I just have a small bunch today and made egg-sausage-cheese McMuffins, potatoes, and fresh fruit for breakfast. They are getting Million Dollar Spaghetti, fresh rolls, green beans, and a big salad for dinner.
My bread baking sabbatical didn't last very long. The little sprinkle of sea salt on top of these just makes them our new favorite.
I've got a fella coming today to stay in the bunkhouse while he works on a gas well. I don't know how long he'll stay and his crew of men will be here tomorrow. I don't think I'm expected to cook for them, but I'll have Devon over to eat until his men show up. I probably won't be able to keep myself from at least baking them cookies later in the week. :) So I've been hauling and washing bedding from the bunkhouse and waging war on the wasps while DH moved feed bunks:
And Skeet loved having Uncle Harvey around:
I don't know who wore who out, but I think we're going to call it a draw:
On the sewing front, I did finish piecing the western quilt and took it in to Jackie on Thursday when we went in for a Safari club meeting. I completely forgot to take a picture before handing it off. I have also been binding a quilt for 2 weeks now and I still have 2 sides to go:
It's a big one, but I'm a slow binder and I did start another quilt, using this pattern:
I thought it might be constructed using 2 1/2" strips, but when I got the pattern, I realized that it uses 3 1/2" strips. It's been too long since I made a QOV so this is up next:
I'll have enough leftovers for supper so I hope to sneak in a little sewing this afternoon. And that concludes a very long, rambling update on what's taken place around here lately. :)
8 comments:
Those rolls look larapin! Is the recipe on the blog? Kinda look like a cross between a roll and a biscuit.
Whoa, Skeet has grown into a dog! He's almost as big as Harvey.
Love that pattern - it will be a beautiful QOV.
My goodness, with all the hard work and cooking you do, I don't know how you have the energy for any quilting!
That pattern will be perfect for a QOV!
Girlfriend...you are busier than a one armed paperhanger... honestly you never seem to stop! Those rolls look awfully yummy and pie for breakfast is my favorite meal...LOL I like that pattern for a QOV... it will look very sharp. Take care - hugs!
You are busy, busy, busy! Man, the dust flies behind you as you go, doesn't it?! LOL! So, that new bread...it looks interesting! Was that just a teaser??! :)
The rolls look yummy and PIE for breakfast is perfect!! I can eat pie anytime. I really like that pattern for a QOV. May have to borrow the idea when I get finished putting together all the blocks from the block drive I've got coming now. Always looking for something simple and fast.
Pretty quilts! Sounds like you're having fun. Maybe I can talk my husband into making pie for breakfast one of these first days. He's head pie maker at our house--none better.
I think I'm getting old. I was tired by the time you said a pie was in the oven by 3 a.m. I want to know: did those men get to eat cherry pie for breakfast? I remember my father mentioning once that growing up on the farm they had a big meal for breakfast which sometimes included pie. That sounded great to me when I was a kid.
I'm a slow stitcher, too, when it comes to sewing the bindings in the finishing step. I don't enjoy measuring and sewing bindings onto the quilt by machine but once that's done, I do enjoy the hand stitching.
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