Where has Saturday gone?

[wiseheart]

It seems that the older I get the faster time flies by! I really didn't do so much today, and it's beyond 9pm already (over here anyway).

Okay, I did make a page for Baby Book #2; which meant, I actually made five pages, because Page 3 had a 4-part folding card, each part of which needed to be decorated separately. Also, unlike those crafty women on YouTube, I can't just buy all those little cut-outs and picture frames and this and that ready-made. I have to produce each and every little thing myself, by hand. Of course they don't even look half as pretty as the ready-made ones, but that can't be helped.

The fact that I simply can't cut in a straight line (not even with the help of a metal ruler and a craft knife) doesn't help. And I manage to glue on every piece that is supposed to be lined up with the background page crookedly. It's a "gift". Plus, I sometimes forget that the stuff I put on my face doesn't go into the skin very quickly, and touch my face and then touch the craft paper - and then I have to change the whole design spontaneously to cover the oily fingerprints... *sigh*

Anyway, that was what I did all morning. Then I cooked lunch; I got actual Hungarian cauliflower yesterday for the first time (and for an outrageous price, but we have to eat something that isn't pasta from time to time), so I made a cauliflower and carrot soup from a small portion of it, while the rest I simply boiled and served with bread crumbs roasted in butter. Well, margarine. It was yummy, but the kind of food that fills you for about an hour - then you're starving all afternoon until supper.

I watched some telly in the afternoon. I must ration my crossword puzzles; I've almost finished them, and the next edition doesn't come out until June 10. And Mum defends her collection like a dragon its hoard. I also finished Chapter 5 of "Kindred Spirits" - it only needed a short scene to complete it. I typed up that one scene, and that was about the end of my day.

No social contacts today. No phone calls, no e-mails. Of course, those things usually occur when I seek out other people, and today I just didn't feel like. Ah, well...

Comments

[meathiel]

Weekends always pass too fast!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Even for us, old hags who aren't actually working!

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

The fact that you make it all yourself is what makes it even more thoughtful.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

That's what I keep telling me when I'm dissatisfied with the results...

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

I think your crafting is beautiful.

My grandmother used to say that every year was shorter than the last - and now that I am approaching the age she was when I first remember her saying it I know what she means.

And your cauliflower sounds really nice - I must try that; my husband likes cheese sauce on cauliflower, but I think this would be a nice change.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

And it's quickly done, too! You boil the cauliflower rosettes in salted water, then roast some bread crumbs in oil, margarine or butter, mix the one with the other and it's ready to be eaten.

[akane42me.livejournal.com]

It sounds like a very nice day, doing your favorite things:) Well, except for no social contacts!
I can't even remember what I did yesterday. Or the day before. Everything's become blurred because most days are the same:)

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

That's why I've re-purposed my otherwise useless planner. I write down whom I met/talked to/exchanged mails or text messages with and what I've done each day. That way I can see that I haven't wasted my life completely on that particular day..

[mirasaui.livejournal.com]

Cauliflower sounds good. We have not had it in ages, not that it isn't available, but that rice is such a staple in our household. I'll have to try some with the bread crumbs next grocery run. Thanks for the idea ;0)

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

It's one of Grandma's idiot proof recipes. Unless you burn the crumbs horribly, you can't do it wrong. ;)