comfort food

There are many things that we could describe as comfort food.  In our house, potato & cheese pierogis is one of them.  My husband is Polish, and his mother Sophie used to make hers plain boiled with some melted butter on the side. 

I, on the other hand like to sauté a bunch of sliced onions, in butter.  Today I added a small head of sliced cabbage to the onions, and just let it cook while the water was waiting to boil...

The pierogis only take about 2 minutes to boil because they are fresh.  I then drain them out and nestle them into the cabbage and onion mixture for another minute or two...

And there you have it.  Just serve with some sour cream and you have an instant comfort food dinner. 
y u m m y...

knitty labels

I have been looking for a really long time to find nice labels to sew into my knitting.  While browsing around on etsy.com I found these cuties and couldn't resist...

There were many styles to choose from but being the dragonfly lover that I am I picked this design.  They came packaged in a cute little handmade card...

If you have to have these for yourself you can find them here...

Love them!!!

mountainstreetarts.etsy.com

rock collecting

Today I decided to go down to the river in Glen Onoko Park to collect some river rocks.  I love how smooth they feel and I like trying to find the perfect ones.  I stick them in the garden for fun and my brother has been known to paint a few in the past.

The river was running high today so a lot of them were under water.

Along the walk I found this beautiful, tiny, bright red leaf.

I think mom sent it to me from heaven...

arcadia cowl

I've been wanting to try this new Lion Brand Yarn "Arcadia"for a while now.  I bought two skeins on sale at AC Moore and knit up this cowl.  It's not very slouchy, but is dense and wooly and will be very warm this winter...

kato & the bear

One minute I looked out the window and saw my brothers cat Kato just sitting out there.  The next minute I looked out and saw this guy.  Then I noticed Kato was still out there.  Kato is from Brooklyn.  He's not afraid of no stinkin' bear!  Okay Kato, please come inside now...

Oooo, fuzzy!

Kato seems to really like the pink fuzzy blanket I am knitting...

So much for "Iron Mike Tyson."

Isn't it soft Kato?

license to chill

license to chill

Flemington Motor Vehicles

Oh the dreaded renewing of the drivers license.  I will never forget the horror of doing this in Brooklyn when I first learned to drive.  Today was an absolute joy.  Look at all those people ahead of me.  Heh, heh.  In AND out in ten minutes.  I must celebrate tonight!

Summer is so close to over I can't believe it.

      I still never perfected my peach martini.  Well, it isn't over yet is it?

2.5 oz peach vodka

.5 oz peach schnapps

2.5 oz organic peach nectar
a squeeze of fresh lemon

Put this all in a shaker with lots of ice and shake till chilled.

Strain into frozen cold martini glass.

Peachy.

"If you drink, don't drive.  Don't even putt."
                                               Dean Martin

                                                                 

r e l a x...

I'm looking forward to using another gift certificate to Massage Envy today. I used the first one, given to me for my birthday from my friend Skuby.  It was wonderful... This one was from Laura & Marco, given to me last Christmas. (yes, it took a while, but it was worth the wait)   A relaxing massage with lavender aromatherapy to help me  r e l a x ... 

 massageenvy.com

Thanks Laura & Marco...

Give your stress wings and let it fly away.  ~Terri Guillemets

Thanks Skuby...

monet's garden

Just in time for Autumn my Monet's Garden is finally finished.  I really love the feeling it is knit with watercolors.  It was an easy knit and a good way to use up all the yarn I got at Rhinebeck last year.  I'll get a lot of use out of it!

    

flutterbyes

My Uncle Artie said he never understood why the called butterflies by that name.  
"They're not made of butter and they're not flies!" 

 He feels they should be called 'flutterbyes'.... I agree.

  I knit this shawl in Cascade pima cotton. 

 It is bright and happy and beautiful!  

little deers...

I know people think they're a pain, but being a city girl I can't help but get excited when I see a deer or two on our property.  They always stare at me with those huge brown eyes, and I always smile and talk to them as if they could understand me.  Such little dears......

punkin' ale

I do love a good pumpkin ale.

That's all I have to say.

prøud frøg

Ever since I laid eyes on this little guy I've wanted to knit him.  When Mark's kids were little, they used to ask him what their last name meant.  He responded, "Proud Frog!"  The was his story, and we're sticking' to it...

Don't you just love him?  All green and cute?  The pattern name is Ribbit, by Susan B. Anderson.  It is a free pattern on Ravelry.  Go knit yourself a proud frog!  What a cutie!

AzZuKa tWo!!!

Just finished my second Azzu's Shawl, I knit this one as a KAL with Cathy & Tesae from Ravelry.  I absolutely love this Misti Alpaca Pima cotton & silk yarn...  The color is called "Guilded Lilies."