It's Saturday and It'll be a Busy One

Just a short post today, wishing you all a wonderful weekend. I spent yesterday in the kitchen, cooking two different types of pork chop (with and without bone) and a batch of my cooked fruit mix. I'm set for the next couple of weeks with my fruit now, and have plenty of dinners for the next few days as well. I felt quite accomplished - LOL. 

I got a lot done in the kitchen yesterday. It was my kind 
of day - I love spending the day cooking. I made two kinds 
of pork chops, my alkagizers for the coming week, and 
baked a HUGE batch of my baked fruit that will take 
me through the next two weeks or so. 

I also spent a fair amount of time on the computer working on photos that DH has been doing for store items that we're putting into auction at Santa Fe Auction House. We're putting in a lot of things that we think will have a good market in the Southwest, and each item needs to be photographed, described, and evaluated by their assessor, Janda. She's been fabulous to work with, I'm enjoying the experience. 

In this auction tryout, we're mostly sending jewelry and some 
collectibles - antiques and more modern. There's a lot that 
we would rather sell in this way if this works out for us. It's 
a test run, and I think it will be successful. At least, I'd like 
to think this would be a good secondary outlet for our harder 
to sell items. 

We're looking at this as a test run. We have a LOT of stuff - could probably populate one or two auctions solely on what we have available at the shop. Eventually, we'll also need to look at divesting our personal collection as well, so this is merely one toe in the water and the water is deep and wide. 

I adore Republic of Tea herbal teas, and my cupboard is 
filled with their canisters right now - LOL. I have two 
cups every morning - one in my mug, and one in my 
travel mug. I also drink it at the shop. I do love my tea. 

So, I've got the kettle on, and have to rescue it before it whistles loud enough for DH to actually hear it (that takes a lot of sound these days). I hope all of you have a wonderful day. I'll be back on Monday, so enjoy your weekend. Slava Ukraini. 

Tea, Cooking and LJ Idol - Yesterday Was a VERY Busy (But Good) Day

It was a very crowded day yesterday, but I actually got everything done that I needed to, including a check-up with my Orthodontist. I passed that with flying colors, my next checkup is in March next year. Whoot! It was lovely to see everyone again. 

I passed my checkup with Doc DeVoe with flying 
colors. He's pleased, I'm pleased, and I don't see 
him again until March! Whoot! 

I did grab some time to pick up a bunch of tea from the grocer across the street from Dr DeVoe's clinic. I had checked my selection at my local grocer earlier in the day, and it just wasn't thorough. So, I bought a bunch at the store "up North", and I'm stocked for at least four months, probably closer to six months, now. 

I ended up with more than $100 of tea, not unusual when 
one canister can cost $14. But I love their teas, they're 
very clear about what exactly is in each one, and I do a 
LOT of label reading before a tea makes it into my 
shopping basket. I drink several portions of tea every 
day, so ingredients are important. Remember - "There's 
nothing natural about 'Natural Flavors". In fact, 
the term "Natural Flavors" is a really good reason for 
you to NOT buy something. 

My next story for LJ Idol is due today, and I didn't have ANY time to work on it at all, yesterday. Today will be a crunch time. I think I see where the story is leading me, but I just have to bring it home and revise it a few times before posting it. 

My cabbage soup turned out really nice. I'll 
have some in two days. I have to finish up 
my chili first, then I can dive into my soup. 

I made a lovely cabbage soup in the crock pot yesterday, baked my next 10+ days of fruit for my breakfasts, and I was still prepping salad vegetables at the end of the day when DH came home. I also managed my three loads of laundry. What a housewife! LOL I feel fortunate that Aearwen cancelled our chat yesterday. I could have managed it, but it would have been in the kitchen instead of comfortably in front of my computer for an hour of "down time". I think next week we'll be back to our normal schedule once again. 

I have to finish my story for LJ Idol, and get that uploaded 
while I'm at the shop. We operate on Eastern Time for this 
contest, so I can't wait until I've arrived home and had 
dinner before uploading. 

So, as I rush off to the swimming pool once again, I wish all of you a safe and productive Thursday. I'll let you know when my story is available for reading and voting. We're down to the Final Eight, and I'm up against some extremely talented writers, so every vote will count! Thanks in advance and I'll be back tomorrow. Slava Ukraini.