All American Burger

We had a simple grilled burger and fries for dinner. Too hot for anything else.

Zippered Pouch

Here is one of the zippered bags I have made.  Found the instructions on Pinterest when we were in Mattoon.  Which led to a midnight purchase on Amazon of 100 nine inch zippers.  Don't ask.... Lol

Heat Advisory

We have an excessive heat advisory for the next couple days in our area.  This gal will be hibernating inside with the air conditioning cranked!

Road Kill Wednesday

I know, disgusting title.  However, that's what popped into my mind on my way to work.  There were several animals that met their maker overnight on Old Route 66.  Food for the buzzards.

I was very pleased to see that the big pothole that cost me over $125 in the form of a replacement tire was repaired.  I called and asked the city if they could please do it, and lo and behold they did it!  Very happy.  That pothole could have swallowed a volkswagon...

I made pizza in the air fryer last night.  It was very good.  I've made it this way several times now and it is always a hit.  The crust is made from the same dough as the bagels.  It's equal parts self rising flour and plain greek yogurt.  I use one cup of each and let it rest for a few minutes, usually while I chop up the veggies.  One cup of each will make enough dough for two individual sized pizzas.  My air fryer has mesh racks as well as a basket, so I make the crust the same size as the racks.  The dough is baked 5 minutes on 375 deg, then flipped over for another 5 minutes.  Take the dough out and add toppings, then bake for about 5 minutes at 400 deg.  Yummy goodness!  Try it, you will like it!

It was a Meat Loaf Monday

Over the weekend Johanna asked if I would make meat loaf and mashed potatoes for dinner on Monday and her and Ben would come over.  Well, I can't say no, so last night was a Meat Loaf Monday! 

I realized last night that I have been making meat loaf for 40 years.  Wow.  When I was in High School I would get home from school before my parents and I would make dinner most week nights.  I didn't have to do it, I just loved to cook.  It became a standing joke that Mondays we would have meat loaf. 

So after 40 years of making meat loaf, I think I have the recipe down.  Ev paid me a pretty high compliment when he said that would be the one meal Johanna would always remember me making.  He remembers his mom's fried chicken, and I remember my great grandma's lentil gravy. 

About the time Johanna and Ben were leaving, Nick pulled up.  He had some mail at the house to pick up.  It did me a lot of good to see my kids.  Nick looked good last night. 

Something else that makes me feel good are these flowers.  I started these African Violets from cuttings and this is the first time they are blooming.  My Great Grandma used to grow them.

Oh and here's a quick pick of a project I was working on a while ago.

I ended up changing the top a bit, but basically it's a hanging kitchen towel.  The topper is material instead of crochet.  I used to crochet the tops years ago, but this was much quicker.

Sure hope everyone has a great Tuesday!

Miss Addy on a Sunday Afternoon

Happy dog!

Quick pick

Quick post.  Here is the churn dash before borders.

Day 2 of Summer Feels Like Spring

Today has been better, weather wise, than the past few weeks.  The high was only supposed to get into the 70's, which is a real nice change from the 90's we have seen lately.  I'll take it!

Thanks to everyone who posted in the comments.  I, along with my family, appreciate all your thoughts and prayers.  Don't really want to get into it too much right now.  Hard to talk about, so please bear with me.

Anyway...  Last night I changed the crochet square that has the little balls on it to a simple v stitch block.  Three out of three people did not like the little balls, so I figured since I wasn't that nuts about it either, I would change it up.  That color scheme of gold, green, russet, and beige is for Nick's afghan.  Johanna's squares are already crocheted, but not put together yet.  Her's are made up of two different greys and a country blue color.  I haven't decided if I will sew the squares together or crochet them together.

Mary and I will be going back to Mattoon in a little over a month.  I am determined to have a project cut and ready to sew for our weekend retreat.  Thinking of a pattern I saw with snowball blocks called Pretty Posies (at least I think that was the name).

Dinner last night was extremely boring.  I didn't want to cook, so we just had tuna fish sandwiches!  Hey, it's better than nothing, right?  haha.

Want to fill you in on my air fryer saga.  Yes, it has been a saga.  Argh.  A year and a half ago I got a Go Wise brand air fryer and fell in love with it.  I used that thing constatly.  Then one day, out of the blue, it quit working.  I was not happy.  I called Go Wise and they agreed to replace it, IF I paid the shipping.  Well, okay, shipping was $33, but I figured I couldn't get a new one for that price so I sent the old one back and waited, rather impatiently, for the new one to arrive.  When it did, I immediately TRIED to use it.  It did not work.  Hmmm.  Okay, I thought maybe it was just a fluke so I tried something else a day or two later.  Nope, not working right.  Tried a third thing with same bad results.  Called Go Wise and asked if they had sent a refurbished unit, or what.  Nope, they said it was new.  After much back and forth they offered to replace it if I again would pay for shipping.

Nope, not going that route.  Not throwing good money after bad.  I thought I was just going to be air fryer free, but then one Sunday morning I turned on the t.v.  There, in all it's infomercial glory was the POWER AIR FRYER OVEN!  It could air fry, it had a rotisserie, it had a basket, it could dehydrate, it had a mesh cylinder, it had mesh racks, it had skewers, it could do the laundry and the dishes.  Well, maybe not those last two, but let me tell you, that salesman on t.v. could have convinced me of it if he wanted to, he was that good.  You know I ordered it, right?  Yup, I sure did. 

And I am very happy with it!

If you have an air fryer and it's collecting dust in a pantry, do yourself a favor and dig it out.  Make some two ingredient bagels in it.  They are my current favorites.  Equal amounts of self rising flour and plain greek yogurt form the dough.  work it into sections, forming ropes then rings.  Brush with egg whites on top if you want, and top with poppy seeds or whatever you like - again, all according to your preference.  Bake in air fryer on 375 deg for around 13 minutes.  That's it!  Yummy yummy yummy.

First Day of Summer

Been out of the loop for a while now.  Not sure if I can keep up still but going to try. 

I hardly quilted at all last year.   Our family has been going through a rough time.  Our son's addiction has greatly affected all of us. I turned inward. Had a hard time just getting through the day. Blogging was more of a chore than something I enjoyed. But now I'm going to try again.

Rained last night again.  I have flowers planted again this year so the rain was welcome.   Planted some Hyacinth Bean seeds along the fence.  Sure hope they flower this year.   Last year all I  got was vines.

Went on a weekend retreat at the beginning of the month with Mary and Marla.   We rented a room in Mattoon and sewed like crazy.  We also visited Arthur and the Amish shops.   I worked on the Christmas Churn Dash top.  All the rows are seen together.  Need to add a border and it will be ready for the frame.

I have Johanna's wedding quilt in the frame now.   Yes,  I know it's late. 

Been doing a lot of crocheting lately.   That seems to take up my time in the evening while watching t. v.  With Ev.  Making squares for afghans.