It's Hot...and Old Dogs and New Tricks?

 Good Morning Guys... It's hot here!  Most days are between 100F (38C) to 109F (43C)!  The lawn looks like a hay field...and we can only water the lawns Wednesdays and Saturdays...not enough to keep the grass alive.  Oh well...I mainly water the plants in the pots.

I made it over to Hobby Lobby for their sale on baking goods.  I bought $104 worth of baking tools for $52!!  Fifty percent off sales on bake wares only happens once or twice a year and I walked into the store at the right time!

I used some of the new frosting tips on my cupcakes...don't laugh, gotta' start somewhere!  Anyway, it gives me something to do...how many times can I wash clothes?!

Waiting for our great granddaughter to arrive, August 9th is the due date...can't wait!  It's also my birthday...Larry's mom died on my birthday back in 2018...Hopefully, Sloane will arrive on that date, wiping out all the bad juju...

The shower went off without a hitch...loads of her friends showed up for the fun.  I stopped counting after fifty...I swear!  I knew maybe three people!!  When did that happen?  Oh well...The life of a Crone moves forward.

Played around with my Cricut Maker3...novice here!  Made a cake topper but decided it didn't work so I went with a bought one.  Larry made Sloane's name (out of wood) to decorate the food table.  I think he did a great job.

Well, that's about it for me...Hope you all are having a sweet and peaceful weekend.  

Samantha

Hubby Larry hard at it...lol

Samantha and stepdad, Tim... real Dad, as far as we're concerned!  He's an amazing Dad.

Soon to be grandmother, daughter Crystal with her daughter, Sam.

Those kolaches were wonderful...sausage and cheese.

Sam...

Sam with a few of her friends...

The cake I made...really disappointed.  It was another hot and sultry day...the venue was warm...and things started to melt.  I didn't like the Swiss Meringue frosting I used, anyway.  We got to the shower early to help set up and nothing got going until several hours later!  

I didn't care by then...Sam had a good time and that's all that mattered.

Stay well and safe...

Cakes, Shakes and Other Benign Musings...

My version of an elegant cake...lol...Well, I tried!

Top view, of course...

Independence Day cake...

And after all that cake... (nope, I was good!  I had my Keto Chow shake...I'm doing the Carnivore Diet.  Already lost 6.5lbs in two weeks.  Slow and steady.  It'd be more if I walked more but, with cake making and helping hubby out in the wood shop, just no time.)

Also made more cake flour...Sorry but...I'm not paying $13.58 for 32oz of Swans Cake flour!!  I'll make my own, thank you very much!  Here's the link...

Sally's Cake Flour Recipe

I find it's a great idea to cover your scale with plastic wrap...

This is why...I'm a pig in the kitchen...lol

Then I packed up my big bag of All Purpose flour for storage.  I usually use three cups in my baking so, thats how I stored it in small paper bags.  Stuck them in the freezer for three days to kill any insect eggs or undesirables, took them out this morning to be stored in a food safe bucket for long term storage.  With inflation, you HAVE to think ahead!  And it's only going to get worse...

Ordered this housecoat, beach coat, for our soon to be here great-granddaughter... from Amazon weeks and weeks ago...the postal service lost it...then it mysteriously shows up here last night!  No notice sent!  Everything is crazy these days!

Larry's breakfast this morning...NOT mine, darn it...remember?  I had my shake...

Found this image of Jesus on the internet...I love it!  Long story but, this is how I see him.  There was the light skinned and dark-skinned peoples from his time in the middle east.  He was of the fair skinned peoples...in MY opinion.  We each see and feel different things...

Self-explanatory...  

So is this...Lolol

Y'all have a sweet and peaceful week!!