Monday, April 29, 2019

...Over the Weekend...

...we hosted a small dinner party...just burgers cooked on the grill...we had our picnic inside as it was chilly and rainy outside...very springlike weather...it was fun...
...I took 3 ingredients...allmonds-water-salt...and made almond milk...and then using half of a vegan probiotic capsule...I turned the leftover pulp from making almond milk into vegan cream cheese...absolutely no waste and so yummy...
...I tried this new flavored water while I was out shopping...
...just he regular weekly vegan shopping...
...trying some of Aldi's new vegan options...
...the Man and I tried a new Asian restaurant...I had a delicious curry...

~Wishing you a lovely start to your week!

Saturday, April 27, 2019

...Dinner and a Movie...

...it was pizza night for movie night again...
...always a favorite...

...I got the dvd for I feel pretty...I enjoyed it...the Man...not so much...pretty much a chick-flick...

...what have you been watching lately?...

~Have a lovely day!

Friday, April 26, 2019

...Frugal Fridays...

...I have this old fleece jacket/sweater thingy...
...and the zipper's been broken for an age...
...so I searched online for a replacement...did you know that zippers have this code on them that you can use for replacement parts...so I thought if I could find exactly the right size...I'd only have to replace the broken side...knowing that unpicking all of that stitching was not going to be any fun...
...and of course...the internet being what it is...I found an exact replacement...
...the code matches...
...and the zipper lines up perfectly with the other half...

...another use for my new sewing machine...

~Have a lovely day!

Thursday, April 25, 2019

...W.I.A.Y. + Mod Pizza and EARTH FARE...

...kindof a boring day of vegan eats...
...we had double chocolate muffins for breakfast...
...for lunch we just made sammies...
...and for dinner...I made some fresh noodles...
...to go with the leftover sauce heated up...it was all yummy though...

...you know how it is...the day after traveling and eating out...all that rich salty food from Tuesday...but it was fun visiting with the newlyweds on Scout's last day...
...this was my first trip ever to Mod Pizza...it's a Subway like pizza restaurant...you go through a line and choose your toppings the same way you do at Subway...so I just did a Build-Your-Own...BYO...with black olives, mushrooms and onions...and vegan cheese...so nice...it was delicious and I had a salad on the side...it was good too...same concept you choose your salad ingredients the same way...
...right across the street from Mod Pizza was an Earth Fare...

...Earth Fare is near and dear to my heart ...it began in Asheville back in the 70's...
...I wandered around the aisles reminiscing...and buying a few things too...
...just a few...I got the everything cookies...so much like my sissie's Garbage cookies...
...the person in the deli told us that all their sandwich cookies are actually vegan...but only the everything ones said so on the tag...
...they were yummy...
...I also got a baguette...and a bag of thick rolled organic oats...for the Man to try...and some organic whole wheat pastry flour...

...what did you eat yesterday?...

~Have a lovely day!

Wednesday, April 24, 2019

...W.I.P. Wednesday...

...Scout shipped for basic training yesterday...and I wanted a support "U.S. Air Force MOM" tee to wear to the ceremony...
...so I got busy making one...of course...

...I downloaded the logo...
...and then I just cut and pasted some big outline letters together to spell the work Mom...
...and printed those out and then cut through the print and the freezer paper to make the transfer...
...I got a $1 navy tee shirt at goodwill...and of course the only plain one I could find was too big...so I used an existing shirt that fits me as a pattern to cut it down to size...
...and then I used my new sewing machine to stitch it up...
...it actually has lots of different stitches...this is a stretch overlock one...fun to try out...
...slipped the shirt onto the ironing board...with a piece of paper underneath in case any paint goes through the shirt...
...centered and lined up the print out/cutout...
...removed the printout...and ironed the freezer paper stencil in place...
...carefully added the little center cutouts...
...mixed up some light blue paint for the MOM word...the only colour I wanted to use that I didn't have...
...and spounced away...
...all done...silver for the logo...white for the letters...and light blue for the MOM...
...peeled off the freezer paper...
...and tried it on...

...it was a surprise for Scout...he smiled his sheepish smile when he saw it...

...what's in your workbasket?...

~Have a lovely day!

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

...from M.E.P.S. ...

...we got to spend the morning with Scout at the Military Entrance Processing Services...

...now he's on his way...

~Adventure Awaits...

Monday, April 22, 2019

...Easter Weekend...

...so...so much happened over the weekend...
...the newlyweds called both of Scout's grandmas to deliver some very exciting news...

...they are EXPECTING A BABY!...Affectioknit and the Man are going to be Grandparents...
...and then they revealed the news to all the inlaws...
...and we celebrated Scout's 21st birthday...
...because it will actually occur while he is away at Basic Training...
...when we got home...we hung up our Air Force Banner...
...and the Easter Bunny came...
...and we went to the Sunrise service at Church...
...and decorated the cross...
...the sanctuary was fragrant and beautiful...
...there was a service of Godspeed for Scout...
...the cross in front of the Church...
...looking back at the parsonage...
...and finally...just a quick pic of the Circular Summer Shirt that I knit for Easter...

~Wishing you a lovely start to your week!