Its waaay too hot here to use the oven, but one of the last times I did was to make giant stuffed baked potatoes with whatever toppings I already had. Sometimes its hard to make menus out because nothing really appeals to me...
These were delightful and included the rest of a roll of pork sausage, purple onion, cheese, butter, with a Chik-Fil-A sauce. And now the oven is on vacay.
I should have taken a before shot of the deck when I was about to clean it. But the above photo on the left is a wet and newly scrubbed deck, and the photo on the right is it drying. My plan for Friday is to seal it before it gets blazing hot.
I will post a follow up "after" photo.
Its a tiny deck, but I love sitting out here. I'm giving the patio set a fresh coat of black spray paint, too. And dreaming about what color to paint my house. I think black would be nice!
*update*
It feels like it dried really fast, even considering the humidity. I also hit the patio set with black spray paint and put it all together well before lunchtime! I really like the natural look of this - doubtful I will ever stain it.
Teddy is here for a couple of days. He spent the first hour or two of me being home on Thursday pacing around and panting, then climbing onto my lap as I was reading. I would like to have him spend as much time in the yard as possible, but I need to get the deck done, so we'll see.
I found most of the photos I was concerned about losing - they are on a very old and outdated hard drive. So I purchased myself a smaller one that has more storage space, and I am going to work on "harvesting" photos from Facebook, Google, and the old hard drive. This will be a good project for 100 degree days which we are just beginning to have.
I have 4 or 5 more hearts to leave in various places then I will sew more of them. I love it when someone finds one, then posts about it. All of my fabric scraps have some sort of history, just like the ones in my mother's quilts. This is a fun project to do that costs me nothing and adds a little happy to the world.
Have a great weekend!
Gina
3 comments:
The quilted hearts is a wonderful thing. I have never heard of it but will check it out. Thank you for spreading joy anytime, but especially when you are going through a difficult stage of life. Deb
That potato looks amazing! That’s really a great idea. So many times absolutely nothing appeals to me and, like you, I am not about to turn on the oven. I need to get myself some good russets and do a little experimenting this summer. Your handmade heart is absolutely charming. What a great idea. I can only imagine how much fun it is to see people post about it.
Oh wow, that potato looks so good. Now I'm super hungry.
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