Sunday snippets and bits

in which our plucky heroine dithers and dallys...

I had some rather grandiose aims for today, lots of kitchen projects, and an assortment of sewing projects as well: deal with apples (I plan on doing this after dinner, they are needing some attention before the fruit flies take hold); pot stickers (prepped the cabbage, and acquired the filling ingredients); corn cakes (took out frozen corn to thaw); start tiedye sleeves(not today); orange Nandina blouse (started a project for Almandine instead)... Some days are just like that. There were several zoom meetings to hang out with people, instead. It is all good, and I should be able to get some of the kitchen work done before bedtime.

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~ creativity challenge ~

Today Almandine got the start of a wardrobe, some clothing just for her, as opposed to borrowing clothing from Nandina. Since they are going to have a Halloween party, they each need an orange and black outfit. The black blouse blouse fabric was originally one of my masks, but the inner layer shredded away, so I used the still nice outer fabric for this project, and then started an orange felt pinafore. Nandina already has a black linen pinafore, so she will be getting an orange blouse.

I think the orange pinafore needs some decoration, but not quite sure what... maybe a black rose, or a jack-o-lantern, or??? I also (probably) figured out how to make little spherical spun cotton containers as candy baskets, using some yarn balls as an armature, that can then be removed. It will be interesting to find out if that works, and I'm going to look in my big box o beads to see if there are any seed beads in "candy" colors or shapes.

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Sister Gigi's Sweet Corn Cakes

4 ears sweet corn (or 2 c frozen) ½ c cornmeal or masa ½ c flour 1 t salt 1 t sugar ½ t baking powder ¼ t cayenne 1 large egg ¾ c buttermilk 3 T butter, melted and cooled 2 green onions, chopped small

If using fresh corn, cut the kernels from cobs, (you should have about 2 c) Combine all dry ingredients in a bowl, combine all wet ingredients in a bowl, mix together and add the corn and the green onions. Let rest in the refrigerator for at least a half hour or more (cornmeal will hydrate, texture will be nicer) Fry like pancakes 'till both sides are golden. serve with green salsa and sour cream

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September SMART goals (x=extra)

#	THINGS MADE	THINGS FIXED	THINGS GONE
1	Greek masks block carved	rodent removal	yard waste bin
2	pillowcases printed	bicycle tube replaced	recycle bin
3	snood for Ariadne	side plum pruned	yard waste bin
4	memorial calligraphy	-	-
5	tiny fox "Almandine"	-	-
6	fig lemon jam 5 jars	x	x
7	Almandine clothing	x	x
8	-	x	x
9	x	x	x
10	x	x	x
11	x	x	x
12	x	x	x
13	x	x	x
14	x	x	x
15	x	x	x

today's gratitude - It was a very good thing indeed when my sister found the recipe for corn cakes, years ago. They are a special treat, always good made up fresh at parties, and can also be cooked ahead and frozen, then thawed a few at a time for single meals