Good Humid Morning!
How are you? I'm feeling a bit on the soggy side. It's hot. It's humid. It's muggy. And, guess what? It's summer! July is just about half over (which is so friggin hard to believe - how did that happen?).
My weekend was good and I hope yours was too. I did enjoy having last week off from babysitting Iris. I missed her, but I relished having time during the days to do things. Today I'm back on the babysitting gig, but Bonnie (Mailing's Mom) and I are splitting up the weeks. One week I'll do three days and she will do two; the next week I will take two days and she will have three, etc., etc. The next 3 weeks are worked out and we will figure out August as well. I'll be back to full time during September when Bonnie is going back to China for a month to visit family.
Anyway, I didn't do a whole lot on the weekend. I did bake zucchini bread on Friday. Yum!!
One loaf was wrapped and put in the freezer for another time. I was going to make bluebarb (blueberry and rhubarb) jam, but I decided not to. Who wants to stand over a stove cooking jam and then have a huge kettle of boiling water ready to plunge the filled jars? With no central air, it has been simply too hot to do that. I may still make that jam, but not this week!
A lot of time was spent stitching (update tomorrow) and some knitting (update Wednesday) and reading (update on Wednesday). After reading Carole's post about her camping week I decided to try a "Savvy B" that she had mentioned. Simple: add some jalapeƱo slices to a glass of sauvignon blanc. Very tasty! And quite refreshing on a warm, humid day.
Yesterday for dinner I made the Chinese Chicken Salad that Bonny shared in her post on Friday. I subbed arugula for the lettuce, but otherwise made the recipe as written. Delicious! And, lots of leftovers too. A great dinner for a hot summer night.
Time for me to pour another cup of coffee and get ready for the day. Here's hoping your Monday is a good one.