mediocre. .

webster's dictionary defines it as moderate to low in quality; average-latin mediocris. that sorta describes my weekend with a couple exceptions. this really describes the 2 dining experiences that i had--saturday lunch, since i had other folks with me after delivering the baby blankets, was at a chain restaurant, figured it would have "something for everyone", well considering how much the something was, and what i actually got, i could have done much, much better in my own kitchen, also on sunday it was pretty much the same, but the mediocre extended beyond just the food, but that's not a story for the blog.

do these sentiments make me a food snob? i know i'm picky, but i like dining out to be an experience, forget expensive hotels with their ambiance, and chocolates on the pillows, that's nice and all. however, when i eat out i'd like the food to be 1) something i'd never attempt at home 2)as good or better than what i'd fix, and i'm pretty good. back in the day when folks saved their money for days or months in order to dine out the whole premise was that it was to be a real treat, nowadays, i think restaurants figure you'll eat whatever is put in front of you 'cause no one wants to take the time to cook and clean up- i'll stay in my kitchen, thank you!


something that was NOT mediocre about the weekend was: finished the first pair of socks for Isabelle,














completed (sans the grafting) sock #1 of the spicy socks, got lots of itty bitty niggly things finished around the house, did some b.day cards, finished the HOA financials, and made baklava! yum!




enjoy the photo and the lovely plate that Mary gave me as a housewarming gift. andrew helped out on this, and we have already made plans for the next batch with a couple mods- stay tuned!