More Appealing
Today I put together an evening meal that will be a bit more appealing to the ole cowboy than the tomato pasta dish of this last week. A bottom layer of baby carrots with a hand seasoned pork shoulder blade roast covered with onions. It has been in the oven for about an hour and a half and the aroma is really quite good.
I had been in the sewing studio for the afternoon when Dennis called me up to the bathroom to look out the east window. Two young bucks were eating hay under the Maple tree in the sunshine. Their antlers are about four inches tall. What a beautiful site. Though hay may not be their favorite, Dennis always puts a handful of corn sprinkled over the hay. I am sure the rest of the group will be following shortly.
It’s been a rewarding day. Cousin Mark followed up from yesterday’s quilt drama. Mark found a Rite product to set the dye in the fabric he was working on. No more using the Best Press starch spray. When I read my bottle there are no ingredients listed. The label says it is a clear starch and sizing alternative with soil guard and wrinkle resister. Ironically, this morning when I did some reading on one of my closed groups there was a posting from someone with an embroidered project. She was going to give the finished stitching a spray with Best Press and the red embroidery threads bled. Hmm. I’ll have to do more checking on this. Mark is on his way to a successful project with dark colored fabrics and very light colored fabrics.
Here is the thing: cheap fabrics sold in Walmart and even JoAnn Fabrics have a grudge base in the weaving process and may always bleed. Everything needs to be washed before any stitching of any kind. The higher end fabrics that quilt stores sell have a better weft and warp quality and do not need to be pre-washed. I have never had any of the quilt store purchased fabrics bleed.
On a second go round of text messages, there is a scrumptious cake being enjoyed by the Fairfax team. Kersten worked until sometime this afternoon and Kevin was going to bake a cake for them to enjoy later on today. Between Google and Grammie the ingredients came together for a successful end product.
It’s time for me to close down shop here in the sewing studio and finish up some ends in the kitchen for a great supper that I know will get high reviews from the ole cowboy.