Happy August! I’m looking up from the world of juggling writing projects and trying to convince myself that researching in dull academic volumes for historical fiction definitely means myriad cups of tea under fleece blankets — but not necessarily myriad cookies. I see I need to pack up a box and visit the neighbors, quickly.
Other than the recipe for these pretty little faux Oreos (yummy, but Oreos aren’t quite this sweet. Shall cut the sugar down again for the next batch), you know what makes me happy about the picture below? The fact that the plate and the cup almost match. One is melamine, and was cheaply and recently purchased, the other was (also cheaply — c’mon, people, you know me) purchased when we first moved here, and is by a well-known designer… and yet, they go together. Serendipity!
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When I was a kid, we had chickens. I had no idea they could swim, but it’s so hot in parts of China this week that some of them have decided that’s a great idea. And should it surprise me that in the UK — home of Very Bizarre Festivals and things like cheese rolling — that there are hen races? No, it should not. And yet: I remain somewhat baffled and amused.
All righty, then. Back to my tea and cookies. Oh, and my “research.”
Go, Chickens!! Bwahk, Bwahhhk, Bwaahhhhhk!
How cute is that cup and saucer. Enjoy the tea and cookies, Tanita, and the best of luck with your research. You are incredibly industrious and prolific — you go!
OMG Polka dots! 😀
T having tea! 🙂
Uh-oh Oreos . . . 🙄