A Waft of Spring
By golly, I stuck my head out this afternoon to add to the recycling bin and I got a waft of spring. This morning it was 8° above and now it is 32° and balmy.
Dennis and Dwayne had a coffee date at McDonald’s this morning. When Dennis came home at noon, he told me he was leaving to get the car into the car wash. He and Dwayne had already gotten the little red pickup run through. Yes, the ultimate wash has been raised to $11.00. Dennis will pay that as it gets some of the crud under the body washed off. Getting each vehicle back into the garage where it was warm enough to not have the doors freeze shut. That would be hard on the rubber seals.
I also had a productive day. The studio had sun shining into the south windows. That in itself was a good motivator as well as the heat on my legs from the electric jobbie under the sewing table. What allows me to have a bit more time sewing is to have the sewing chair tricked out with two balls to sit upon. It does help to keep the pain at bay as well as stitching a bit and then getting up to iron the seams that were just stitched. Never sitting in any one spot for very long is the tip for the day.
With the 24 blocks of the log cabin pattern stitched, I got out the booklet and decided the sequence of the blocks when stitched together. With 24 blocks, I did have choices. I decided on the Starlight choice. That stitching will be for another day, as each block may need to be trimmed a bit. Keeping the 1/4 ” seam is desirable . . . but also does not to need to be perfect.
The aroma in the kitchen is beckoning. I browned two center cut boneless porkchops for just a hint of color, which is not mandatory. With the crockpot sprayed with Pam, the chops were added with a bit of seasoned salt sprinkled on. A can of cream of mushroom soup was spread evenly on top. The setting of low was applied at nine this morning. The chops will be falling apart by five thirty. To round out supper, Dennis is going to fix a box of Stove Top dressing. Does it matter that the flavor of the pantry was chicken? No! The remainder in a dish of cranberries in the frig will top supper out perfectly.
I keep the crockpot on the kitchen counter 24/7. It is amazing what can be fixed with no mess and many hours to bring the dishes to perfection. If in doubt, the internet has the answers.
This entire next week seems to promise a chance of the furnace getting a break. Sweet.