Just Enough

 Good morning,

Yesterday evening after dinner I got so hungry.  I could have easily sat down with a bag of chips, or opened a bag of cookies....

But., I opted for a few crackers with a taste of cheese.  It was just enough.

I didn't used to have so much self control....

;),

Lois

A Joint Venture Dinner: Split Pea Soup and Whole Wheat Bread

 Good morning,

Kjell and I shared the kitchen for most of the day yesterday.  

We had a great dinner of Kjell's home made Split Pea with Ham Soup and my home made Whole Wheat made with Brown Sugar bread.   

 Of course, the ham bone from Catherine's marvelous ham dinner flavored the soup along with chunks of very tender ham.

 And, the whole wheat brown sugar bread rose perfectly to the occasion.

 Win-Win!

Sorry I can't share samples here on the blog.

All the best,

Lois

Dinner and a Movie

 Good morning,

We continue to have deep snow on the ground.  Some of the roads are clear, but we are still at a Level 1 Snow Emergency meaning we should stay home unless absolutely necessary to go out.

Not a problem.  

Catherine made a lovely dinner and we watched movies together.  I'm still working on a custom order knit hat so all of these hours in the living room are great. 

 We've seen this classic a few times before, but it was fun to see again.

 It's such a sweet story and it was made before even children's movies became political.

After this movie we watched a James Bond movie.  We're getting hooked on all the old movies now.

We understand we are in for more snow next week.  Hmmm.

Stay warm!

Lois

Snow Queen Catherine

 Good morning,

We got nearly a foot of snow a few days ago and no longer have a working snow blower.  Kjell and I are no longer able to shovel snow.  :(

Catherine, however, is our hero.  She shoveled a path up the front steps and walk and also shoveled the driveway.  

Fabulous!  Thank you, Catherine.   

Love you,

Mom & Dad

Snow Day Knitting - Custom Order WIP

 Good morning,

Yes, we're snowed in here in Cincinnati under a Snow Emergency which means we aren't supposed to be out driving around.  I have no desire to go out and ride around in this snow anyway! 

 I put down the blue and white lap blanket I've been working on to make a custom order gray wool basket weave hat.   I'll get back to the lap blanket when this is finished.

Are you stuck at home during this terrible weather in the USA?  Are you enjoying some time to relax at home?

Stay warm!

Lois

Wendy in the Snow

 Good morning,

Kjell took this image early yesterday morning.  Look carefully to see Wendy on the upper level of our back yard.

Yes, the snow was still falling....

 Stay warm!

Lois

Two Big Beautiful Loaves

 Good morning,

While waiting for the snow to start falling yesterday, I made two loaves of bread.  Above you see the dough after the first rise.  I had just taken it out of the oven where I let it rise with only the oven light turned on.  I was preparing to knead it once again, and place it into two bread pans to wait for the second rise.  

 Here it is after the second rise in the oven with just the light turned on... 

 ...before turning the oven on at 350F for 45 minutes to produce two big beautiful loaves. 

Here they are on the cooling rack.  

Should we lose power tomorrow, I've made bread to get us through the next couple of days.  Hopefully, though, we'll keep our power and everyone will stay warm and safe.

All the very best,

Lois