Last week I went to a tasting class at Total Wine. These are generally pretty fun. You get to try new things and enjoy a charcuterie with like-minded folk.
My favorite thing was the spiced gingerbread cordial - so good!
I bought some for a friend who is coming to lunch today, and I decorated it with a package tie-on version of a clothespin snowflake like I made a couple of Christmases ago. This one has vintage and antique buttons. I will fix Parmesan Chicken and Caesar salad for our lunch.
Using up the other half of a frozen pie crust, I made Walnut Pie for two (well, for one - but I can freeze it in portions for a treat) The recipe had been in my card box for years.
I sprinkled a bit of sugar on the walnuts I piled on top. It turned out like a chewy walnut blondie.
These little dishes handle cooking for one or two perfectly! I would say the pie was "OK". But it was fun to just go through the box and make something I had always meant to try.
I spied, with my little eye, this picnic bench alongside a neighbor's curb. (I suspect the husband has passed and the wife and adult son are slowing clearing things out of the garage. So relatable.)
It was in rough shape, but I gave it a scrub with some sudsy warm water and found a place for it to live in my garage. I had a plan!
Now ALL of my plants can sit right here and get sun and fresh air a couple times a week while the weather holds. What's weird is that I thinking that's just what I needed - then it appeared!
I thrifted some things this week - out of boredom - but it was a fun activity. I got more (new) puzzles to work on,
Some ornaments and a giant pinecone (all 50% off, making them 1 or 2 dollars each),
3 tops,
and two books. I was intentional about what I bought, but this will be my last thrifting trip of the year. I have been living slowly this week - reading, working my puzzle, and crafting. Also walking, going to bed early, light cooking...it feels like a mini vacation!
Happy Weekend - less than a week until Christmas!
Gina
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