🎈Caleb 🎈 Copper and Crochet

Our adorable youngest grandson 🎈Caleb 🎈 celebrated his 11th birthday yesterday.  He decided on a birthday pie instead of a cake.  It broke my heart that we could not be there to help celebrate his big day but we did call and sing Happy Birthday to him.  Luckily we'd bought his gift ahead of the social distancing came into effect.  

Chef Dayle continues to bake bread for us.  Here are the latest loaves.  You would not believe how wonderful the house smells when they're coming out of the oven!  And the toast is delicious buttered with a drizzle of honey.  

When he went shopping right as the gravity of the virus hit - he bought one bag of Bob's Red Mill flour.  He thought we had a lot at home.  Nope.  And guess what?  You cannot find a bag of flour anywhere now.  My daughter Amy told me of this place called Azure Standard and I ordered 2 10 lb. bags of flour yesterday so hopefully that will arrive and we'll have enough for future loaves.

This is his Honey Wheat Bread that I put the recipe on here for you a while back.

The Wright's copper cleaner I ordered came and wow, it works really good!  Not only did I put a better shine on my ladle but I also shined up my set of handmade copper utensils I've had for years.  I think I got these at Saturday Market made by an artisan.  But one reason to get something like this is they last virtually forever.  

Shiny!

I went outside yesterday to get a photo of my one and only tulip that has bloomed.. and to get some sunshine and some fresh air in my lungs.  We've had some real heavy downpours of rain and even some hail and I was worried that all my daffodils would ruined and beaten down.. but happily they withstood the onslaught fairly well.

Time to pick a few more for the house before they are gone.  

My one tulip, it's awfully short, isn't it?

The Peony buds are getting bigger, can't wait to see them open up.

The White Lilac blossom update.  :-)

Introducing Peeps Bunny #4!  I did not have the bright yellow yarn I needed, (full disclosure - I could not "find" any in the episode of hoarding office/studio) so I ordered one skein on Amazon.  

I had never heard of this brand of yarn, have you?  It's made in Turkey.  It's soft and feels very nice and is a bit heavier than the Stylecraft yarn I've been using.

Chef Dayle made another one of his French style roasted chicken dinners in our larger cast iron pot.  This time he prepared some Stovetop Stuffing to serve alongside and it added a very yummy taste to the meal.  It makes enough for two meals for us each.  I think I shared the recipe, have you tried it?

My hair was too long and so I decided to take a couple inches off the side and then I had to implore my dear husband to cut the back.  :-)  I was worried that I'd gone overboard and cut it too short but was able to gather it together, give it a twist and put my barrette in and voila.. success.

Each day we get a few more things accomplished.  Dayle has organized the kitchen.  The counters have all been disinfected.  I've been washing knives, eggs, utensils, folding clothes, reading, playing Words With Friends and Scrabble, reading and crocheting. What are you doing to fill your hours?  
((hugs)), Teresa :-)