Tuesday, April 23, 2013

This is Spring! NOT!

AAgghhh! Can you believe it!
For four consecutive weeks now we have been experiencing the last gasp of winter! It warms then a freak cold front comes through, and we experience a hard freeze.
 Warms~freeze    Warms~freeze  Warms~freeze  
Snow today 2 inches accumulation then another hard freeze, down to 22 tonight, this is number four! Our poor flowering trees, peonies, and garden!
So today I am baking, Pumpkin Streusel Muffins and Gingerbread Biscotti. My sewing machine is at the shop getting a tune-up, much needed as I have neglected this annual clean up. The place I usually take it too closed over a year ago and I had tried another about 70 miles away last fall but they were not able to get my machine in for months and I needed it for Christmas sewing. So I decided to part with it (temporarily) last Friday. It's hard--- I just love knowing it's waiting for me in the sewing room. Now a large dusty empty hole in the sewing table looks so forlorn {big pouty lip here}! I could get out the serger I inherited from my grandmother and see if I can teach myself how to use it. That's a strong possibility as I really want the use of this machine, I'm just a bit cowardly!
 So... more coffee a warm pumpkin muffin and then...and then........

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

I'M A GRANDMA!!!!!

JUST GOT THE CALL ABOUT A HALF HOUR AGO!
 
KATELYN MARIE
8 LBS
BORN AT 7:36 AM
APRIL 3, 2013


Breakfast chocolate!?!


My two favorites!
Dark chocolate has really inched out milk chocolate over the years. My taste has changed, more refined or matured or maybe more intense is what satisfies my taste buds.
 Dark chocolate has that intense flavor!
The Lindt dark chocolate with chili is spice and just a little sweet! I break off just a small piece and place it on my tongue, letting the warmth of my mouth slowly melt the piece enjoying the chocolaty goodness then comes the heat as I rub it around in my mouth and swallow!
The Manoa chocolate is from our February vacation to Hawaii! If you look closely at the chocolate bars you will see three flavors, Sea Salt, Hawaiian Chili Pepper, and Breakfast Bar!!
Breakfast Bar isn't that a kick!! Just what this post menopausal woman needs to start her day!!
The bar contains coffee beans, Coffee + Chocolate = a perfect marriage!
Manoa Chocolate Hawaii is a bean-to-bar chocolate company on Oahu, located at Grass Shack Industries LLC, Kailua, HI so keeping a supply of this chocolate on hand will be a bit tricky. More trips to Hawaii or have The#1Son and daughter-in-law D send a care package at proper intervals to keep my addiction in check! ;)
 
Well I have a project on the front burner today so time to put the breakfast bar to task and get busy!
I hope to post pictures of the project tomorrow! Wish me luck!!