Tall Tales from Kansas

Happy last day of February and why are the bulbs in my yard coming up already? And while I am asking unanswerable questions what the Sam Hell is Donald Duck Trump doing doing attacking Iran – without any congressional input? Whew. Thanks I just had to get that out.

In the event that you do not have the most talented, creative, person on earth as your sister, you can pretend that you got the above valentines from your imaginary sister.

Chris and I took a walk today out at the Baker Wetlands and enjoyed the sun on our pineal glands.

I have begun the quilting portion of this small quilt whose exact purpose is yet to be decided. I was inspired by the quilt that won the award for best hand quilting at QuiltCon. Wow, wow, wow, to all the photos from the event of the quilts and the attendees. One of my favorite reels was on the Quiltcon instagram site – showing people wearing what they made. INCREDIBLE! The absolute joy on the faces of the individuals as they showed off their creations was over the top. A balm for these troubled times.

If you need something new to try with oats for breakfast how about this? 3 cups old fashioned oats, 4 smashed ripe bananas, 3/4 c peanut better, 1/4 tsp kosher salt, 1/4 cup chocolate chips (if you want), mix it all together, put it in an 8×8 pan, bake at 350 degrees F for 35 minutes or so. It’s like a breakfast bar but with no additives (well I guess except for what is in peanut butter). Not really sweet but I LOVED them. Will make again for sure. I served mine with a small cup of greek yogurt with hazelnuts and a drizzle of honey.

Tonight we watched Finding Nemo. Yes, I know it came out in 2003 or something like that. The people I work with were flabbergasted I had never seen it. It was the ultimate in fantasy escapism. I was all in for the full 90 minutes.

Hang tough friends.