Now We Are (Twenty)Six

I didn't discover the collection of poetry by A.A. Milne until I was an adult, but the title of this particular book fits me perfectly today :)

I am at home sick with a sinus thing and a scratchy throat, and I am so bored! I watched everything I could get away with watching yestersay on the DVR (of course I saved Lost for when Jon gets home) and I'm so tired of sitting on the sofa. I knit a hat, I organized my recipes....I am going to read Zeitoun today.

I walked to Bartell's to pick up some Mucinex D but they only had a large pack that cost $25. I'm not that desperate yet, so I just purchased a neti pot, which seems to have helped quite a bit already. It's such a nice day out it's a shame I'm sick. I may just go out on the patio and read a bit.

Tonight I am being rescued from my solitude and enjoying a birthday dinner with my good friend Robyn, the only one who is apparently available today. I'm planning a get together for next weekend - hopefully people will be able to attend then.

Breakfast

I love breakfast. To be fair, I love food. I love cooking, baking, and the beverages that go along with it. But I really love breakfast. 

A couple years ago, my friend Chrissy gave me this book, Morning Food, for my birthday, which I promptly read cover to cover and picked out a few favorites to make for a brunch which she and her mother and Rose all attended. It was too much food, but it was all so delicious.

Jon and I spent a year on a "best Seattle breakfast" search, trying a new place almost every weekend. I discovered my favorite at the High Spot, a cute little cafe in the Madrona neighborhood in Seattle. They have delicious omelets and scones, and it's like you're eating breakfast in someone's living room - the cafe is set in an old house and was left to look like it. Jon's favorite probably includes pancakes somewhere.

Breakfasts at home are typically not so gourmet - simple pancakes or waffles or eggs with toast, and some turkey bacon, fruit, and coffee.
I pulled out the Morning Food book today and am inspired to make a delicious breakfast soon.

Happy Spring!

From top left, clockwise: knitting these gloves with my freshly manicured fingertips, Husky themed tulip bouquet to welcome spring, my thriving windowsill herb garden, and me, Lisa, and Robyn hiked up to Twin Falls a couple weekends ago.

Great March 2010 so far.

Wednesday is my Birthday!