Wednesday, June 30, 2010

poached eggs and day one: relearning how to eat.

*poached egg over blinged out toast*

are you anything like me in the morning? checking emails, making breakfast for the kids, throwing that last load of wash left overnight in the washer in the dryer, writing checks out for a couple of bills that need to get out...you get the drift. usually i'm standing up shoveling a couple of bites of breakfast in my mouth whilst multi-tasking and not giving proper respect to the food i'm eating. this summer my goal is not only to break out of my meal eating rut, but to simply just slow down and enjoy my food.

today (day one of not eating on the run) i actually did sit down and enjoy a poached egg over wheat toast smothered with cream cheese, fresh basil from our porch, a sprinkling of salt (no sea salt in the house-alas) and pepper, then drizzled with olive oil. heaven!

it had been awhile since i had a poached egg, but in the past week we've eaten them like three times and can't get enough of them. i have fond memories of my dad making these on sunday mornings and their wiggly, jiggly gooeyness over toast. if you want to hone your poached egg making skills, head over to the heart of light blog where i found my recent inspiration. rachel also has a link to smitten kitchen that shows step by step how to successfully poach an egg sans fancy, schmancy poaching pot.

be warned, if you do make these, you'll prolly be eating these for weeks...

*inspiration for breakfast found at the new domestic blog- a lovely blog, i might add*

currently loving.

*crossover body bag by rennes le chateau- etsy*

i've been looking on the market for awhile for a multi-purpose, leather (optional but preferred), simple, cognac colored bag although i'm willing to fudge on the color as long as it's a brown color. i am picky... so picky! i'm not huge on labels advertising the designer or lots of hardware on my purse. i love me a big bag, but not so big i look funny hauling it around town on my 5'2 frame. price is always a consideration and quality is a must and i love finding exactly what i want on etsy.

this bag fits the bill, the only thing, it's a little bit pricey... oh, poor me! i'll be saving my pennies for awhile...

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

simple things.

*watching the clouds go by*

this weekend included lots of relaxing and cloud watching (big, fluffy, puffy, summery clouds), fitting in some time playing monopoly in which fordy CLEANED house (understatement) and playing some guitar with my dad which i loved and don't get to do very often. it was fabulous albeit short!

hope your weekend was just as groovy!


Friday, June 18, 2010

yay for fridays.

*miss elena playing in the rain*

we love rain and thunderstorms around here *, and the next week promises a bit of both. as i write this the sky is lighting up with crazy neon zigzags and making the sky look purple. it is awesome to watch.


today it was not so awesome when i got caught in a fast approaching thunderstorm and had to ride my bike home with thunder and lightning on the horizon. i was trying to beat out the storm all the while having visions of me getting pinged off my 1942 airflyte with a stealthy bolt of lightning and zinging through the air.


halfway home it was apparent i wasn't going to make it. hooray for trusting + friendly neighbors to the rescue (i love the midwest)! thanks to amy, the random person that unknowingly opened her door to me and whom i just met. she kindly gave me shelter to wait out the storm and let me use her phone to call someone to help bail me out. amy, you are the cat's pajamas!


needless to say, this weekend started out kind of exciting. i'm all about the sun, but i'm actually looking forward to some rain so i can get some projects done, do a little bit of baking, dabble in some art, and continue an ongoing monopoly game with the family. i'll share on monday.

happy friday and happy father's day to all the dad's out there!


*i should add that everyone loves storms except our poor pup, sake...she is terrified and has an all-around terrible time with the racket. the vet said to have her wear a tight t-shirt to help calm her down...if anyone has any suggestions, i would love them.


Thursday, June 17, 2010

oy.

today was almost perfect:

alfresco dining with charming company on a most gorgeous sunny day and noshing on the best black bean burger i've ever had...fabulous.

smiling at everyone i met whilst doing errands all afternoon with a big black bean stuck in between my front tooth and not having any inkling about it until i got home...not so fabulous.

well, at least i know now why the cute guy behind the counter looked at me funny-like.



a simple hello.

*photograph via tumblr*

hello,

to quote gwen stefani, "i'm just a girl". specifically a girl named dawn and this is my blog of snippets, thoughts, projects, loves and things i am smitten with...basically, all the things that help to continue to define me.

that's all...

p.s. i'm glad you are here!