Sometimes

You know, sometimes one thing leads to another...It just started with a home-made walnut-cinnamon bread. When the dough rising, I thought "well, I have time to make a soup". There, lentil soup, which is perfect for a dark, cold fall evening. When the soup simmering, I remembered the leeks in the fridge, and thought "well, I can whip up a quick leek quiche". Leeks were sauteed in slow heat, combined with eggs, millk, cornmeal and old cheddar cheese. By this time, the bread was ready and out of the oven with a heavenly smell. Then the quiche went in. When it was baking, I thought "well, I have time to make a salad". The usual things, mixed greens, tomatoes, cucumbers, thinly sliced white onion, black olives and feta cheese, with a light vinaigrette. Then I set the table, called my husband to buy some smoked salmon on the way home. Then the quiche was ready, my hubby came, we had a nice supper.. well, a little nicer than a usual weekday supper...

Tiny quilt-in progress

Just started to make a tiny little quilt with tiny little embroidery flowers...

Birds

I like birds. I like the blue and red cardinals living in our hedge... I like the robin which walks around the backyard like he owns it... I like the mourning doves which come to our backyard and sit on the deck railings... I like the ones which come to the roof above the study room in the morning just when I start to work... I like the birds which wake us up around 4am during spring and summer... No, I'm not obsessed with birds but since we moved to this house, they become a part of our daily life and somehow there are quite a few drawings and decorations inside the house too...

birds, on the wall in the study room.

birds, in the bedroom.

birds, on the fireplace mental.

From my sketchbook

Back from New York

37 hours and 1464 kilometers later, we are back ! I think this was more like a "Road Trip" than a "New York Trip" considering we only spent 18 hours in New York.

keeping a close eye on the map.

roads...

the lights of the Times Square...

a blurry picture of me, in front of Majestic Theater -showing The Phantom of the Opera.

more roads...

shopping at one of the outlets...

us :-)

beautiful fall colors ...

no road trip is complete without fast food.

driving on highway 81.

Trip Planning

Planning to go to New York City for a couple of days.... spent hours yesterday evening to find a hotel room and frustrated about the prices and lack of availability...Then searched the events on this weekend. There it is: New York City Marathon is on Nov 4. How would someone miss something like that :-(