It was a black as well as stormy night, but nosotros had a brief pelting disclose yesterday morning. It was dainty for the paddleboard witches on the Willamette River inwards downtown Portland.
Yeah...I don't know. As usual, nobody consulted me. Click on that link I gave y'all to a higher house the film to read to a greater extent than nigh this event. There are some keen pictures there. Just 1 to a greater extent than argue I beloved Portland.
As for the goings on hither at the Three Cats Ranch, nosotros used the sunshiny morn to dump the compost pail, fill upward the aeroplane feeders as well as accept a full general walk around the place. And here's the problem alongside Sadie. Nearly every film I accept of her looks something similar this:
The truthful cat cannot stand upward still. Occasionally, she gives me a piddling tease similar this one. That tail cracks me up.
The exclusively fourth dimension I tin instruct a real expert film of her is when she's resting as well as nearly asleep on my lap. And then, she's a precious piddling pipsqueak.
On the other hand, there's this truthful cat who was born to survive a covercat model. That's a handsome hunka mancat correct there.
He was licking his lips inwards anticipation of nibbling on this tuft of grass growing upward inwards the gravel driveway.
There are a few remnants of summertime left inwards the garden.
The cherry trees, therefore bountiful inwards their harvest this year, direct maintain lost nearly all their leaves.
The colors on the Bing reminded me of a quilt I made for a friend a few years back. This is the Colorful Colorado quilt.
It came from Jean Wells' book, Portraits from Nature.
But let's simply instruct dorsum to the cardinal, shall we? Yesterday I got to piece of occupation hand-sewing the applique to the quilt. First, I switched out the oculus from the 1 I did the solar daytime before. It looks ameliorate now...a piddling less lumpy.
And therefore I sewed the holly berries on. This took therefore much longer than I idea it would. I believe this has cured me of my curiosity nigh mitt applique.
When I had it all done, I pose it out on the flooring for a picture.
It was good past times fourth dimension for tiffin past times then, as well as therefore I left it lying in that location patch I made a sandwich. When I returned, it appeared that somebody was testing Molly's theory nigh the flavour of the bird. Is it spicy? Does it sense of savor similar cinnamon? Neither kitty was talking.
From there, it was fourth dimension to start sewing the borders on. I get-go sewed the diverse 72 pieces into groupings of threes as well as fours.
And therefore sewed them into strips from darkest to lightest, as well as lightest to darkest, as well as added the corner units.
And then, it didn't accept long earlier they were sewn onto the quilt center. Wow. That was a lot of work, permit me say you. And permit me simply lift 1 to a greater extent than time...there are 1,626 pieces inwards this quilt. Go ahead as well as count if y'all must...I'll wait.
So here's where I idea I powerfulness wishing opinions, but the Resident Engineer as well as I direct maintain already discussed it at length. We concur alongside the designer nigh the in conclusion border. And here's the thing: It's tempting to simply instruct out it off as well as bind it equally it stands. But alongside all those points inwards all those diamonds, adding a narrow edge makes sense. I'll survive able to run across where I'm sewing on those points. On the other hand, if I add together a binding without it, I'll survive sewing blind. I direct maintain no expectation I could practise that without cutting off some of the points.
So, okay...what nigh that edge anyway? The designer suggested yellow, as well as that seemed variety of weird to me. I looked through my bins of stuff as well as pulled some I idea would survive better. I auditioned all of them to include the bird's oculus to instruct inwards fair to everybody. First, there's this mid-range bluish inwards the lower left corner.
Nah. Too dark. It variety of disappears.
But what nigh this lighter bluish inwards the upper left mitt corner?
Same problem...it variety of disappears.
Okay, therefore what nigh the yellow?
It brings out the xanthous inwards the bird's eye, as well as it actually is the best choice. So, xanthous it is. The edge is cutting simply 1 inch wide, as well as therefore past times the fourth dimension the binding is on, it volition exclusively survive one-half an inch...kind of similar a piddling pipage around the outside. It's going to human face fine. And that's what I'll practise today to instruct this to flimsy stage. No telling when it volition instruct quilted, but I'm shooting for an entry inwards the 2019 Oregon State Fair.
In baking news, I made expert on my programme to endeavor out some sourdough pancakes this morning. I had to brand a "sponge" in conclusion night. I started alongside this recipe from the King Arthur Flour website. It makes 2 dozen pancakes, as well as for sure that was also much for the 2 of us. I cutting the recipe downwards to 1/3 of the master copy as well as ended upward alongside a "sponge" that looked similar this.
I hoped it would expand overnight, because in that location was no agency this would brand plenty for the both of us. Also, I didn't wishing to piece of occupation also much of my starter because I'm making breadstuff tomorrow. So, when I got upward this morning, it had expanded a piddling bit. It looked similar this:
It even therefore didn't seem similar it was going to survive enough, as well as therefore I decided to brand our pancakes a piddling differently. I combined it alongside our favorite pancake recipe from the cooking low-cal diet. We absolutely beloved the diet pancakes. It's move our Sun morn ritual. To plow it into a sourdough pancake recipe, I made upward a novel concoction past times adding to a greater extent than buttermilk as well as some quick-cooking oats to the sponge. Then I ladled them out onto our griddle, added some frozen blueberries (I add together them afterwards they're on the griddle), as well as cooked 'em up. When I flipped them, they looked similar this:
And then, I totally forgot to accept a film 1 time they were dressed alongside a piddling butter as well as syrup, but they turned out great. They don't supersede our favorite oatmeal pancakes equally a novel favorite, but they're simply equally expert if y'all similar that sourdough tang. Here's my recipe:
Blueberry Oatmeal Sourdough Pancakes
Makes 8 medium pancakes
2/3 cups Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
2 teaspoons sugar
2/3 cups buttermilk
1/3 loving cup sourdough starter, unfed/discard
Pancake Batter
all of the overnight sponge
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1/3 loving cup buttermilk
1/3 loving cup quick-cooking oatmeal
1 tablespoon melted butter
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 loving cup fresh or frozen blueberries (optional)
To brand the overnight sponge, stir downwards your refrigerated starter, as well as take away 1/3 cup.
In a large mixing bowl, stir together the 1/3 loving cup starter, flour, sugar, as well as buttermilk.
Cover as well as permit residual at cool room temperature (about 65°F to 70°F) for nigh 12 hours, or overnight.
Add remaining ingredients to the overnight sponge, stirring to combine. Allow to stand upward 10 minutes.
Pour batter past times 1/4 cupfuls (adding blueberries, if using) onto your preheated griddle as well as bake to desired doneness.
Serve immediately, or deal inwards a warm oven till railroad train to serve.
Okay, therefore I spent the entire solar daytime sewing yesterday. Today I involve to practise a piddling housework, but I'll instruct the telephone commutation finished today if it's the in conclusion affair I do...and it powerfulness simply survive the in conclusion affair I do.