Seems there is never enough time to get anything done anymore - One nite after work was spent paying bills - a necessary evil - My husband came upstairs and said "Why are you doing that - you just did that last month!" Wish it worked that way!
Another blah thing this week was a dentist appointment - Hate that! Got thru that and got home (it was an extremely yukky day with snow showers and rain and damp and cold and i couldn't wait to get home!) and after dinner sat down to whip - As you can see Riley made his home on my lap - He's a nice little heater though I have to say he was being a very good boy and not trying to play with my yarn! Almost made me wonder if he didn't feel good - he was almost too good (dare i say that?)
Wish I would have had my camera with me this morning - as much as I want Fall back or even Spring - the drive to work was absolutely gorgeous this morning - from the icy rain and snow it all clung to the trees and everything else (and thank goodness not the road) I drive on a lot of narrow back roads and it was just so pretty. I got out of work at 1:00 today and when I got home here's the only snow that was left - On my Turkey Pumpkin!
Decided to go to the mall - wrong move! Everyone and there brother was there! Went to Macy's and left! Hey I had a handful of coupons to use! I couldn't believe how crowded it was - guess everyone is getting a head start on Black Friday.
Tomorrow I'm going to the York Folk Art Sale - haven't been there yet - every year it seems I have some other obligations that weekend! Looking foward to it!
Now for some rug talk!
A while back on Snippets I posted a thread about whether or not to complain or not about a problem rug. I purchased a rug pattern that was drawn so far off grain that elements in the rug were affected - I had to re-draw parts of them (half of the heads and tails and feet!) - and then there was only a 3/4" to 1 1/2" edge around the border - I did end up writing the woman i bought it from (it wasn't cheap!) and told her of my displeasure and didn't hear a word back - I know now to check the rug before i start hooking it and if this happens with any purchased patterns again - i will definitely send them back - the aggravation of hooking this rug wasn't worth it. Well anyway - the rug now sits in my back spare bedroom on the floor - the picture isn't that good - it's not as bright in person as in the picture.
Besides being such a blah week - there were a lot of things to be thankful for this week also!
-It was Cheryl from Indiana's birthday the other day - Happy Birthday Cheryl
-Today is Debbie's birthday - Happy Birthday Debbie!
-Kathy was saved from a big bug attack and got a nice surprise in the mail!
-No cavities for me!
-I won $2 on a scratch off ticket my husband brought home! Hey i'm on my way to the big bucks! LOL
Hope everyone is having a good week and is safe, healthy and toasty! I'll end this with a recipe if anyone is in the mood to bake and likes Chai Tea:
CRANBERRY TEA CAKE
¾ cup Milk
6 Chai Tea Bags
2 Oranges – zested and juiced
2 cups Chopped Cranberries
1 cup Butter (2 sticks)
¼ tsp Baking Soda
1 ½ tsp Vanilla
6 Large Eggs
2 ½ cups Sugar
3 cups Flour
1 ½ cups Confectioners Sugar
Prep: Heat milk 2 minutes – add tea bags to steep for 5 minutes; zest orange – about 2 tsps. Juice orange for about ½ cup orange juice; Chop fresh canberries.
Beat Butter to cream – gradually beat in sugar. Add eggs one a time, add vanilla. Add orange zest. Add flour & baking soda alternatively with milk mixture until well blended. Stir in cranberries.
Bake 350° in a buttered/flour tube pan or 2 loaf pans. Bake for approx. 1 hour depending on pan.
Cool cake on rack – when cool – mix together 1 ½ cups confectioners sugar and ½ cup orange juice with whisk – pour over tops of cakes to glaze.
2 comments:
Joanne, I love reading your blog. And even though our weather wasn't near as blah as yours, my week wasn't much better. My son, who lost his job a month ago, is keeping my stress level over the top. My doctor's appointment for Monday, which I was looking forward to only because I'd be able to bitch about a certain medication she has me on....and is doing nothing for me.....was cancelled until December 3rd! And I've gotten no hooking done. When I have any free time, I sleep.
I was hoping to have a free weekend but once I got up and dressed, hubby has already filled today! Darn it all anyway.
Hang in there! I know I owe you an email and will try to get it done tonight.
Jo-Jo - thank you so much!
Hope you are having a much better week than last! I think it's important we all try to find something good in each day - it's damn hard some days but it keeps us going - even if it's just a whisker lick from one of our furry friends or just a glance or a smiles -it's something!
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