Weekends

 

Good morning! How was your weekend?

Well mine was just fine! I have recovered from the whirlwind impulsive trip to Indiana and so far feel 'healthy' may it continue. Saturday and Sunday I hibernated inside my house only doing whatever was necessary. I pulled out my paints and paint-doodled and I also swatched all my graphite pencils in my pouch and sketched a bit. I am rusty but it felt so good to get lost in what I was doing.

In the evenings I knit but I didn't photo any of that.

I impulsively bought a bullet blender over the weekend and a smoothie recipe book because why not? There is a local smoothie place that I go to once in a while but wouldn't it be great to make your own? Now keep in mind that it will be some time before I get all the ingredients together. Plus the book has tons of info to read.

How was your weekend?



Comments

  1. VeraAugust 29, 2022 at 7:45 AM

    Your weekend sounds just perfect! Glad you are feeling healthy after your visit further west and hoping that feeling continues. I'm curious about your bullet blender and the smoothie recipe book. Do tell once your start experimenting!

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  2. LeftycrafterAugust 29, 2022 at 8:15 AM

    Smooties are so much better when homemade. Cheaper too. So happy you guys did not get any ickies from your mission of mercy last week. I had no idea graphite pencils were so different. What a great idea to swatch them.

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  3. AnonymousAugust 29, 2022 at 8:36 AM

    Weekend sounds great. I love homemade smoothies. My go to recipe is (very small amounts of each) ice, spinach, carrot, apple, banana or whatever fruit I have, plain yogart, ginger paste, almond milk. Maybe cuke....cinnamon. It's important to not fill past the fill line....or it will spew all over. Ask me how I know! Enjoy experimenting.

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    1. karenAugust 31, 2022 at 7:22 AM

      thanks for the recipe! We are entering exciting territory!!

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  4. BonnyAugust 29, 2022 at 8:41 AM

    I hope you continue to stay healthy. I have a great blender that I use for pureeing tomatoes but so far I haven't used it for anything else. A smoothie would be great!

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  5. AsKatKnitsAugust 29, 2022 at 8:42 AM

    It was a good weekend! (one with real food and NO Prep! LOL)

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  6. MaggieAugust 29, 2022 at 8:47 AM

    Sounds like a wonderful calm and relaxing weekend, just what you needed.

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  7. CathieJAugust 29, 2022 at 4:34 PM

    It sounds like you had a nice relaxing "recovering from trip" weekend. I hope you have a great week and stay healthy. Enjoy making some smoothies.

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  8. JaneAugust 30, 2022 at 8:58 PM

    I'm glad you had a relaxing weekend. Now and then I make a smoothie. They seem like summer-time drinks to me - just because mine usually involve frozen fruit. Stay well.

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  9. sustainablemumSeptember 1, 2022 at 4:47 PM

    Your weekend sounds wonderful. Hope you have lots of fun making and enjoying your smoothies.

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  10. Jeannie Gray KnitsSeptember 8, 2022 at 12:08 AM

    Sounds like a wonderfully relaxing weekend. Can't wait to hear how you like the blender. I've been wanting one although I don't know why. The regular blender works just fine, but a new toy....

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