It’s been a tree week.
Looking around outside I see a lot of bare branches and snow. I remember my husband telling me that you
have to love browns if you want to live in Indiana. I do, as long as there is some pop of color
associated with it. Like tomatoes! After a long couple of weeks of family
activities followed by reclaiming the house, I’m finally getting back to work
in my art studio. I’m finishing a piece
that I started over a month ago. I’m
creating the grey-brown tree trunk as I look at all the grey-brown trees and
brown withered plants with a dusting of snow in the neighborhood. There is something beautiful about the
complexities of the lines of the branches that is now visible with the leaves
missing. With that said, I’m ready for
the hints of spring green to give some much needed color to the world.
My answer to the problem was to make some
tomato slices as part of a weaving called ‘Salsa to Go’. The title might evolve, though, because this
week I introduced the boys to home-made guacamole—thanks Kroger for having 88¢
avocados—and they loved it!
My art really does reflect my life, so the art piece might actually
become a visual recipe for guacamole.
Speaking of yummy foods, I put my birthday present from
Grandma to the test. She gave me a new
potato ricer and I used it to make butternut squash gnocchi. I actually used it for the potato portion of
it. I made a ginormous double batch and
half went in the freezer. We topped it
off with a garlicy-roasted red pepper sauce and freshly grated Parmesan
cheese.
I filled to capacity two six-foot
teenage boys and their parents. It’s the
time of year when the new school year begins and we need quick dinners in the
freezer. The luxury of time over the
holiday break allowed us to make slow meals, but that will all change tomorrow
when school restarts. Fortunately, I’ve
got plenty of soups, chili and lasagna in the freezer for those crazy packed
days that are fast approaching.
Speaking life getting back into full swing, tomorrow I will
launch into costume making for Hello Dolly.
At last count I had over thirty suit coats and pants in watermelon and
lemon colors (fuchsia, emerald green, lime green and crisp yellow). I’ll start fitting the boys with their
colorful pre-costumes. Each of them will
wear all of the colors. No Indiana
winter grey-browns in this crowd! And
yes, still no pie, although Jacob has been making Pizelles and Jim’s homemade
bread is wonderful, but they’re not pie.
I need fruit to prevent scurvy for my long voyage through winter—just
sayin’!
Until next week
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