The Week in the Review

It has been a bit more than a week, but, amazingly enough, I've been busy.  Occasionally, there is a lot to do (though not necessarily in this small town). Grad school started back.  This is my last semester--I hope.  I had to revise and update my research project.  Work is also sputtering back.  Intermittently because of the bizarre schedule someone thought would please people.  I've manage to do a bit of knitting. The featherweight cardigan is coming along.

I'm also continuing to keep socks on the needle.  I think this is third (?) pair this summer. 

I don't often knit with this color blue. Maybe it should be a theme this summer.  The short-sleeved sweater is still waiting to have the seams sewn together.  The shoulders seams are done.  One sleeve is pinned into place.  Now, it is languishing on the sofa in the den for me to decide to finish.

I've done a fair amount of cooking this week. We had pizza night. I used Emeril's deep dish dough recipe with a few modifications and then used it for thin crust pizza.  I got okra and beans at the market.  I've made one batch of crispy oven okra.  I haven't decided what to do the rest.  I also got some lovely farm fresh eggs.  It's nice to see eggs colored naturally instead of all white clones sitting freakishly in a carton. Since it is another rainy fall afternoon in the middle of AUGUST!!!! and I had bananas turning brown and black on the counter, I heated up the oven for some banana bread (sans the dreaded tree nuts that wreak havoc on my system).  Since I smashed my finger in the pantry door, I've treated myself to two pieces already today.  Maybe the loaf will survive the day.  Hopefully, it will since it is too wet for wimpy me to venture out into the soggy, soggy day to run it off.

Work starts back in full swing this week. Hopefully, the stress will not be overwhelming.  Most of the college visits are out of the way.  It's not quite time for applications to be completed. We are just taking everything one step at a time.

Now, to take advantage of some endangered quiet time.