A New Endeavour and Other Adventures

 

I started a new, public, Instagram account.

It's focus is books I read (and reviews or snippets of them,

whatever suits my fancy and time restraints)

and things I cook and bake... often of course from the

cookbooks I am reading... 

The account is found here and you are invited!

I did my first cookbook review (of Tea and Sympathy!)

and you can read that (in the first 3 comments) here.

It was not the easiest book for me to review,

especially as my Instagram Community is, in general,

more traditional and the memoir in this book is not that.

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I am reading some fascinating books that I got from my library

and I do look forward to discussing them

(and other books that I happen to own) on this new IG account. 

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So, about other adventures of today...

I was making a veggie burger for my Husband's lunch

and, just as it was pretty much done,

remembered that we were out of English Muffins.

Lunch was delayed at least 20 minutes while I changed into

outdoor clothes, with rain boots, rain jacket and a Trader Joe's Freezer bag

to go pick up a nice loaf of bread from the small store down the street... 

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I am dreaming of making the chocolate cake mentioned in the book

I just reviewed but am running into a problem:

I simply don't have enough people locally to easily feed.

I will have to do some thinking on that one.

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So, the news of the Dread Virus continues to get more dire here in NJ.

We had a great run this summer and it is not surprising

that there is a flare, though I really was hoping for not...

So I have a list of the last-minute things I want more of;

like cans of organic beans if I can get them.

But I know we are really well prepared and we are already OK.

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That said, I am going to NYC, I hope, God willing, this Monday.

I hope to go to Tea and Sympathy, and before that, Trader Joe's,

and we will see what else... I do plan on going to my library!!!

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Here is a picture of other library books I already got...

The Asterix books were for my Husband,

who has been reading them and laughing a lot at all

the jokes put in, like a string of great (often historical) puns... 

It's some fun books!!! 

I am having way too much fun with a vintage

cookbook from 1935! 

When I was reading it, I saw, the obvious again:

I am a serious cookbook nerd.

And I love the older cookbooks.

Mr Husband and I walked in the rain...

I am so glad we get out pretty much every day...

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Today I was a bit lost as to what to cook.

My goodness, it was a fast day and I just had no idea.

And my Husband did not want clams for dinner

so then I was really at sea.

So we had toast and such things; a salad for him...

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Tomorrow I will finish the Turkey soup... 

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I hope your day has had some beauty in it,

something to encourage you,

and that God is upholding you 

and giving you strength for today. 

My Grandma always says, 

God promises what we need today,

and tomorrow we needn't worry about...

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God bless you!