Brood is coming! Mmmmmmmmmm!
5/4/06 12:15 pm.
58º F, Warm sun, W wind 6 mph.
Good afternoon,
What a nice day! The sun is really bright! Nice breeze. The humidity has really dropped!!! There is no predictions of rain until about Tuesday next week. Hooray! There is, however, a real possibility of frost overnight on Friday or Saturday nights. Hope we can enjoy less water around here.
Margriet is in the mood to build bread today. I don’t think I will mess with that thought either! At the moment two loaves are rising and soon the wonderful aroma of baking bread will be filling the house. Almost the best room freshener there is - after Lutefisk! We have a large pan of cookies ready to take to church on Sunday too. She forced me to eat those which weren’t that "pretty" to take. Since all of the baking going on, she hasn’t planted her rose yet either. Maybe there will be some time an energy left in her to do it this afternoon. I ain’t gonna’ argue with her when she has it in her hands for sure. The main stem is about as big as my thumb - with very long sharp thorns on it.
It was really interesting watching the webcam from Enschede ( http://www.enschede.nl/SPY/CamPage.htm ) Saturday. It was their national "Queen’s Day" being celebrated instead of the real day on Sunday. The square was filled with people and there were small stands down the connecting streets selling things to anyone who would buy. Not a vehicle in sight! Really was cool to watch. Curiosity really got to me, wondering what was being sold in the stands. Probably would have not bought much if I had been there, but sure would have had fun looking. Kind of window shopping without windows! Friday there was a wedding and I was up early enough to watch the bride walk across the square in her long white gown into the city building to be married.
Today is the Dutch Memorial Day and tomorrow is their Liberation Day. The schools are out for "May Vacation" so imagine there are a lot of folks doing/going somewhere. While there was some extra activity in the square, it was not as much as on Saturday. Some of the first pictures Margriet sent to me were of Queen’s Day before we met, nose to nose.
Tuesday when we were in Fleet Farm (www.millsfleetfarm.com ), they had candy circus peanuts and saltwater taffy on sale. We had been talking about the taffy a couple of days before. Margriet knew nothing of it, so when I saw them HAD to pick up a bag. I also asked her if she had seen the circus peanuts before. She hadn’t, so bought a bag of those also. The taffy is actually a fake, but tastes fairly good. We will have to look for some real saltwater taffy, so she can taste the real thing. The peanuts I have not had for years, so I guess I have enjoyed them more than she has as I have eaten most of them.
I continue to work on the book and Margriet continues to proofread the pages. I still am having some problems with the layout that the printer likes (or I figure it out someday), so am having to redo some pages. Not too sure of all of the in’s and out’s of the machine yet. Emptied my first ink tank this morning. Sure doesn’t go as far as the only printer. When I opened the package, I was surprised to find a postage paid envelop inside to return the empty tank to the company for recycling. Cool idea! I see some of the stores are offering a discount on a new tank if you bring in the old one. Unfortunately, not the kind we use. Seems the landfills are having a problem with old ink tanks and old computer equipment. Sounds like there are some nasty chemicals in them which don’t dispose of well.
We shared making supper last night. I made the meat and Margriet made the cabbage. Decided to use the deep fryer again, this time with some pieces of pork roast. I cut a small roast into three smaller pieces, then dipped them in an egg mixture before rolling them in seasoned bread crumbs. The end result was rather good, but think I will make the pieces smaller next time and cook them for a shorter time. The pork was really good with the cabbage and applesauce as a side-dish. A do-again for sure.
Time to get a-going - waiting for the smell of fresh bread to fill the house any moment now.
In Christ My Saviour,
Chris <><
58º F, Warm sun, W wind 6 mph.
Good afternoon,
What a nice day! The sun is really bright! Nice breeze. The humidity has really dropped!!! There is no predictions of rain until about Tuesday next week. Hooray! There is, however, a real possibility of frost overnight on Friday or Saturday nights. Hope we can enjoy less water around here.
Margriet is in the mood to build bread today. I don’t think I will mess with that thought either! At the moment two loaves are rising and soon the wonderful aroma of baking bread will be filling the house. Almost the best room freshener there is - after Lutefisk! We have a large pan of cookies ready to take to church on Sunday too. She forced me to eat those which weren’t that "pretty" to take. Since all of the baking going on, she hasn’t planted her rose yet either. Maybe there will be some time an energy left in her to do it this afternoon. I ain’t gonna’ argue with her when she has it in her hands for sure. The main stem is about as big as my thumb - with very long sharp thorns on it.
It was really interesting watching the webcam from Enschede ( http://www.enschede.nl/SPY/CamPage.htm ) Saturday. It was their national "Queen’s Day" being celebrated instead of the real day on Sunday. The square was filled with people and there were small stands down the connecting streets selling things to anyone who would buy. Not a vehicle in sight! Really was cool to watch. Curiosity really got to me, wondering what was being sold in the stands. Probably would have not bought much if I had been there, but sure would have had fun looking. Kind of window shopping without windows! Friday there was a wedding and I was up early enough to watch the bride walk across the square in her long white gown into the city building to be married.
Today is the Dutch Memorial Day and tomorrow is their Liberation Day. The schools are out for "May Vacation" so imagine there are a lot of folks doing/going somewhere. While there was some extra activity in the square, it was not as much as on Saturday. Some of the first pictures Margriet sent to me were of Queen’s Day before we met, nose to nose.
Tuesday when we were in Fleet Farm (www.millsfleetfarm.com ), they had candy circus peanuts and saltwater taffy on sale. We had been talking about the taffy a couple of days before. Margriet knew nothing of it, so when I saw them HAD to pick up a bag. I also asked her if she had seen the circus peanuts before. She hadn’t, so bought a bag of those also. The taffy is actually a fake, but tastes fairly good. We will have to look for some real saltwater taffy, so she can taste the real thing. The peanuts I have not had for years, so I guess I have enjoyed them more than she has as I have eaten most of them.
I continue to work on the book and Margriet continues to proofread the pages. I still am having some problems with the layout that the printer likes (or I figure it out someday), so am having to redo some pages. Not too sure of all of the in’s and out’s of the machine yet. Emptied my first ink tank this morning. Sure doesn’t go as far as the only printer. When I opened the package, I was surprised to find a postage paid envelop inside to return the empty tank to the company for recycling. Cool idea! I see some of the stores are offering a discount on a new tank if you bring in the old one. Unfortunately, not the kind we use. Seems the landfills are having a problem with old ink tanks and old computer equipment. Sounds like there are some nasty chemicals in them which don’t dispose of well.
We shared making supper last night. I made the meat and Margriet made the cabbage. Decided to use the deep fryer again, this time with some pieces of pork roast. I cut a small roast into three smaller pieces, then dipped them in an egg mixture before rolling them in seasoned bread crumbs. The end result was rather good, but think I will make the pieces smaller next time and cook them for a shorter time. The pork was really good with the cabbage and applesauce as a side-dish. A do-again for sure.
Time to get a-going - waiting for the smell of fresh bread to fill the house any moment now.
In Christ My Saviour,
Chris <><
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