and although i started the day with list as per usual, not many things got done....laundry yes...and some sewing and quilt related things....
needed 32 of each and did just manage to squeak them out of quarter yards....only a few scraps remain that went into the basket--could not bear to toss these lovely dutch chintz pieces...
and some of this....
2 borders are on and 2 remain to make and sew on....then it will be a flimsy....
saturday was an exhausting day with grocery pickup and put away, then made a huge pot of beef vegetable soup....lots of chopping etc. that obliterated nearly the rest of the day. then today decided to make some artisanal bread....commercial varieties are loaded with salt, so it was the best alternative. i do have a great cookbook for all sorts of artisan breads....first up olive rolls...i did notice the missing salt even tho the few chopped olives are somewhat salty....
and a small loaf of sun dried tomato/parmesan bread....
these will go great with my soup. one package of yeast made both and pretty happy with outcome...my paternal grandmother was a pastry cook in a small hospital and after retirement baked constantly at home...always rolls, bread, biscuits, cookies, donuts, pies, cakes on hand....my job was donut shaker...LOL....
then what's better on a dreary sunday than a good whodunit? nothing!
this author (aka jk rowling) has penned another great mystery (so far) featuring her detective, cormoran strike. i've read the others... this one is a whopping 950 pages! and no wizards in sight (so far). just one of those disjointed kind of days where can't seem to settle on one thing or actually feel like doing any one thing....maybe pajamas will help!
Yum, bread making. I haven't done that for ages. On the other hand I never made that much bread anyway! But I think it would be good with a bowl of soup. Nothing like a semi-lazy day with a good book to boot. (When you cut out a bunch of oddly shaped pieces, make 2 different type of breads, add a border or make one, AND do laundry it sounds like a full, busy day to me!)
ReplyDeleteThose chintz fabrics are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThe breads sound SO good! I used to make bread all the time, and dabbled in the artisanal arena a bit. My favorite was onion dill. Oh, I miss good bread!!
Have never read any of Rowling's books. Does she only write really thick ones? :)
950 pages? That's longer than Outlander, and almost as long as Gone With the Wind! But the bread will be a nice treat!
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