293/365 Bread
Made with 2 cups dried chickpeas - soaked over night and a bunch of other stuff including 6 Tlbs of psyllium but the bottom line is one slice is 110 calories 5 gms of fiber and 6 grams of protein. And it tastes pretty good. Quite dense though. I think I might add a little flour next time since I don't need to be gluten free. And I will cook it longer - the middle was a tad wet and it sunk a little when cooled. But sure looked pretty in the oven!
280/365 Squirrel
I have been watching this squirrel and his friends slowly store away the dark brown shiny nuts from the Ohio Buckeye in our front yard. They have been very busy retrieving the large leathery capsules from the tree, breaking them open to get the nuts and then carrying them to the backyard for storage.There are nut shells all over the driveway. I have found several of these hard dark nuts in my planters when cleaning them out. Silly squirrels.
The nuts look very much like a chestnut. but they are VERY poisonous!
I waited for the best morning light to get a photo of this fellow.
275/365 Sweater
This is an Aunt Heather original handed down from the cousins. It was made for Tanis who is now 17 so probably made about 15 years ago. And it remains in perfect condition. I believe Emma is the fourth grandchild to wear it. Pretty sweet! Perhaps Ella (Tanis' baby sister) will wear it one day.
274/365 Vintage Sunbeam Mixer
Making a freezer batch of Shepherds Pie today. This hand mixer was a gift from my Mom. It was made some time in the 1970 which puts it at over 50 years. I have been using it since we were married (47 years).
273/365 Lemon Verbena
My herbs were so prolific this year and I don't have the heart to pull them out so I trimmed them all down and potted them up for a winter in a sunny south window. If they survive great! If not meh. My Thyme and Rosemary did wonderfully last year and then thrived when transplanted back into the garden so here is hoping they tolerate another winter inside. I had so much Lemon Verbena that I dried it and filled two spice bottles. Also filled a bottle with Thyme. I have never dried herbs before but it was quite easy after some basic instructions with Google AI.
262/365 Seussical the Musical
Three performances and we attended two of them. What a show!! They all did exceptionally well in their roles. So many songs to learn and dance steps to execute perfectly.
So wonderful to see so many of our grands involved in musical theatre. I was never involved in theatre growing up but our kids were heartily introduced to theatre and music at The Kings School (Thank you Jane Ryder and Dave Ferguson) and it stayed with them because their children are now very involved and completely comfortable on stage.
