Chores upon chores today

[wiseheart]

First I made the obligatory food run - with serious extensions, as Aldi had lots of things we like on sale, so I ended up with two large bags to haul home (I even had to buy one of the bags because the one I had with me simply wasn't large enough). It's only right that I treated myself to some more craft supplies on the way back, isn't it? Besides, I only bought some crystal stickers.

Then I had to cook, which was relatively easy as all I made was potato cream soup, the one Mum likes so much. We had that for lunch, with the Marillen-Vanillepudding Taschen I bought at Aldi and coffee.

In the meantime we had to do the laundry. Usually Saturday is laundry day, but tomorrow Mum's oldest friend is coming for a short visit. They haven't met for more than a year, and at their age that's a long time. So we had to do the laundry today, plus I offered to make an apple tart. It meant peeling and cubing a heap of very small, very hard apples that we wouldn't be able to eat raw anyway, and hadn't I cut my finger with the potato peeler earlier, it wouldn't have been a problem, either. Funny that one needs all ten fingers intact to function properly.

The apple tart is still in the oven - I'll have to take a look, soon - and my finger seems to be healing. All is well over here, then.

Comments

[meathiel]

Hmmm ... apple cake ... or tart ... or whatever.
I'll probably bake something with apples as well tomorrow as we have TONS!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

This is a simple Rührteig, with chopped apples and bananas and slightly roasted almond slices on top. I can give you the recipe if you want it — it's really easy. Peeling and chopping the apples is what actually takes time, the rest is done in minutes.

[manue7a.livejournal.com]

There truly seems to have been a plan about them being ten..Or maybe it's just habit. In any case good that the injured one is healing!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

It isn't a big cut — just in an inconvenient place.

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

What is a crystal sticker?
Yay apple tart!

[medievalrosalie.livejournal.com]

A lot of achievement! The cooking sounds delicious (as always) and I have to say, trips to Aldi often and up with unplanned purchases! But always big savings!

And hooray for more crystal stickers!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

The shiny, self-adhesive little things I decorate the lolly stick items with. They look like crystals, although are probably plastic.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

We've been so poor in my childhood that looking for sales and sáv inges became second nature for me.

[elwenlj.livejournal.com]

My shopping was delivered last night. Yay! I have salad. Your soup sounds yummy, though.

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

Pretty.

[noadvertising.livejournal.com]

Apple cake time is the best time of the year! T´was the first year the apples on my tree grew big enough to be of use. They taste really good, but there´s a lot of worm holes to be found. And since Youtube provided a foolproof recipe I did a cake, too! I am sure your mum and her friend had enough topics to talk about after such a long hiatus!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

They talk every day on the phone but it was a nice get-together nonetheless.
Congratulations on the apple cake!

[medievalrosalie.livejournal.com]

My Grandmother lived through wars (like so many others) and she had 5 kids, so I learned a lot about being thrifty from her.