Today was all laundry, laundry, laundry. I'm even almost caught up to the dirties, but that's to say nothing of all my other house chores. There IS something nice about doing laundry, even though my second-least favorite house chore is putting away clothes (the other is scrubbing the tub); I was in Boy's sunshiney room today, the cross-breeze full of outside noises (like birds, for example), the house smelled like watermelon (my specialty--Watermelon Leathers--in the dehydrator), and I kept bringing the still-warm laundry to my face to smell it and feel it... so soft, so hot. Even in the 90 degree weather I found myself slipping into one of Kevin's over-sized button-downs to be wrapped up in the heat and the freshness. Yum!
Speaking of yum, today's menu was pretty impressive. It runs:
Breakfast: Scrambled Egg Burritos with Cilantro, Scallions and Jack Cheese. OJ.
Snack: depending on who you are, bananas or watermelon.
Lunch: Raw Veggie Soup with chunks of avocado.
Snack: a handful of "raw" nuts and green tea.
Dinner: Roast Chicken with Sauce, Cottage Potatoes, Veggie Soup with Homemade Creme Fraiche, Pickled Beets.
Of course, the kids opted out of the lunch soup and afternoon snack in favor of... bread. Just bread. Hmm. Kids can not live on pickled beets alone. Or maybe they can, with the right supplementation. It was a bright culinary day, even if dinner was a little rich for the summer. Dinner also provided the next two nights' feasts: Chicken and Potato Casserole one night and Veggie Soup with Bread and Salad another. Ta da!
[In case you haven't noticed, we are no longer vegetarian/pescetarian after 8 years at it. There are reasons for this, and we are still what you might call "flexitarian." At any rate, we have very real specifications for our meat selection which include local and free range/grass-fed, and eat meat not all that often. But there it is. I might talk about that another time.]
I have nothing else to say for myself. Kevin went out to talk to some guy about a potential band and I have clothes to put away and then dishes to do (Kev please come home by then, Kev please come home by then, Kev please come home by then...). A lame start, but I had to start somewhere and we were out of undies around here. We'll move into cleaning the house and finishing up the garden before the end of the week. Hearing about the veggie and herb garden will be WAY more entertaining than laundry day. You bet.
Good night and good riddance.
About Me
- bitter poet
- I have a 6-yr-old, a 3-year-old, have been married 9 years. A smallish, oldish house. Addicted to bright colour, organization, and a stubborn streak. Enjoy sunshine and wind, ethnic cuisine, and pleasant smells (which dooms the oldish house). Am studying yoga and want to learn sea kayaking and get a tattoo. Adore traveling. A midwesterner in the south. Educated. Christian, painter, writer, editor, housekeeper, foodie, cook, volunteer.
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2 comments:
Glad to read your blog again!
You sound like it's been a good day! Feels good to get all that laundry behind you, heh. My washer comes tomorrow between 10 and 2. Yay!! Tomorrow I have a ton of laundry to do myself.
So, your mention of watermelon leathers sounds so good. You HAVE to bring some when you come.
I made almond chicken tonight. It was so-so. I need a recipe for it, I think.
Anyhoo, this isn't really blog-appropriate material, but I had to stop in and say hi.
See ya,
Shellylou
Welcome to meat! Have you been able to find a person to do a "share" of a cow or pig to assure grass-fed, pastured meat AND more pennies in your pocket? Much love from myself and Justin. Let me know when you are coming to MI next!
Sara B.
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