Hello My Friends,
Today is a later-than-usual post from moi. My morning was busy, but all in a very good way. Our temps are rising (as is the humidity) and I knew I wanted to get a crostata in the oven before the heat of the day. And voila! A blueberry/peach/rhubarb crostata was made.
I wish there were sniffable monitors - this just smells amazing and I cannot wait to try it (but I will!).
My socks were finished this morning! They are matchy-matchy up until the very tip of the toe.
Sock #1 on the left has a little bit of the next color showing in the toe. The sock I finished this morning had no need of that additional color. Maybe I knit tighter? Maybe the length of colors was slightly different? No matter...matchy-matchy doesn't matter to me and I am very happy with this pair of socks. They are now tucked away to be gifted later (recipient TBD). The yarn is from Fibernymph Dyeworks - Lisa is amazing with her dying. The color way is "Mountain House Winter" but they remind me of polo or rugby stripes. Whatever, they are lovely. And, if you have not tried Lisa's yarns (I know most of you have), you really should give them a try.
After that, I had a massage booked for 11 a.m. Bliss! Mallory, the massage therapist I have been seeing for months now, is a miracle worker. She found knots I didn't know I had - lol.
When I got home, Fletch and I had lunch and then I started cooking again! We want a cold dinner tonight, so I set about making a Lobster Orzo Salad with Tarragon Vinaigrette. It's fast to make and quite tasty. I used Langoustinos (tail meat) that I found at Trader Joe's instead of lobster. It tastes like lobster but is much, much less $$$. It is now in the fridge chilling.
We'll have some more radishes from Colin's garden and sugar snap peas to go with this. An easy, fast, cool dinner for a warm/hot day.
Did any of you see the MDK post about the road trip to Florence, Alabama and The School of Making? So tempting. I would love to do that, but I don't think the timing is good for me right now. Are any of you considering it?
And with that...let the weekend begin! We have no plans (which is so nice). I want to get to Target (I need printer paper). Maybe I'll do some laundry...maybe not. I'm sure I won't be doing cleaning. I hope to swatch this afternoon for a Shakerag and maybe pick out yarn for the next socks. I'd also like to sit down with my stitching.
Here's hoping you have some fun ahead of you!
Yay for the finished socks and wow....that crostata looks so good. I've been trying to behave so I've been limiting sweets but I could sure go for a peach pie right now.
ReplyDeleteBoo for the weather. It's 91 here right now. It makes watering all those darn trees pretty miserable but at least the humidity is still pretty low.
I'm very late reading posts tonight too. My best friend from Spokane is here visiting and we have been busy talking and talking and talking and doing some tourist stuff too.
ReplyDeleteIt's very hot and humid here right now with thunderstorms arriving within a half hour or so for most of the night.
Jenny plans to leave by 3:00 am tomorrow because she needs to be in Maryland by Sunday and has a few stops to make before that.
Laundry tomorrow but first thing in the morning is a pedicure with my sister. Our once a month "girl time." It's my one splurge. I'm not a make-up, fancy nails kind of gal, but I sure like having my feet done and massaged.
I hope your weekend is a wonderful one Vera.
Blessings and hugs,
Betsy
Okay both the crostata and the orzo salad look amazing! YUMM!!! I saw about the AC/MDK workshop and contemplated it for a nano second. It does sound like fun though!
ReplyDeleteI very much wish I could smell that crostada! I was just thinking yesterday that I'd like to make some summer fruit desserts, so maybe it's finally time to try out your dough recipe (or maybe I can get Molly to do it -- she's getting to be a pretty good baker!). The orzo salad sounds yummy, too. I'm always interested in good new recipes for summer dinners that don't require too much heat.
ReplyDeleteOh, and I meant to say that I also often experience the close-but-not-quite matching of stripes with Lisa's yarn. I think even slight differences in gauge (if we're a little more stressed or little more relaxed when knitting) can do that. The toes are hidden in shoes, so I don't stress!
DeleteYour crostatas always look delicious (this one specially so), and those socks are perfect! I would be glad for a cold dinner of that delicious salad. We're having crab (fake) pasta salad and I'm tempted to try a taste for breakfast. Happy Weekend!
ReplyDeleteLove the socks! The crostata looks delish!
ReplyDeleteNever baked a crostata, just don't think of it and end up with a two crust pie. Yesterday was national donut day, so I made an apple pie. Crostata would be so much easier and size is adjustable! But dumplings and fritters are in the competition too.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the sock finish!
ReplyDeletelove the socks and I do wish I could smell it as well :)
ReplyDeleteThat crostata looks so good, I should really try making that instead of pie now and again. Hannah did just ask me to make a blueberry pie, though, so that's on the horizon. I hope you had a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteI highly recommend a trip to Florence and the whole School of Making experience! Vicki and I went to a 3-day workshop there together several years ago, and it was really fabulous. It's not on my "bingo card" for this year, though . . . although it sounds like such fun. And your cooking is making me hungry!!! XO
ReplyDeleteThe crostata looks delicious. You had a fun Friday and honestly the toes of those socks will mostly be in a shoe. As the old saying goes, anyone who looks that closely at someone else's knitting, deserves what they see.
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