Market

Work is consuming my life these days, unfortunately. I haven't been biking since July. I've managed to get in three runs since then. So much for using exercise to reduce stress. I've knit about two inches on my Minimalist Cardigan. I haven't been able to finish the Hanging Garden Cardigan. On the plus side, the people at my current location are much saner and nicer than the last place.

Anyway, I was excited to be able to get to the market the past two weeks. It is the highlight of my week. I LOVE that we have a farmer's market with local, sustainable farms. I wasn't caught up on my work, but I was determined to go to the market this week. I'm glad I did because Turtle Bend has butternut squash--one of my favorite veggies of all time. On top of that, Mecca had a great recipe for soup without cream and tips on making butternut ravioli (my favorite dish). The ravioli needs no modifications to make it vegetarian. The soup just needs a substitute for the chicken stock--easy, peasy. Unfortunately, I forgot to get cash before I went, so I couldn't buy very much. I would do the subscription, but I'm afraid a lot of it would end up going to waste since we are such a small family. I've managed to do some cooking and freezing. We don't have a separate freezer to do much of that, though. I am excited to be getting eggs this coming week.

I have been on an anti-buying kick. I see stuff as what is making me continue to work rather than spend all my time doing what I want to do. However, my cutting board finally died. Since I had a coupon and Amazon had a sale, I was able to splurge to a smaller Boos Block. It is awesome. It is the perfect size for me since I have a lack of counter space in my humongous kitchen. I still need to buy a skillet (waiting for another sale) and a kitchen island (I can't commit to spending that amount right now, so I just push the family out of the way as I cook. They have plenty of other places to stand in the kitchen rather than where I'm cooking).

There isn't much going on in the reading department since everything I had time to read lately has been work-related. I have several knitting magazines and books stacked up and waiting as well as some recommended fiction. DD and I have picked up True Blood and spent the summer watching the first two seasons on DVD and are caught up to the current season. It is entertaining even if it isn't high brow. I don't know what we are going to do after the season finale airs--go into withdrawals, I guess. At least hockey starts fairly soon after that.

Hubby said he would take me to a Thrashers game this season. I'm trying to find one that they will be reasonably sure to win.