Hello All,
How are you this Monday morning before Thanksgiving? I am just waking up and having my very first sip of coffee. How was your weekend? Ours was good.
Friday started the weekend with bitter weather. We had flurries, rain and sleet ALL day long! It was nasty and breezy. Not a good day to be out. I ended up baking two of the loaves of cranberry pumpkin pecan bread. Late in the day I walked over to our neighbor's to deliver one of the loaves. I had my winter coat on and I was freezing!!
Saturday dawned sunny and beautiful. Still a bit chilly, but gorgeous after the stormy day Friday. Look at this little rascal:
Mabel was out on the patio and then jumped into the cast iron pot that we grow eggplants in during the summer. Fletch had dumped out all the dirt some time ago and I guess Mabel thought it was a cozy place to curl up (I'm betting the cast iron pot absorbed some warmth from the sun). She didn't stay there long, but it was cute to see her there.
I baked two more loaves of the cranberry pumpkin pecan bread.
Fletch took the second loaf from Friday over to a former client and I took a Saturday loaf over to C&M. I didn't stay long enough to take my coat off as both Colin & Mailing looked awfully tired. They had been to the farm that morning for their last CSA share for the year.
Sunday was another damp and chilly looking day. I did not go out at all! I did cook (breakfast and dinner) and napped. It was a good day for knitting, reading and dozing.
Now I've got to dry my hair (my head is cold) and then grab something quick to eat. I have an eye appointment at 9 which means leaving home by 8:30. This is just an appointment for a field vision test (not my favorite), but at least it should be quick.
Hope your week is off to a great start.
A good weekend makes Monday so much easier.
ReplyDeleteIt was a rather wet, dreary weekend here as well but the sunrise this morning was just gorgeous! Frankie and I are working on "walking nicely" on a leash... and the challenge is REAL! For both of us, lol! Your pumpkin cranberry bread looks amazing! Yum! I have a tiny bit of baking to do this week... a pumpkin pie!
ReplyDeleteIt was chilly with rain and snow but I was sure thankful for the moisture (and it's supposed to rain more this week)! I just made cranberry orange relish this morning and wish I had saved some cranberries to bake with. Mabel looks cute however she is posing!
ReplyDeleteI wish I was getting one of those loaves of yummy bread! Hope all goes well with your eye appointment.
ReplyDeletea potted cat is a beautiful thing!! We had a bit of snow on Friday then lots and lots of rain, but we are still in a drought.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a perfect weekend! Oh I wish I had some of that bread ...
ReplyDeleteThe bread looks and sounds delicious. I wonder if that cat plant reproduces? If so, we could get a sweet Mabel from your extras! lol
ReplyDeleteWe had a beautiful weekend and today is starting the same. A lot cooler than it's been, but I guess it's that time of year.
Blessings,
Betsy
Mabel looks so sweet in that pot! Too bad she's not a sprout of a kitty tree.
ReplyDeleteThat bread sounds yummy! I need to make an eye appointment... thanks for the reminder. :)
ReplyDeleteI never knew that was how you grew cats!
ReplyDeleteIt was wet and chilly and gloomy here all weekend. Definitely a good couple of days for staying in and making yummy fall food! I'm not making pumpkin bread until Wednesday, but I made sweet potato corn chowder for dinner last night, and the house smelled like fall.
Went out on my weekend errands this morning, as it was snowy and cold on Saturday and Sunday. Today, the sky is clear blue as far as I can see - gorgeous! I’m glad you felt better and even did some baking: the bread looks delicious.
ReplyDeleteI'm coveting your cast iron pot! Do you know how much those things go for on the resale market??? Crazy prices.
ReplyDeleteMabel, of course, is as beautiful as ever
Such a cute Mabel picture--or shall we start calling her Auntie Mabel?
ReplyDeleteI bet Mabel thought that pot was a warm spot. I'm glad you got rain. The bread looks delicious. It is nice to have it chilly enough that baking is a treat.
ReplyDeleteI hate those field-of-vision tests!!!! I hope you got through yours without too much stress. The bread looks fabulous, Vera. What a kind gift to share with others. XO
ReplyDeleteMabel looks so cute! The bread looks delicious! Glad it was a good weekend.
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