Ebb and Flow, Old and New...

                       Ebb and Flow, Old and New.....

I found a little project that I started it so long ago that I can't remember when I started it.  I think it was  a few generations back.  I know I started it for the birth of someone. I just can't remember now.  Excuse
the senior moment.  This is a smallish stuffed toy that has two different sides. One side is a dog and then when you turn it over, it is a bunny. I have lost the bunny side so I had to improvise. Brad drew me another bunny. I looked for the pattern but could not even find that.  So we shall see how this will work.  This time I'm intending to give it to a new addition to our family that is due next month.  Fun little Topsy-turvey toy. Rather ingenious I think.  It's nice to be able to finish such a long awaited project. 

        
       Then I found some ornaments at the thrift store and the end of the year. They were such a unusual color I brought them home with the intent of further embellishment. This is the first one in that endeavor. I plan to give it to someone for this coming up Christmas.
I tatted this one and embellished it with some cultured pearls that I bought at a sale I talked about in one of my first posts. I'm amazed at how well the colors match.  This is the first tatted ornament I have ever done and without any pattern. So I am just learning. 

       I went to a class recently and the speaker was talking about writing lists. She said that it helped her to not get discouraged if she had two columns on her list with the two headings of  'To Do and Tah- Da'. So if she didn't get everything done planed for the day on her To Do side or the list she at least could focus on what she had done. At least she could say Tah- Da for what she had accomplished. 
      Yesterday I tried a new recipe for some bread. My husband and I are on a new diet to see if we can improve our health. We are in the first part of the diet and we are not supposed to eat any grains or gluten. So this recipe is suppose to be within the diet. It is made with

Ground up almonds, zucchini, eggs, and baking soda and a handful of dates for a sweetener. Well I found I didn't have enough almonds the recipe said you could  also substitute ground sun flower seeds. So I had some of those that I needed to use up so I ground those up and put them with the rest of the ingredients and put it all in the pan and into the oven to bake. Well I was greeted with a funny and strange surprise. It had turned green. I mean really green. I imagine it was some sort of chemical reaction going on but it was really funny. I suspect it might be the sunflower seeds reacting with the soda maybe but funny none the less. It's a nice forest green color not one you would expect with bread. It tastes okay but is not to appetizing to look at so we just close our eyes and eat. I thought I should document it because it is hard to believe. It went in the oven a nice creamy color and came out like this. 

Unbelieveable Right!

        So Tah- Dah for this time hope to see you again.