...3.23...Over the Weekend...

...for breakfast I checked a bunch of things off on my Daily Dozen app...haha...blueberries...banana...flaxseeds...dried raisins and cranberries...walnuts, almonds, and a brazil nut...a vegan golden milk shot with turmeric, ashwaganda, cinnamon, and fenugreek...and a bowl of oatmeal...

...all delicious...very filling and satisfying...

...The Daily Dozen is a fun little app that I use sort of randomly...it's a neat little checklist to make sure you're getting all the nutrients...sometimes I use it with cronometer just as a fun way to visualize all the goodness I'm getting from my food...haha...

...the app is from Nutrition Facts.org...and Dr. Greger is a physician, New York Times Best-Selling author, and internationally recognized speaker on nutrition, food safety, and public health issues...he wrote the book How not to die...which is also a documentary.../a>

...and then we did the weekly shopping...

...nothing of note...but I got the very last three boxes of Pumpkin Spice Cheerios for $1.50...they won't be available again until about October...and then they certainly won't be $1.50...and I certainly won't be buying them...haha...

...I put a pound of garbanzos in a big bowl to soak...

...and then we headed out to the yard...we added a layer of peat moss to the cherry tree...

...and the blueberry bush...and we swirled a soaker hose around the base...

...of both the tree and the bush...

...and covered that over with a layer of mulch...

...and now we can just attach the hose and give them a good soak...

...and then we went to our favorite Greek restaurant for a late lunch...they always bring you a basket of the most delicious homemade bread...

...and I got a greek salad without feta and a bowl of kalamata olives to eat with the bread...it was delicious and a nice relaxing lunch...

...and all of these photos are from my bike ride in the afternoon...there are really a lot of small leaves on the trees now...and the pollen is coating everything...

...the sky was amazing...and different in every direction...this is east...

...and west...

...and south...

...and the wisteria is blooming too...

...it will climb and cover everything...fences...bushes and even trees...

...but this time of year it is beautiful and smells divine...

~Wishing you a lovely start to your week!

...3.21...Dinner and a Movie...

...for dinner we had the Man's delicious lima bean soup...with sweet potato, cornbread, and leftover Nanny's Church Supper Broccoli Casserole...

...and since I'm still working my way through the 100 books meme from years ago...this week I re-read George Orwell's Animal Farm...it was short and quick...and though I remembered it from my original 9th grade reading...it certainly is still relevant today (maybe more so) as a warning against authoritarianism, corruption of power, and the manipulation of truth...especially how leaders can exploit followers through propaganda...

...I've got a hold on 1984 at the library for another re-read...but in the meantime I'm reading a trilogy that I've never read before... His Dark Materials by Phillip Pullman...I've finished The Golden Compass (aka Northern Lights)...and I've just started The Subtle Knife...

...I enjoyed The Golden Compass (book)...so...of course that was the movie of the week...haha...

...and I also enjoyed the movie...for what it was...it's really quite different from the book...espcially the ending...

...what have you been watching lately?

~Have a lovely weekend!

...3.20...Friday Update...

...look at the new growth on the lilies along the sidewalk...

...and the daffies by the mailbox are blooming beautifully...

...our centipede grass is still pretty brown though...

...and the winter garden is definitely winding down...we'll be tilling and planting the summer one soon...but this bed of lettuce is still doing really well...

...we have six little spring onions left in their bed...

...and the collards did not do nearly as well this year as last...so maybe this corner was not the best place for them...

...I found one more little French Breakfast radish...and we're still getting a nice bowlful of lettuce for salads every day...

~Have a lovely day!

...3.19...Delicious Vegan Food we ate...

...for St. Patrick's Day dinner...we had marinated tofu corned beef...recipe from The Hidden Veggies...with fried cabbage, vegan cornbread, and mashed potatoes...so delicious...

...and we had to go to the garden store for some mulch and things for the yard...so we made a date of it and had a sub sammie lunch at our favorite sub shop...

...what delicious food have you been eating?...

~Have a lovely day!

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

...it's been a really busy week...as I sort of let Easter slip up on me this year...and I for sure wanted the girlies to have a little something from Grandmommy in their Easter baskets...

...but first I was merrily knitting along on Little Sissie's Ballet sweater...I finished the right front...

...and the left front - left leaning stitches lay neatly on their own...

...so no special trick was needed to make a pretty border......

...so I'm really happy with that...

...left and right front pieces finished...

...they'll cross over each other like this...

...and there will be a tie on the inside that you won't be able to see and then one on the outside that you will be able to see...

...then I knit the back...except for the moss stitch border at the bottom and the neckline... this was a pretty mindless knit all in stockinette stitch...fun to do in the evenings while watching TV...

...and then for a quick and fun little Easter present for the grandbabes...I chose Drops Flapping Around...a cute slipper pattern...and I made all the eyes first...haha...

...and got out my gold and red yarn from stash...and started crocheting the slippers...

...both toes done...and since my gold yarn is limited I divided it into two small balls...hoping to get the 'face' portion done in this colour...

...one done...

...and another one...

...these are big sissie's slippers...you can see the second colour of gold on the soles...

...and a third colour of gold as I had to get more gold yarn...

...and because my LYS is now Stuff-Mart...I had one choice for gold yarn...

...then I added the picot edging...

...it makes a cute ruffly border...

...and then I made another slightly smaller pair for Little Sissie and added the eyes, nose, and eyelashes...and I got some cabinet liner for a non-slip grip on the bottoms and some felt for a soft liner inside...

...I cut out the liners...

...and flipped the slippers inside out to stitch them in place...

...and then I wrapped them and flattend them as much as I could and stuffed them into a mailing envelope and I made a little sleeve like they have at the post office...if a large envelope will pass through the 3/4 inch slot the package can go as a 'large envelope' for a cheaper price...if not it's a 'package'...and costs a lot more...

...so now the 'package' is winging its way to Alaska...sadly, it did not slip through the slot...

...and now...back to the Ballet Kimono...I started the sleeves of the Ballet Kimono...

...two at a time and simple stockinette...they were a pretty quick knit...

...stitched those up...

...and assembled the sweater...I love it...it turned out perfectly...

...for the outside (visible) tie...I'm going to use the pretty purple ribbon from the tutu...

...and I just made two crochet chains for the inside tie that you won't really see...

...it was easy enough to pull the ou the elastic that the ribbon is stitched to...and just snip it off...

...and stitch it onto the kimono...it's so cute and it will make the kimono 'match' the tutu...

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

~Have a lovely day!