perfect weather, awesome weekend!
Annaliese before the perfume!
I took a half day off work last Friday and went up to my cousin’s, where I snapped sweet Annaliese (one of the herd of dackels my cousin has) right outa her funk (she had a false pregnancy and was moping about)! Annaliese LOVED my new perfume (Black Cashmere by Donna Karan, very incense-y) and rubbed herself all over where I’d sprayed it on my arm LOL!
When I arrived, my cousin was in the middle of making her Heavenly Jam, which is indeed heavenly!
Later that evening, we met up with Robin (who lives in Israel but was visiting her parents in the same town my cousin lives in) and her husband at Canoe; great company, great meal and I enjoyed meeting them both. Although I had my camera with me, it was dark in the restaurant, and there was another party that was annoyingly taking flash pictures, so I decided to not shoot any. Sorry!
The perfect egg!
Saturday, after a delish breakfast made with love (and not by me!), my cousin & I walked to a craft fair in the center of town where I bought a couple of earrings. But man, it was SO hot that the bottoms of my feet blistered…must’ve been the black flip flops that absorbed the heat! I left for home that afternoon.
Lovely tatting I saw at the craft fair
Michelle came over and went out for dinner with Dad & me (lobstah rolls! What did I have Friday night? Lobstah roll!). We dropped Dad off and did a bit of shopping, looking around for things for her new house and of course ending up at Barnes & Noble, where I bought a new book, The Story of Edgar Sawtelle.
Sunday, I made breakfast for Dad, then sat in the backyard, mowed, sat some more, mowed, started dinner in the crockpot (pulled pork-delish and simple recipe), read, mowed, etc., etc. It was a beautiful day!
Monday night, although technically not part of the weekend, but still fun, I met Krista at Kendall Square to see the movie Bottle Shock. She gave me two books as belated birthday gifts; one is a small journal to record what books I read inside, the other is a kid’s book called Johnny Boo Book 1: The Best Little Ghost In The World (he has a pet ghost named Squiggle)! It’s the cutest thing ever! Anyway, Bottle Shock chronicles the events leading up to the famous 1976 “Judgment of Paris” wine tastings; in a blind taste-testing held in France, the wines of California’s Napa Valley defeated the best the French had to offer. The story unfolds from the point of view of the father and son who own the vineyard whose wine proved victorious and of the British man (Alan Rickman) who owns a wine shop in Paris and who organized the tasting.
And that’s that!
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August 29th, 2008 at 11:20 pm
That tatting is beautiful! I have seen them being made, it never ceases to amaze me.
I am totally adding that movie to my ‘to see’ list.
Happy weekend!
August 30th, 2008 at 12:42 am
Breakfast made by someone else is the best.
August 30th, 2008 at 6:44 am
Kendall Sq? As in Kendall Sq, MIT? Could I have found another awesome blogger in the Boston area?
August 30th, 2008 at 6:54 am
Sounds like a wonderful weekend. And that breakfast is making me hungry. What kind of muffins were they?
August 30th, 2008 at 7:44 am
My the food looks so good LOL but the picture of annaliese brought back memories of having to feed our boo by hand before she went………..glad your perfume was able to give her a pick me up
August 30th, 2008 at 8:03 am
You know, my left foot (sounds like a movie, egh?) was killing me after our walk. It still is really, I think we are just getting old-er. Shoot!
August 30th, 2008 at 10:46 am
Mmmm, bacon…
I had my camera too, and was planning on snapping a few quick shots once we got back upstairs, but I completely forgot! *hanging my blogger head in shame*
It was definitely a fun night though.
August 30th, 2008 at 11:53 am
Annaliese…was she one of the puppies? She has gotten so big!!
That is a perfect egg alright…just the way I like em’..
August 30th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
Gosh that’s a wonderful weekend. I hope this weekend is as much fun. I’m jealous that you got to see Robin! I bet that was fun!
August 30th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
Tatting is very cool
I love the picture that you took of it!!
August 30th, 2008 at 9:44 pm
oooh! we just discovered an all natural blueberry jelly that is sooooo yummy (and although I like them, blueberries are not my favorite – your mention of your cousins Heavenly Jam made me think of it.
That tatting really is lovely. I like working with small crochet hooks, so one of these days I really ought to give it a go. Glad you had such a great weekend … may this one be just as pleasurable. 
August 31st, 2008 at 3:37 pm
There’s nothing worse than intrusive flash photography. I usually crank the ISO on my camera and go flashless if I’m out and about and am concerned about my impact on others. Some environments just demand a little more kindness.
Good on your for recognizing it. I wish more folks would be as considerate.
August 31st, 2008 at 3:37 pm
Oops. Gotta love those typos of mine. Long weekend…
September 2nd, 2008 at 9:42 am
This was a delightful, calming read for the morning of my first day back to school. Even your sore feet seem welcome.
Simply lovely, thanks for sharing