My sweet young friend wanted me to teach her to sew. Being extremely ambitious, she wanted to start with pj's, but I thought I'd learn about her by starting smaller. She's such a quick understudy that we'll start on the pattern for those pjs next week. Yeah!!!
Tuesday:
Isn't this the ugliest looking dish? If you look real close, you can tell that the sauce is purple. Personally, I've decided that the uglier the dish, the better it tastes. These were some amazing pork chops! Make your own using this recipe. I did use grape jam instead of plum. Do they really even make plum???
And to go with:
I've discovered the joy of balsalmic vinegar and have been shelacking my veggies for the last several days as a delightful treat. I can't believe I like this almost better than butter. Almost. I used the recipe from the Proud Italian Cook but added several veggies instead of just the onions (which we are thoroughly enjoying).
Wednesday:
FINALLY! Summer is half over and I can enjoy my family full time!!! Lalalala Celebrate good times! Lalala
Also, we discovered that our cornerpost bird, now known to be a House Finch, has returned to her nest and deposited another clutch:
Thursday:
I've wanted to create something special for my friend that recently had a baby and decided to go with
"A Star is Born" theme:
Less than 5 minutes after I took this shot, the star gracefully laid itself down the side. Please someone tell me how to create filigree chocolate art in this HEAT!
I also received a surprise invitation to the Butterfly House. Can you say STUNNING! I cannot even begin to capture on film the beauty we were able to see as the butterflies fluttered around and the caterpillars munched. My little people didn't even want to leave, though they did appreciate the air conditioning when we finally went inside. Do you know how hard it is to catch a butterfly NOT flapping its wings? Impossible! Look really close to see the butterfly's tongue:
Friday:
We must now rest! and it's not even Sunday yet:-)
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