It was a twenty-four hr menses of disappointment yesterday, but I'm non giving up. For i thing, the poppy has pooped out. This morning, I went out to accept a look. The bud turned dark-brown yesterday. When I looked at it today, the gap inwards the greenish where I could encounter the petals below had closed. I peeled it dorsum to disclose a rotten together with slimy blossom inside. Well, poo.
Okay, thence in that place are even thence seven buds left on the plant. I'm thinking a boom of summertime followed past times also much pelting did this i in. I'm keeping my fingers crossed close the remaining buds. And no means I tin blame this guy.
Also, I made this rather labor-intensive Fresh Strawberry Mousse for Two. It looks pretty inwards its picture, doesn't it?
The recipe appealed to me for many reasons, non the to the lowest degree of which was straining out all the seeds together with solids from the strawberry puree. I could arrive seedless for Mike without having to cutting the seeds of the sides of thence many berries. As it stands inwards the painting exhibit above, I cutting the seeds of 2 strawberries for the garnish. I gave Mike the seedless garnish together with kept the seedy sides for my own. Then I gave it a piddling dollop of whipped cream because whatever proficient tasting dessert e'er tastes meliorate amongst to a greater extent than whipped cream.
So, what's the problem, you lot ask? Well, it was variety of soupy. It was solely barely approaching "mousse" consistency, together with was to a greater extent than similar eating a real thick strawberry milk shiver amongst a spoon. I made the recipe just equally written, together with thence I'm non certain why it failed. I'm going to effort it i time again though...which is what makes me "undaunted"...only this fourth dimension I'll allow it sit down overnight. I mightiness also upwards the amount of unflavored gelatin only a smidge. And, really, I direct hold no stance why this failed. It was flavorful the means nosotros ate it, together with thence it's worth giving it to a greater extent than or less other try. With strawberries only coming into season, in that place volition survive plenty available for practice.
The solely affair that went correct yesterday was the sewing. One side of the 48 blocks is made now.
I was inwards the procedure of cutting the pieces for the other side when I stopped for the twenty-four hr menses yesterday.
Today I'm going to do all the cutting thence that I tin instruct the piles of textile off my workspace. I demand to brand upwards the side past times side block for the Dancing Chickens together with Flying Pigs quilt. My embroidered barn is coming to a close, together with I can't run out of tedious stitching to do. Oh no...now that would be a disaster. So Republic of Guatemala volition demand to hold back for a flake piece I do that, together with thence I'll instruct correct dorsum to it.
We're invited for dinner at Erik together with Mae's household tomorrow for a piddling Memorial Day celebration. It actually has cypher to do amongst Memorial Day, but it's a proficient plenty excuse. Erik is smoking chicken 4 dissimilar ways inwards his novel smoker barbecue. I'm making 2 salads today to accept along tomorrow. There's plenty to proceed me busy today, together with thence there's no fourth dimension to waste. But first...a piddling funeral for the poppy. 😭 We'll survive crying buckets of tears.