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves -- 1/4 t clove
1C dark brown sugar -- 3/4 C dark brown sugar
1 C shredded Carrot --
1/2C milk --
3 large eggs --
2 teaspoons vanilla extract --
1C (2 sticks) butter, melted-- 1 C Applesauce