A Sunny Day
We were forecast a week of rain, but the sun was shining today. It was on the chilly side, but bright and sunny. You can't hope for much more than that in Oregon in January.
Since I had some pancetta left over in my refrigerator, I made myself the BEST sandwich. That's the name I gave it: BEST. Bacon (or pancetta...don't be picky), Egg, Spinach, and Tomato Chutney. It's my breakfast take on a BLT.
It's not really rocket science. Toast an English muffin. Fry up some leftover pancetta (which is just Italian bacon, and so regular bacon or Canadian bacon would work too). Then fry an egg and throw some spinach leaves on top of the egg as it fries. Then, if you're really lucky, you'll have some tomato chutney to spread on the English muffin. If not, just use a regular tomato slice. Then pile 'er all up and chow down. Yum.
So after I'd fed my face, I went outside to feed the birds. You'll never guess what I saw outside.
Give up?
DAFFODILS! My stars and garters. Spring is on the way! These guys amaze me coming up in the dead of winter as if they own the place.
It was a swimming day, and I'll just say that I'm thrilled to pieces with how my reading and swimming thing is going. I'm using a larger ear bud, and I can hear so much better now that my ears aren't full of water.
I've still been fairly distracted at trying to do both things at once. Today was my third time trying it and I was actually able to concentrate on the book this time. My, oh, my did the time fly by! It was Fan. Tastic. Next time I'm going to try the largest of the earbuds. I still think I could hear better if I could keep the water out of my ears better. It's working well enough as is, but I'm going to experiment and see if a larger size will work better.
After that, I went to the grocery store. Then I came home and finished basting Psycatdelic. Phew. What a literal pain that was. I had to stop frequently to give my neck and shoulders a rest, and I lost count how many times I stuck myself with the needle. But it's done and ready for quilting now.
My goal for the month is to quilt Shoot for the Moon, and I won't get that one basted until tomorrow. Also, I still need to baste Sew Helpful. Those will both be spray basted, however, and that will be a breeze in comparison. Spray basting is still my favorite way to go. I think we all have to do what works best for us, and I thought this thread basting was a royal pain. I like the method of rolling the quilt onto boards. For my effort next time, however, I'm going back to pins.
Speaking of Sew Helpful, would you like a little lesson in cozy?
Feast your eyes:
Mike called just as I was getting started here, and he's on his way home. That's my cue to start dinner.
It was a nice day here. I hope you had a nice day too. Pin It
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