My husband gently reminded me this morning that I
am a blogger. I took it as a subtle hint that I should post an update, so here it goes…
March 4th was my last day in the office.
It didn’t really seem that strange for me,
maybe because I was ready. I was so busy
right up to the end, mostly getting things packed and trying to do a few things
for my boss before we left.
There were several farewell events, lunches,
gatherings. I have some very generous
friends and co-workers.
One of the gifts was a basket containing a couple
of bottles of wine and two cruise gift certificates. I put those to good use, my husband and I
booked a 10-night southern Caribbean cruise.
We depart very soon J
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My daughter came home on the 3rd and
stayed until today. It was her spring
break from college. We kept busy all
week.
Her first request was that I bake her Miss Lou’s
pound cake. Click here for the recipe.
We tried a “new to us” Hibachi restaurant.
We ate ice cream.
I am trying to get back into the swing of cooking
again. I brought out the slow cooker one
day and made pulled pork for sandwiches (another of my daughter's favorites). I can’t believe I only took a before
picture. It didn’t last long once my
husband came home from work.
I also used the slow cooker to make a lemon poppy
seed cake. That was a new one for
me. I found the recipe in the Spring
2016 edition of Better Homes and Gardens Slow Cooker magazine.
It actually tasted pretty good. Next time I will add more lemon zest and make
a lemon flavored icing rather than the vanilla as suggested in the recipe.
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I started walking / running 3 miles every weekday
morning. You can’t tell from the cooking
and baking but, for the most part, I have been eating and drinking pretty healthy.
Once we return from the cruise, I will start
working out with a trainer until I figure out what I am doing.
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This is the finished block for my friend’s memory
quilt that I told you about in my last post.
I sent him a picture and he asked me to machine embroider his Dad’s name
in the sand. Sorry for the poor photo, the thread matched the denim perfectly. Maybe clicking the photo will enlarge it so you can get a better idea.
His mom really liked the block... I was so relieved!
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Nothing happened on the sewing front but I am
taking classes at my LQS two days this week. Hope to share before I get too
busy shopping and packing for the trip.
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You may notice a new button on my sidebar for Hands 2 Help 2016. Please visit Sarah at Confessions of a Fabric Addict to learn more and consider signing up. This will be my second year participating and I look forward to it.
Y’all have a blessed week J
