attention to detail

 

There are many aspects of my job that are boring and tedious. And then there are aspects that are tedious but satisfying. The above job was satisfying. I have discovered the screw grabber. Saves the fingers when using the wire wheel. Also keeps the tiniest screws from flying across the room into secret hiding places never to be seen again.

solstice

 

A sign of summer, my orange dragon flies have returned to the garden. 

made with love

I have made the same pie crust recipe for years. It is from my Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook. You would think after all these years I would have the recipe in my head. And perhaps I do. But I enjoy opening the worn pages with the stains from many pies. And just perhaps I like to look at the inscription that my mother wrote when she gave me the cookbook.