My Morning

Eyes popped open at 6. Got up at 6:15.

It was raining and cloudy outside so instead of pulling on my swimming suit

(not that rain, wind or cold ever deterred me in the past),

I put on my sweet apron (the one I recently scored at an estate sales for 2 bucks)

went downstairs and started chopping, slicing, and cooking in the kitchen.

Women in our church sign up to take a pot of soup and a plate of cookies

each Wednesday to the Ronald McDonald House at Stanford.

Today was my turn.

So in the wee hours of the morning

I made Corn Chowder (from Barefoot Contessa)....

and Snickerdoodles (from Betty Crocker)....


Made some hot chocolate in my spiffy Bialetta (a Christmas present from Sophie)...

I then hopped in my car to deliver the eight Flower Carpet roses over to my parent's house that I had picked up the night before at Home Depot.

If you are ever in need of a good ground cover rose, this one is the best. It is easy to grow (not fussy), comes in hot pink, cherry red, white, apple blossom, and a new one, pale yellow, and the it blooms continuously.

I would have preferred to stay and chat with my folks, but needed to dash off to work.

What a whirlwind of a morning!