Hello!
This little guy was staring up at me when I looked out our back window this morning. He didn't seem at all fazed by me taking his picture, and hung out there for a long time!
Yesterday (Wednesday) was the blog tour for Perfectly Pieced Quilt Backs by Kelly Young, and if you missed it, you might want to check it out at her link here. I had fun making a project from the book and like how it turned out. Right now, the quilt is hanging on the back of the rocking chair in our living room, but after I wash and dry it, I'm planning to give it to my mom. It's about wheelchair quilt size, and while my mom is not in a wheelchair, she does have a favorite chair she sits in a lot, and she's always cold (!). Even in the summer.
I got on a Nancy Thayer kick this last week. Her books are always set on Nantucket, and are light reading - romance, family drama, lots of beach and island scenery. I was just in the mood for that kind of reading! Here's the book that got me started.
I think I'm on my third book of hers in a row now -
I just keep downloading ebooks from the library!
One perk of having our younger son come home for awhile is that he brought his Ninja pot. It's kind of an Insta-pot, Air Fryer, Slow Cooker all in one thing. I've been having fun with him teaching me to use it. One really good recipe we made was this one: Ninja Foodi Pork Tenderloin Carnitas.
And last, but definitely not least, back to our June topic - ice cream! Did we have ice cream trucks come through our neighborhood growing up? Oh yes! And, of course, we begged for money to go get a treat. I had to think for a bit to remember my favorites, but these came to mind - fudgsicles, creamsicles, crunch bars, drumsticks - lots of yummy goodies! But it took me awhile to come up with my real favorite, and I had to Google it to remember...
Yum!
Although I haven't heard it yet this summer, our city still has someone who drives an ice cream truck around. You can hear the little tune it plays from a few streets over, and the kids still love it just as much!
I know I've read one or two Nancy Thayer books, but I cannot remember which ones! Time to add one to my library list. It is indeed a great time for ice cream! We had a truck that came by in summer when I was growing up as well, my favorite was a fudgsicle.
ReplyDeleteYay for a cooking son - that recipe looks like a good one. That strawberry shortcake bar looks yummy right now. I don't remember an ice cream truck when I was growing up, but I did love popsicles and Fudgsicles.
ReplyDeleteI have read some of Nancy Thayer and usually like them. I don't remember which ones I have read though. Your ice cream truck experience sounds really nice I wish we had them when I was growing up but living in the country meant to ice cream truck. I had not heard of the Ninja pot sounds interestimg
ReplyDeleteI haven't read a Nancy Thayer book. . .will have to put that author on my reading list! We lived too far away for an ice cream truck to travel when I was a kid. The big treat was to get a nickel cone from Dairy Queen. I always went for the twist. . .the chocolate/vanilla combination.
ReplyDeleteOh! I forgot about drumsticks! Definitely a favorite, but special! That chunk of chocolate in the tip of the cone to keep the ice cream from melting all over your hand! I’m still a waffle cone lover! I can identify with your mom being cold all the time. That’s happened to me lately! She’ll put that little bright hopes quilt to good use!
ReplyDeleteI’ve been wanting an air fryer, but maybe the combination Ninja would be a better use of money and counter space! Hmmm?
I have such fond memories of our ice cream truck. Reminds me of a life much simpler...adulting is hard LOL. Thanks for sharing the Nancy Thayer book. I'm participating in our library's summer reading program. One of the prompts is to read a book set in a place you want to visit. I've never been to Nantucket but it's on my bucket list.
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty quilt. Your Mom will love it!
ReplyDeleteI want to read that series... sounds perfect for summer, thanks lots I love to find an author with a good series... lots of reading ahead.
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Bun! How cute! I keep debating about getting one of those slow-cooker insta-pot combos. I always liked fudgsicles.
ReplyDeleteDiann - yippee! I described my favorite childhood ice cream treat (see my I Like Thursday post), but I had no idea what it was called (and too lazy to go looking for it). And what do you know but you found it and included in your post - the Strawberry Shortcake from Good Humor. I am not sure that is the exact one that I had - I seem to remember it was blue and green, but you sure nailed the texture! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteDiann, the quilt for your mom is so pretty. I know she will just love it. Living in the country we never had ice cream trucks in the neighborhood nor in our town, but I always wished he had . Lol.
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