A Rather Satisfying Sunday

Despite waking up at 3a.m. with an odd and horrifying dream (James Fenimore Cooper was force-feeding me poisoned berries)*and having a devil of a time going back to sleep, I woke up relatively bright and early this morning.

I need to remember that I have a far better day-off when I wake up early and then take a brief nap in the afternoon. When I sleep late, I find I'm grumpy and upset that the morning is nearly gone. Today was productive and restful; I stayed home excepting a quick trip to Publix for the week's groceries. Sam and I had time together. Hope curled up next to me on the couch to watch Inkheart. And Beauregard, the dandiest cat around, curled up on my pillow next to me for an afternoon nap.

In addition to spending time with the man/child/cat I love the most I actually accomplished quite a bit today. Grocery shopping, organizing cupboards, cleaning the litter box, vacuuming and dusting were all ticked off the to-do list. There was also time for fun.

I baked blueberry muffins for National Blueberry Muffin Day (albeit a day late).**

Vanishing Blueberry Muffins (vanishing thanks to Hope and Sam)

Combine 1 1/4 cups of oats, 1 cup of all-purpose flour, 1/3 cup of sugar, 1 tablespoon of baking powder, and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. In another bowl combine 1 cup of milk, 1 egg, 1/2 of applesauce. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until lumpy; fold in 1 cup of fresh blueberries. Fill greased muffin tin (only about 2/3 of the way) and back at 425 for 20 -25 minutes.

I finished and framed Pregnant Friend #1's gift and worked diligently on pregnant friend #2's gift.




Right now Applesauce Oatmeal Cookies are baking and I'm about to make some tea.

* Thank you, Monsters of Templeton

** Kinda weird making blueberry muffins after my weird dream?

Boredom... from the comfort of your own home!

I was a busy little bee at work today humming from project to project. Throughout the day I kept thinking "I'll blog tonight." At last here I am, at Inman Perk, with ample amounts of caffeine coursing through me and a few hours to kill and I HAVE NOTHING....

I can't think of a single thing to write about. Of course I consulted the "List of Blog" ideas and each idea barely conjured a "meh." I have, as my Grandmother would say, a hitch in my get-a-long.

So what do I do?

Take random pictures without moving my butt. I'm sitting on the couch at Inman Perk doing a whole buncha nothin'. Now you, dear reader, can experience the Nothingness of Boredom from your own home!

Lazy Weekend

I'm in a lazy blogging mood. The weather is hot and humid and all I want to do is curl up with a book and laze the rest of the day away.

Our original Saturday plans were cancelled, but Hope was already set to spend the 4th of July holiday at Grandmas' so Sam and I still went out. We had delicious Thai/Vietnamese food, engaged in massive thrifting at several thrift stores, and finally plunked down at Borders for the remainder of the day. While Sam drew, I bought a few books, enjoyed an almond latte, and engaged in some writing. All in all it was a good weekend, although we both came home tired and ready for a break.

By the Sea

My air conditioning unit has been broken since Wednesday night. Sam and I have been camping out downstairs with box fans rigged up to try to cool things down a bit. The apartment repair guy is allegedly coming to fix it. This will be his third trip out here.

Since I have no inclination to read, clean, or be otherwise productive today I thought I would cool myself off mentally by imagining by favorite books and songs that remind me of Sea. Not in a bikini-wearing-sun-stroke-by-the-sea-way, but rather in a dilapidated-lighthouse-by-the-grey-craggy-shore way.

Enjoy the list and tell me if have books/tunes that I should check-out!

Books for by the Sea:

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
The Sea, the Sea by Iris Murdoch
High Wind in Jamaica by Richard Hughes
"The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Lighthousekeeping by Jeanette Winterson
The Waves by Virginia Woolf

Tunes for by the Sea:

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New Art! Whoot!

Friday afternoon I was pleased as punch to receive my package from Berkley Illustration. It was so difficult to pick out only three delightful characters to happy-up my wall! Seriously, check out their Etsy shop.

On to the art, I took a few pictures of the prints, but they didn't turn out right so here are the lovely arts from Etsy.

How awesome! Sometime this week Sam and I are off to thrift for ostentatious frames.