The excitement builds around the new book. The proof copy is on its way and should arrive tomorrow. Yaaay!
Having fully recovered from Covid (I think), my vacation from cooking duties is over. I needed easy things to fix. We get the frozen cheese pizzas from Costco, sprinkle on some Penzey's Frozen Pizza Seasoning and then decorate it with vegetables. We have some Field Roast faux pepperoni, so I added that. Most of the same vegetables went into the salad.
The next day I made a huge pot of stew. I used Trader Joe's Meatless Grounds with black beans, canned tomatoes, mushrooms, carrots, potatoes, onions, garlic, celery, cabbage, peppers and fresh greens (thrown in at the end) seasoned with a 2-Cup bouillon cube and plenty of Penzey's Arizona Dreaming and a little salt to taste. I made my Easy Corn Salad to go along with it. We used that for salad for the rest of the week.
The weather is cooling off, so instead of iced tea, I've been having hot cocoa. I mixed equal parts of cocoa powder and powdered milk. About 3 tablespoons of this mix with hot water or milk and sweetened with honey works well. It's best to mix it in the blender when adding the liquid, because the cocoa powder can make lumps, even if whisked thoroughly with the powdered milk.
I put together another batch of granola and baked more bread.
We walked three days during the week. It would have been more, but the air quality reached into the unhealthy range the other days, so we had to stay indoors. I'll be glad when fire season is over.
Again, I managed to knit a few rounds on the second sleeve of the Oregon Autumn Cardigan. The arrow on the first sleeve shows where I am on the second one, which is still on the needles. You can see I don't have far to go before starting the border motif.
Meanwhile, in Wisconsin, Kitty Katy is growing like a weed. She has taken an interest in the kids' doll clothes. She also likes to attack feet. She's a very affectionate kitty who loves to cuddle. Four-leggeds can add a lot of joy to a family. (You may recognize a jacket I knitted for one of Zachary's dolls.)
For some further cuteness, here's Peter helping Soren with his math homework.
Meanwhile, Johan is up at bat.
And Miss Daphne is eating popcorn again!
There are a lot of people in need right now, between the hurricane's destruction and winter approaching. I received this plea for help: The Friends of Pine Ridge Reservation needs afghans, lapghans, hats, scarves, slippers, etc. for Native elders and baby blankets, booties, hats, sweaters, sleep bags, etc. for Native babies. If you would like to donate, you can get a shipping address from the website.
If you would like to donate to help deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Helene but want to be sure you're giving to legitimate entities, the Episcopal Church provides help to those in need (scroll down to information on donating). Be cautious about donating to a GoFundMe account unless you know the people heading it up personally.
Prayers are always welcome. If you need help or want to help, contact FEMA. Please, please don't waste FEMA's time with unfounded rumors of what you think they may or may not be doing or sharing these rumors with others. There are plenty of people who need hand-holding right now and responders are very busy.
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What's in The Doll's Storybook: This week's story from #TheDollsStorybook is Storytime in Bend, which appeared in January 2020, but has been updated.
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