weekend antics

 well of course we would start our sister pie adventure with

the SALTED MAPLE, 

because we are, after all, in VERMONT!

(but merciful heavens,

what a insanely naughty list of ingredients!)

fyi...it is very important to read through the instructions 

several times before you undertake a recipe in this book.

we were not so careful and ended up 

wing-a-ding-dinging it a bit.

even so, the pie was killer delicious.

(can you tell we're not real sure to take a "selfie"?)

this afternoon we drove down to king arthur flour

in two cars and did some fun shopping.
we didn't spend much, but we found some things we were looking for.

then frances headed south to go back to school and 

franny and i headed north to come back home.

we haven't checked in with current events in days,

but we've talked knitting, mending, sewing,

family, cooking, gardening and books.

we've played with the cats, watched the sunset, consumed
buckets of hot tea, planned future projects.

and that, dearest friends is how you
don't let the bad guys get you down.

sometimes it's okay to shut out the "real" world
and just make your own powerful fun.

xo