One of our favorite dinners is bread and cheese. Now that we are planning a hypothetical backpacking trip, and going for daily runs to get in proper shape, its like we have to carb load to make it through the day.
I tried something new this week. Brioche, which is fancy, buttery bread. I used this recipe, but I ended up using almost 2 cups of flour. FYI just in case you want to try it! It made one perfect, golden loaf of bread.
Couple from over the weekend.
1. A new toy to up my pickle game.
2. Sunday morning blueberry pancakes.
3. She was up late protecting us from bugs.
One of the best parts about our backyard urban farm is harvesting the vegetables of our labors. The other day we were out checking on the crops and we found this HUGE cucumber that had been hiding from us for what must have been weeks. Luckily we found it in time and now we just have to decide if we’re going to eat him in a salad or turn it into gigantic pickles with the new crinkle cut chopper that the girl got recently.
1. Such a pretty quilt. 2. Looks like something I could eat a lot of. 3. Not the coolest cooler, but still pretty cool. 4. Let’s watercolor paint pictures of our gardens this weekend. 5. Pretty diy leaf hair tie.
Its our first unplanned whole weekend at home in a while! We are going to clean off the grill and cook food with fire. Hope you have a relaxing one!
For the sick and needy basil of today, so that they may become productive pesto of the future.
I transplanted these pitiful looking guys into the ground near our back porch. They were doing just fine in some box planters all spring, but all the sudden looked like they no longer wanted to live. So I stuck them in the ground, and told them to think again.
And this is just a couple days after.
So. There’s that.
Today’s harvest. Does anyone else use their shirt as a veggie basket?
I ripped this shirt apart more than once. The pattern is very long, and I should have tried it on before sewing on the gathered section (lesson learned). But I think I finally ended up with something wearable!
At first, I was a little nervous that it seemed too big all over, but it fits in the arm area, which keeps it from looking messy. The flowy look is also in right now, so I think it wouldn’t look too out of place if you saw it in a store. I’ve worn it to movie night with jeans, and felt super stylish.
It is a good thing I am as good at cleaning up messes as I am at making them.
Our bathroom is kinda tiny. As much as I would like a giant shelf devoted to make-up and lotions, it does make life a lot less cluttered, and a lot more simple, when we share things. Here are a couple beauty products we both like: some natural black soap, and skin cream that was an especially big help during our spring yardwork phase!
I just started reading the book Wild. I cried through most of the first part there, and I go through periods where she frustrates me, but I’m finding it fascinating. Its always neat to hear the opposite-of-expert guide. Of someone who just jumped into something with really no clue. Because I feel like I am constantly in that stage, and its nice to remember that everyone is.
And despite the gross parts about her feet, it still makes me really want to go hiking.
What books are you reading?
guy and his girl 