Wednesday Was a Busy Day

I was so busy yesterday, I didn't even have a chance to watch or even listen to Le Tour de France!!! I did get a lot done, though. I made a second batch of baked peaches. This time I decided to parboil and peel them, and it turned out OK, but I won't waste my time doing that again. I think it actually turned out better when I didn't peel the peaches. But I have six portions in the refrigerator now, ready for my lunches. I also cooked two batches of gluten-free brownies. It's one of my go-to night snacks, and I was down to two portions left, so it was time to get restocked. 

Pamelas's Gluten Free Brownies is one 
of two brands I buy for my brownie mixes. 
I like this one because it only uses a single 
egg, and it's fork-mixed. The other brand 
I sometimes use requires two eggs and the 
use of my stand mixer. 

Today it's a work day, and I'm sure I will find my desk full of "to-do" notes and tasks. I'll worry about what I'm supposed to do with X Y and Z when I get there. I've got some swim time first, and that'll be fun. We've been cool for our nights lately, it's a bit warmer today (in the low 60's F, 17.2 C), but the previous two days were in the 50's (12.7) and it was a COLD walk into and out of the pool area. I'm quite grateful that we're warming up again. It's summer. It's supposed to be a warm season. 

I actually think I posted the incorrect stage map for 
yesterday's stage, and I apologize. Today it's an up 
and down day as they head for three days in the Alps 
starting tomorrow. I do love the Alps - BIG mountains, 
small bicycles, and totally used-up men on machines. LOL

I did take a bit of time to work on my beadwork project yesterday afternoon. I looked at the small stack of "deal with these things" that DH had left in the middle of the study floor. I then looked at my loom and the clock which said I had approximately an hour of "free time" left in my day, and I piled the stack of stuff into a box to be handled on Friday, grabbed my loom and beading materials, and sat on the porch for a little bit. That was quite pleasant, and I did manage to get two more pieces done. It's slow, but steady progress and I'm hoping to get some more done on Friday AFTER I've actually gone through the box of stuff which is currently under my laundry collection basket. That's tomorrow, though. One day at a time. 

Tuscan canteloupe has these sections in the rind. 
You want to choose one that has more gold than 
green in the section dividers. The more gold it 
is, the more ripe it is. 

We're in the height of fruit season here, and I adore fruit, so I also bought a Tuscan cantelope and some organic apricots yesterday. That was in addition to the peaches that I baked. My house has a lot of fruit in it right now. It's not great for my weight - fruit is sugar, after all - but my tongue is happy. Sometimes that's equally important - LOL. 

I went to my co-op yesterday - I hadn't been there for a 
while and needed one thing I buy there. While there, I 
picked up a few organic apricots. SOOOO good! I also 
noticed they had my collagen on sale, so I picked up a large 
container of that, plus a $3 off coupon, AND it was the 
second Wednesday of the month, which gave me an additional 
10% off on the price of supplements. I scored a $54 jar for 
less than $40! Whoot! 

So, have a fabulous Thursday and I'll be back tomorrow. I hope your day is filled with good experiences when you look back over the day before you go to sleep tonight. Enjoy and Slava Ukraini.