Merry Christmas!!
Dory
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Merry Christmas
I hope you all are enjoying the Christmas holiday with friends and family. And, if you're lucky, you'll also have a viewing of the best Christmas movie ever made!!
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Cooking
Another thing I enjoy doing, especially when I find a new recipe or a cookbook with interesting recipes. I'm also discovering that the groceries in Sequim have lots of really fresh food; something that Quincy didn't have a lot of.
My new cookbook is "The Pioneer Woman Cooks," by Ree Drummond. The cookbook itself is fun to read, as is her blog, which I also look at on occasion. My friend and neighbor here, Annie, just had knee surgery. I wanted to take her something for dinner, so I found the perfect recipe: Homemade Tomato Soup in my new cookbook. I did something I never do...I followed the recipe exactly. It was outstanding.
Tonight, I picked up some fresh shrimp (it actually came deveined and shelled!!) and made Penne a la Betsy. I added a bit to this one, but it was still quite good even before my addition of cayenne pepper.
A warning, however, this cookbook is not for anyone on a diet! I will be making more recipes out of this book, but only if I continue to workout so that I can burn off the heavy cream and oodles of butter!!!
Dory
My new cookbook is "The Pioneer Woman Cooks," by Ree Drummond. The cookbook itself is fun to read, as is her blog, which I also look at on occasion. My friend and neighbor here, Annie, just had knee surgery. I wanted to take her something for dinner, so I found the perfect recipe: Homemade Tomato Soup in my new cookbook. I did something I never do...I followed the recipe exactly. It was outstanding.
Tonight, I picked up some fresh shrimp (it actually came deveined and shelled!!) and made Penne a la Betsy. I added a bit to this one, but it was still quite good even before my addition of cayenne pepper.
A warning, however, this cookbook is not for anyone on a diet! I will be making more recipes out of this book, but only if I continue to workout so that I can burn off the heavy cream and oodles of butter!!!
Dory
Monday, December 19, 2011
Slow Trip, eh??
For those of you that have been wondering if we were actually taking a slow boat to Sequim rather than a car, the answer is ... "NO." However, once we arrived, we faced many challenges. Being connected to the Internet was a huge one. Finally though, as of yesterday, we have contact!! I'm back in blogging business; I'm sure you're all relieved <snort>!!
But, for the good stuff:
My step-daughters were in Quincy the Friday before we headed out. They were great as we enlisted their husband/significant other to help load. In fact, on Sunday, Rachel and Mike even came by to help us finish loading. They are great kids (I use that term relatively as they are all in their 30s!).
We arrived on that Monday to a house decorated with Christmas lights and our friends waiting for us with dinner. It was lovely! The next day more friends arrived to help us unload. Since then we've been unpacking and trying to organize. The kitchen here is so big that I have too much room, I keep losing things!!
A few days after our arrival, we joined SARC (Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center). Its incredible. They have TWO swimming pools (which would be even more fantastic if I swam), three rooms full of aerobic and weight equipment, a gym for large classes and a smaller classroom for other classes. Today is the second week of our new "get healthy" program.
Today another friend gave me a bike to use for when we ride the Discovery Trail. Equines are only allowed on portions, but bikes can do the whole thing. We're going to check it out by bike first, pony later.
The horses are doing great and we can see them from the house, which I love. We plan to start riding when we have our lives a bit more in order...hopefully not too long from now.
And today my longarm was set up in its temporary quarters...wait til I show you the new digs!! They'll be awesome!!
Thanks for hanging in there...pics of quilts coming soon.
Dory
But, for the good stuff:
My step-daughters were in Quincy the Friday before we headed out. They were great as we enlisted their husband/significant other to help load. In fact, on Sunday, Rachel and Mike even came by to help us finish loading. They are great kids (I use that term relatively as they are all in their 30s!).
We arrived on that Monday to a house decorated with Christmas lights and our friends waiting for us with dinner. It was lovely! The next day more friends arrived to help us unload. Since then we've been unpacking and trying to organize. The kitchen here is so big that I have too much room, I keep losing things!!
A few days after our arrival, we joined SARC (Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center). Its incredible. They have TWO swimming pools (which would be even more fantastic if I swam), three rooms full of aerobic and weight equipment, a gym for large classes and a smaller classroom for other classes. Today is the second week of our new "get healthy" program.
Today another friend gave me a bike to use for when we ride the Discovery Trail. Equines are only allowed on portions, but bikes can do the whole thing. We're going to check it out by bike first, pony later.
The horses are doing great and we can see them from the house, which I love. We plan to start riding when we have our lives a bit more in order...hopefully not too long from now.
And today my longarm was set up in its temporary quarters...wait til I show you the new digs!! They'll be awesome!!
Thanks for hanging in there...pics of quilts coming soon.
Dory
Monday, December 5, 2011
Friday, December 2, 2011
Another Big One
Virginia pieced this really huge Bear Paw quilt for her son and daughter-in-law. Its a wedding gift; their wedding was ten years ago!!
To keep costs down since this quilt was so large (103 x 103), she opted for a simple fill in the blocks.
To keep costs down since this quilt was so large (103 x 103), she opted for a simple fill in the blocks.
Dory
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