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::every day in February:: day 17: 'Friday 5...'

Whew! Where did the day go?...early dismissal for the kiddos and three day weekend ahead! I have to drive Miss Daisy (aka, Lydia) around a bit tomorrow but other than that it should be a relaxing family-filled weekend. Thought I would revisit Friday 5 for today's post...

Smelling...citrus...it's those Cuties again! I got a tart batch this time, and we seem to love them even more. It's a healthy addiction at this point... ;)

Tasting...Helios...ha, bet you thought I was going to say Cuties again. Fooled you! We are getting so spoiled with Victory as our local brewery. Cheers!

Touching...acrylic yarn & slippery metal knitting needles! I helped out with the 4th-6th grade knitting club today. Click clack! Fun times!

Seeing...the S U N! It got me out of my funk and made me feel alive again! Well, that and the Helios...I could also say that I am seeing the words in the novel Pure which I happily read this afternoon while my kiddos were otherwise occupied (no helicopter parenting here!). (If you look carefully at the photo below you can see my cat's reflection as she hovers nearby waiting to jump into my lap since she is cold!)

Hearing...my 7th grader practicing a piece of music on her viola this afternoon that I remember playing in a quartet when I was in HS! I rushed upstairs and had to play it too (okay, attempt to play it!)! Yes, it's been many moons, and she does it much better than her mama now, but it was fun! Such great memories practicing & playing all four movements of this with my quartet in a music festival!

Happy weekending to you and yours!

Friday 5...

Ice Cream Man!!!
Originally uploaded by iMagiNe cReAtiVe nAme hERe

seeing...A REAL ice cream man!

tasting...sugar snap peas

touching...soft cotton yarn while knitting a second pair of Kanoko pants

hearing...Lukas talking to himself while playing with the trains at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.

smelling...My sweet boy sticky with snow cone & raspberry yogurt.

::every day in February:: day 5: 'Friday 5...'

(photo of old calendar page posted on one of my kitchen cabinets)

::hearing...birdies outside! When I was taking out the trash this morning I smiled when I realized there were birds tweeting nearby. Perhaps they were reminding me to fill the bird feeder before the snow comes this afternoon/ tonight (12-18 inches expected for our area). Maybe they were chastising me for not filling it already? Silly birdies...

::seeing...SNOW clouds! 

::touching...laundry warm from the dryer. I momentarily thought  about climbing in the dryer since  it was so appealingly warm but settled for smooshing my face into the warm clothes instead. 

::tasting...extra sharp cheddar cheese (Cabot) for snack this morning with my Lukas. Love all of Cabot's cheeses...the taste of Vermont. 

::smelling...the lovely wooliness of the yarn I'm knitting a cowl with. It's a bulky Cormo  from Juniper Moon farm near my parents home in VA. My mom bought it at their local farmers' market, and I just made here a cowl with one skein. I enjoyed the yarn so much and the cowl turned out so well that she told me to make myself one...didn't have to tell me twice! Looking forward to wearing it this weekend in the snow.  Goo see their lamb cam here!

::every day in February:: day 25: ' 5 things...'

Five things I enjoyed today:

1. Being able to smell and taste again (not fully but we're getting there!)!
2. Finding more sock yarn with the same dye lot so I could finish dh's February socks!
3. Reading Neil Gaim's Fragile Things.
4. Reading SouleMama's blog and seeing her adorable baby in that adorable vest.
5. Realizing that spring is on its way!!!

::every day in February:: day 20: ' random food thoughts...'

Since I lost my sense of taste today I have been thinking a lot about food. Let me share some of my random food thoughts with you...

...Favorite food magazine: tie between Saveur and Fine Cooking

...Last cookbook purchased: Farmer John's Cookbook: The Real Dirt on Vegetables

...Favorite kitchen gadget: Zojirushi Bread Maker

...Current "foodie" memoir I'm reading: Judith Jones' The Tenth Muse: My Life in Food

...Favorite food blog: Apartment Therapy's The Kitchen

...Chinese carryout item most likely to order: Singapore Noodles

...Can't live without: extra sharp cheddar cheese

...How I use my iPhone in the kitchen: as a timer, to convert measurements with iConvert, look up recipes, keep grocery list with Grocery IQ , menu plan using notes

...5 Pantry items I always have on hand: 1) Muir Glen Fire Roasted Tomatoes diced or crushed, 2) beans (too many types to name- canned and dried), 3) Barilla pasta, 4) kosher salt, 5) pepper corns

...5 items I always have in my frig: 1) wedge of parmesan cheese, 2) sharp cheddar cheese, 3) milk, 4) whole wheat pastry flour, 5) unsalted butter

...5 items I usually have in my freezer: 1) ripe bananas, 2) nuts, 3) fish, 4) Italian sausage, 5) cooked beans

...Last non-food kitchen item purchased: stain resistant table cloth

summer 5...

• smelling...dirt on my freshly dug blue potatoes.

• tasting...spicy salsa made from our backyard garden tomatoes.

• hearing...children playing together in the backyard with only the occasional scream.

• seeing...sunflowers in my yard and on my shirt today.

• touching...Lukas' small hands sticky from watermelon.