yawn-o-rama

back from good old asquared and i am tired!  my mom loved the clapotis, and even brought it with her to the hospital (of course, she is a mom, so anything i make for her is much loved even if it’s no good).  she’s on the way to healing and should be out by tomorrow which is, of course, a great relief.

last night a and i went to here for a nice meal after i got home.  i had the mini meatloaf and a had the braised pork ribs.  both were quite tasty, and a’s had long beans which i love.  in an effort to have a lighter dinner, we had moules provencale tonight with roasted brussels sprouts and crusty bread.  the recipe was really good, but i think the actual mussels weren’t that great.  i bought them from a local fishmonger who has a good reputation, but they seemed pretty bland and tasteless.  they were cultivated–are cultivated mussels a good or bad thing?  i have a hard time keeping track of what should be farmed and what shouldn’t…

i’m still (still!) working on the so-called vintage scarf.  i thought i was going to finish it in ann arbor but i ended up playing too many games of gin, crazy 8, and fish with my dad.  my new project will be the madge hat, knit in the same manos (in jupiter.  does anyone else think that mallard looks like the coolest color ever?  i have to check that out)  that i’m using for the scarf…   i’m still going to work on the somewhat cowl, but the hat is a more pressing need (and a much quicker knit).