I haven't even posted I have been so busy! Doing what you ask? Finally doing some much needed cleaning, and clearing the old stale Winter air out of the house! Plus, if I want to get my house up for sale I had better "get a move on"! It's been cool then warm then cool again but I am getting stuff done so when it is finally, REALLY Spring...I can run outside and stay there (I have landscaping to get a handle on before selling house also)! But here's one little area....my cardboard box that had all my picture hanging paraphernalia in it got dumped and pitched. No more cardboard boxes...all plastic with lids now!
Above is the BEFORE and below is the....you guessed it.........AFTER
A couple things wouldn't fit in but they'll be fine...........here we are, all ready to label and neatly tuck away on a shelf in the closet and hope I remember where the next time I need this stuff! LOL!
Before I go into MAJOR cleaning mode I ensure I have plenty of food to carry me through so I don't collapse from starvation or no sugar in my bloodstream. So.........I thought homemade pecan rolls would be hardy fare!
And how about a nice lemon and rosemary roast chicken to carry me through the next week...........
The dark part in the rosemary which was mixed with salt and lemon rind and rubbed on the chicken which had been rubbed with olive oil.....so simple.....so good! I think Nigella Lawson once stated that after being away from home she would come in the house and immediately put a chicken in the oven to roast. She said until she smelled the chicken roasting she didn't really feel like she was home yet. I paired this with some brussle sprouts...my all time favorite vegetable and some chopped up roasted potatoes with the skin left on. I always wash all my vegetables when I get them home from the store and then when I go to use them they're ready....like the potatoes. I just chop them up into chunks, throw them in a pan with some olive oil and seasonings of choice, toss them together and throw them into the oven with the chicken....easy peasy! The brussle sprouts were frozen so into a pan, cover with water, bring to a boil and cook for 3 minutes although probably longer as I like mine mushy so I can mash them like potatoes. The chicken also had a sliced lemon inside of it with fresh rosemary sprigs in case you were wondering. Wonderfully simple, delicious meal I can enjoy for days to come when I'm exhausted from too much cleaning! LOL!
The weather people said there was a comet in the Western sky to look for at about sunset so out I went and look what I saw! Was it a jet stream or a comet? It was the only one out there so I'm taking it as the comet! It's my story and my picture. Oh, it's the little pink streak in the sky there, in case you were wondering.
I finished a book too although actually I've been staying up later with "projects" and falling into bed so tired I haven't been reading as much.
Knit Lit is a compilation of knitting essays that ran the gamut from wise old knitters to young ones to people that didn't even knit but wrote about knitters they knew and loved. Great writing and I'm hoping there is more "Knit Lit" out there! This will count as one of my book club reads but I am behind in every group I belong too so who's counting?
Oh, did you ask about Maggie, my little bunny girl? I have done little...one gal who got a kit the same time I did has her "practice" one done and is now working on her "kit" one....not a bad idea as the Liberty fabric in the kit is too pretty to mess up! But I did get a little done....very little..........I copied and cut out the patterns! LOL!
Actually, I have cut her out too but I didn't take a picture of that.
My socks...you ask me about my sock knitting? Well, I was almost done with the second sock of the second pair when I needed to measure. I tried the first one on and it was too small!!!! Dang! Then I couldn't find my knitting counter and tape measure...in fact I couldn't find ANY tape measure in the house and I know I have at least 3!!! Finally, I found it several days later and then I couldn't find the pattern! AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! But...this is what happens when I clean and organize....I should be used to it....I cannot find anything! Why do I torture myself this way by cleaning I ask you!?!?!? Because I want to sell my house and move to my final resting place where I can relax and never clean again. Did I just say that? Now there's some major motivation! LOL! Actually, I love a clean, well-organized and decorated home....I've just never had one! LOL! TTYL! Hugs to all!
