A Few of My Favorite Things

Yesterday was a form of utilitarian day. There was grocery shopping too some housework. Just nearly the fourth dimension at that topographic point could live some existent sewing , I decided instead to overhaul some of my textile bins too gratuitous upwards a few to concur all my folders , tour books too maps. The promise was to concentrate the maps too tour books into fewer boxes. That didn't occur , but at to the lowest degree the boxes are plastic instead of cardboard. On our terminal trip , the cardboard box chop-chop flare-up its seams , too nosotros had tour books too maps all over the flooring inwards the dorsum seat. They won't defeat their boxes on our side yesteryear side trip.

Since at that topographic point isn't much to tell , I'm showing y'all a few pictures I took off my cry upwards too my camera. First , the flowers. When nosotros met upwards alongside the homo who bought our truck , nosotros were at a truck halt inwards Troutdale. (Seems appropriate , doesn't it?) The truck halt was a truck halt similar whatever other...lots of trucks , truckers , too gas pumps. Nevertheless , somebody had real lovingly tended to a beautiful rose garden. Here are some of the bloomers.

Also , this i from our yard. It's the i Erik too Mae gave me for Mother's Day a few years back. This is the prettiest hydrangea. The colors inwards this epitome are true.

Next , food. My bread-baking efforts receive got been abandoned temporarily piece nosotros get to shed the pounds that receive got accumulated over the yesteryear several years. I don't blame the bread...probably the cheesecakes are to a greater extent than to blame. Nevertheless , eating loaves of breadstuff (and I produce hateful "loaves") is inconsistent alongside dieting , too then my yeasts , flours , too sourdough starters receive got been relocated to the freezer for the fourth dimension being.

We've been getting heads of radicchio inwards our CSA shares lately , too then yesterday , I decided to brand a pizza I tried terminal year. It gave me a adventure to knead some dough , too straightaway I'm feeling a lilliputian less shaky from withdrawal than I was a hateful solar daytime or ii ago. This is a Chanterelle , Radicchio , too Pancetta Pizza.

It's then yummy , too I was real surprised to uncovering chanterelle mushrooms inwards our grocery store too at the farmer's marketplace over the weekend. They are strictly a wild mushroom , too by too large , they are flora inwards the autumn inwards Oregon. It's a will to our mutual depression temperature moisture leap that nosotros are seeing them inwards July. When I made this terminal fourth dimension , chanterelles were non available too then I substituted creminis alongside adept results. Mike is non a fan of the bitter lettuces similar radicchio , too then I substituted Italian sausage on his pizza. Both of us were happy. I've linked to the recipe inwards a higher house that epitome too I piece of occupation this recipe for Roberta's Pizza Dough for the crust.

There was fourth dimension for some hand-sewing yesterday. I'm continuing to piece of occupation away at my mitt quilting projection , too I've turned i corner of the Wheel Estate quilt. Although I've exclusively turned i corner , I nevertheless guess that I'm nearly 1/3 of the means to a greater extent than or less the perimeter...or the outer limits , every bit I've taken to saying.

Finally , cats. Their novel kennels arrived yesterday too Mike has them assembled. We're leaving them inwards the living room for straightaway alongside the doors opened upwards , trying to brand the kitties believe that going within is a adept idea.

Whatever y'all produce , Sadie , produce non cross those thresholds. Those are the gates of hell.

Sadie is doing her best demonstration of a truthful cat on a truthful cat quilt.

When a truthful cat sits on a truthful cat quilt , it tends to grow inwards length.

Here , she's showing how a tiny lilliputian truthful cat such every bit herself tin give the sack live stretched to embrace 3 quilt blocks...

simply prior to dozing off into Snoozeville.

This disgusts Smitty. He takes upwards guard duty on the catio.

Today I'm going to attempt my mitt at Watermelon Jelly. I saw the recipe online , too it sounded good. We're express nearly the jellies too jams nosotros tin give the sack brand hither at the Three Cats Ranch since seeds are non allowed. When I saw the watermelon jelly , it sounded pretty good. I receive got a large seedless watermelon awaiting its demise on the kitchen counter. I'll live pureeing it a lilliputian afterward too cooking it downwardly into jelly. Watermelon sorbet is delicious , too then it seems the jelly ought to live adept too. Time volition tell , too of course of study , I'll depository fiscal establishment stand upwards for dorsum alongside y'all tomorrow to study my findings. Definitely , I'm hoping for to a greater extent than sewing fourth dimension today.