Tuesday

Most every single day, I'm jazzed to get up and get to the pool and enjoy every minute of my swim. Once in a very great while, it's a bit of a slog. Today was one of those rare days. I enjoyed the swim but it seemed to take forever and it took more effort than usual, it seemed.

I often wonder what my swimming would be like if I had a pool right here - ready and waiting for me whenever I wanted to swim - steps away. I wonder if I'd swim more or less. I think on a day like today, I'd probably swim for about 30 minutes and then maybe go back later this afternoon and swim more. Lap pools inside homes are rare but every time I see one, I spend a little minute dreaming.

If/when the gym with a lap pool that's promised for the office building/hotel under construction a block away opens... maybe I'll be able to see what it actually might be like.

My legs are sore today from yesterday's walk in the too-big-boots. I think they will be fine with thick socks but without, they are leg killers.

Today's plans include a stop at the nearby fabric shop (tickets to Sew Expo next week) and to an odd little imports market also nearby to see if they have those Italian lemon butter cookies. And then the usual sewing and knitting and stuff.

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I got a lot of little things checked off today. In the sewing room and out. Stuff put away, stuff cleaned up, stuff moved to where it belongs.

I got to the fabric store where I discovered that their felt sheets, which is what I use for doll hair, are half what I've been paying plus if I remember to go in on Tuesdays and Thursdays, I get an old people's discount. The people who work there are weird and make shopping there not fun but at half the price... I also got my pre-show Sew-Expo tickets.

Then it was on to Big John's Pacific Food Importers in hopes of finding my Italian cookies. Big John's is the funkiest of places in a zero and I mean zero frills kind of way. They did not have my cookies but they did have a wide variety of Stuff You Can't Get Anywhere Else so I got some nice Swedish (also supporting the recent tragedy in Sweden) spice cookies that are really delicious. AND they had 5" savory frozen tart shells. Little quiches! I can't wait to try one baking one in the air fryer. I need cream and maybe some mushrooms. Tomorrow.

I got a lot of future dolls prepared for assembly.



And a couple assembled.

Quiche Ala AirFryer

I didn't wait until tomorrow. I just got off my butt and went to Grocery Outlet (where I found Zoey's kitty litter at exactly 1/2 the price I pay for the exact same thing on Amazon - laid in a large supply).

My main question was how long at how hot. I made up the recipe. And the how long at how hot.

Here's the skippy.

Thawed tart shell.
1 egg
equal amount of heavy cream
salt
pepper
mushrooms
sausage (cause I had some)
Trader Joe's swiss/grueyre shredded mix

I layered the tart shell with cheese. I sauted the mushrooms and sausage. And laid a layer over the cheese. I scrambled the egg and cream and salt and pepper and poured it over the rest. 20 mins at 350. Then I sprinkled on more cheese and did another 5 mins.



It developed some exit issues when I begged it to leave the tin but that's only looks. This thing was absolutely delicious. And that crust? Big John's has a repeat customer.