Not Quilty

Saturday morning I got up and made breakfast, solved the Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword puzzles then I went out to whack weeds in the garden and water my herbs. 

I changed the sheets, solved the Spelling Bee (got Queen Bee, naturally) and then got to work on the other things I wanted to do: wash some windows and the mini blinds. This is the window over my bed. I took the mini blind down and washed the window, inside and out, and dusted and cleaned the sill area. All the while I listened to Radio Roland Garros, which broadcast the tennis from the French Open.

So I listened while I washed the mini blind from the bedroom, and then while I washed the window in my kitchen (the one over the sink) and the dining room. While I was on the ladder over the sink I decided to wash the glass globe from the overhead light.

After each mini blind was washed and rinsed, I let it dry by hanging it over the side railing of my entry. I listened to the tennis the whole while. I also did the other usual chores - changed and washed the sheets on the bed, did all the laundry, made lunch and dinner, and did all those dishes.

I brought the big windchime outside to hang under the carport. I watered the plants. I made a coconut pineapple pound cake.

Afterwards I was sitting on the couch (still listening to the tennis) and I was feeling really sore. I got up to take some Ibuprofen, and looked over at the bathtub. YES! Just what my sore muscles needed. I started the water running, and threw in a bath bomb.

As I luxuriated in the tub, the tennis kept me company.

Sorry, (not sorry) no pictures.

The plan for Sunday is to wash the three windows in the office (after the sun moves away) and take beauty shots of the River of Light, Prizm, Yakkety Yak and the Asterisks quilts.

And yes, I shall be listening to Radio Roland Garros* again.

I listen through the Roland Garros app on my phone. There are radio broadcasts from all the major tennis tournaments. I find them a lot more interesting than watching or streaming on TV.

What Do You Do When...

 I was wishing my coworkers a Happy Thanksgiving just before leaving on Wednesday when one of my colleagues came into the front office from the factory carrying a couple of egg cartons. Apparently our shipping guy has chickens and he had a surfeit of eggs. It was late in the afternoon and most people had already left so there weren't many takers. 

"I'll take a carton," I offered. "I'm going to a big gathering tomorrow and I'll make deviled eggs." She handed me the carton and only then did I realize there were 18 eggs. No worries. I wrapped the carton with a big elastic band, put them in my bag and left. When I got home I opened the carton and was delighted! BLUE EGGS! and a couple of them were smaller than I have ever seen before. 

I ran out of gas before I got to hard cooking the eggs. I had to make cookies for the day, so I never got to it. But it got me to thinking (briefly) "What do you do with a dozen extra eggs?"

For me, the answer was easy. Angel Food Cake. Now I know this doesn't look like I made Angel Food Cake from scratch, but believe me, I did. I can't think of anything else that uses as many bowls, but...

it's so much nicer than the stuff you buy at the grocery store. 

And what did I do with all the extra yolks?

I made Lemon Curd. Yup, I stood at the stove and stirred and made the custard by hand too. It is so much less sweet than the stuff I get when I buy it. This has a lovely tang and is just wonderful.

Because angel food cake with lemon curd and fresh berries is really really good.