weekend

It has been a quiet weekend, which I enjoyed after the business of the end of the week.  I had an event to go to and then there was just too much to do!  But that is life.  This weekend has had a few books read, a few movies watched, a walk taken, errands ran, and hopefully a trip to the beach this afternoon.

I have a craving for chocolate.  I have started some brioche au chocolat.  I will be able to put them in a bag for our next travels, which is soon.  It has snuck up on me.  Small Mister and I will have lovely "cookies" for our travels.  All my bread that ends up in a shape of a roll is called cookies by the small boy.  It does make me smile.

"another one?"

The Small Mister and I pinned a quilt for quilting this evening.  He kept asking me, "another one?"  He then would hand me a safety pin.  Or more then a safety pin.  I thought I was going to have some quiet time because the boyos have been doing motorbikes all day.  I thought they would continue or crash into a puddle of exhausted boys.  Neither happened.  I had a lot of help.

But, we are ready for quilting.  How much I get done this weekend will completely be dependent on if there is surf this weekend.  At one point, there was chest high waves forecasted.  I can hope.

receiving blankets

For the small boy that is expected, I also made receiving blankets.  My Beloved helped pick out the colors.  I really like how they turned out.  The funny thing is, we use Small Mister's blankets like these on car trips.  They work really well for vehicles or shawls if you are getting out in the rain.  I may need to make some more for us.

The babe's Dad came back and said his wife and mother-in-law loved them.  Remember, they are from Angola.  So the Grandma was asking about me, "She is white?"  She did not even think a white American could have these skills.  It made me laugh so hard!  Preconceived notions get you every time!

hands in dough

I have needed my hands in dough. 

I have not been very inspired to try new things in the kitchen this summer.  It may be the heat.  It may be that I am tired.  We keep running hard and I caught a cold after Indianapolis.  It may be that I just need my hands in more yeasty dough.  Get the creative juices flowing.

Main dishes have seemed to be centered around fish and veggies.  My Beloved and the Small Mister can eat fishes every day of the week.  No one seems to be very interested in sweets.  A single cookie.  A glass of chocolate almond milk (both of the boyos like this!).  A mug of hot sweet tea.

More hands in dough!

for tomorrow

I have been invited to a wedding in September.  It is really a we but my Beloved is going to go do track time so I am the only going.  Which also means, I have been invited to the wedding shower.  It could be a very strange shower because the age range of the attendees is going to be very wide. 

I have a couple go to wedding gifts that no one every thinks to put on a registry but always come back and say "that was the best!"  For the wedding, I am going with tools.  But that is a month away.  Tomorrow is the shower.  I got a white platter and dish towels, and if the bride reads this, oh well. 

I, of course, could not do something as simple as wrap the present.  I made a cloth bag for it.  My Beloved said it can be a laundry bag, which is the idea.  He teased me about not embroydering their names on it.  Not for a laundry bag silly man!

I have decided to take a surfboard to the wedding and I am camping.  Yes, I am odd.