Yes, that's my life motto it seems! My sister-in-law, Wendy, and I have been talking about doing work days together. So yesterday we had a baking day. We both wanted to get some stuff in the freezer. And it seemed like a good time because my niece, Sara, is here so she could help with the kids. I wish I would've taken my camera, but I didn't, so I don't have pictures of the amazing results. But we made: 28 loaves of bread, almost 11 doz. cinnamon rolls, and 10 doz. muffins. (Let's hear it for Bosch mixers!!) Sara helped too and it went pretty well, except for none of the kids taking good naps with all the excitement going on.
My friend, Phyllis (wonder-woman seamstress) did another sewing project for me (chair cushion and a pillow) and I'm paying her with baking. So, I got a good start on that yesterday, plus I have a bunch of stuff in the freezer.
The sun is now shining after weeks of mostly rain. So, I really hope we can get some planting done today. I don't know if the garden is still too wet, but I can for sure work on flowerbeds and containers. Yay! Forget the housework until the planting's done!
My friend, Mary-Jane, has been staying here this week. It's nice to have her around again. She's here because her Mom passed away one year ago yesterday and the Native tradition is to have a memorial then. So she was here for that and we went last night to be with her. There was a meal with lots of her Mom's favorite foods and then a program after. I think it's a really great tradition. Since I've lost both of my parents, I can see the value in having a time like that to remember and honor a person and acknowledge the on-going grief and healing.
I should post a picture of our lawn - or not! As I've complained about before, it's been raining off and on for two weeks. Not good for lawn care!! And then when Keith did try to mow, our mower had a broken part. So he borrowed his Dad's mower and did about half of the lawn, and then his mower wasn't working right either! So, it's just getting longer and longer, and the dandelions have gone to seed and look hideous! Sigh. He's planning to do something about it today! "Please, Lord, let it come to pass!"
It's 7:30 am and Keith and the boys have gone out for breakfast with some guys from Iowa that come up every year to fish. So, I'm going for a walk (Sara and Josiah are sleeping) and then I'm going to make waffles with raspberries and whipped cream! I wish you could all (all? I don't even know who all is reading this!) come for breakfast!!!
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wow! be sure to take your camera if you do that much baking again! that's great!
about the bagels...i do them by hand, but i would assume you could do them in a mixer. i also keep wanting to try adding raisins and cinnamon, but don't know when to do that. in the first mix-up? or after they rise?
Wow! The waffles sound good, but since its Mon. morning, I hope you enjoyed them, because I doubt there is any left for me!! Wow! on all your baking, you and Lisa would make a good pair, as she likes to do things in HUGE quantities!
next time you bake like that...invite me over!!!! what fun! Betty is right...I do love to do things in huge quantities!! My mom told me this weekend that I did that when I was a kid also!! I use to love to triple the recipe for cookies and then they wouldn't fit in the mixer and I'd have a mess!!!!
Hey there. Sorry it's taken me so long to comment on this post. I thought I'd better do it since you're probably wating to do a new one till you hear from me. Right? Thought so.
How did all those rolls turn out? How many did you eat warm? =)
What?!? I didn't comment yet? So sorry. Isn't it time for another one now? = )
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