We decided after the first course in cake decorating(butter cream frosting) that having so much cake and frosting around was not really what we wanted for ourselves. We did get our certificate. We had to decorate a cake with roses for the last class(we also learned roses the same class). Vivian did a nice job.
I baked the cake for her and made the frosting because she had other things she needed to do, but she did the rest.
I had a little extra practice. The flowers do better putting them around the side if they get to dry a little first. There was no time for that. The five or six on top was all that was required.
Better picture.
I was surprised at how "rough"(for lack of a kinder word) the cakes made by our classmates looked. Vivian's cake totally spanked the competition. Funny thought. I never baked a cake, made frosting or spread it on a cake before this class. The class was four Wednesdays. Two hours each. Once this cake was baked, I think it took about an hour and a half to decorate it.
After having way too much sweet stuff around and realizing neither one of us had enough self control to stay away from it, we decided that Latin dance classes may be a healthier alternative. :-)
Vivian's son Mitch made the comment that it seemed rather ironic I could put an engine together from parts and yet be able to put together a nicely decorated cake. I can do a lot of other things also. Seems to me that any person should strive to be well rounded. Why be defined for having ONE skill?
The wheat grass juicing is escalating. After the last blog I did a little more reading. Chlorophyll is almost identical to hemoglobin. The main element in blood is iron. The main element in chlorophyll is magnesium. Wheat grass juice is high in iron. Along with all the vitamins, amino acids, enzymes, minerals,etc. It makes a pretty good blood builder.
I now have 6 trays planted. Right now we are waiting for some to reach the right height again. We had 6 days straight of drinking our WG juice in the morning. Perhaps 6 trays will be enough to keep us going every day without needing to wait on more growth.
I just planted tray six. It is on the floor until fully rooted. I have been sprouting them first in this little sprouter I found on amazon.
When sprouted enough. I spread them on soil. sprinkle a little soil on top. Cover and keep damp for a few days until they seem well rooted.
I have a book on making Kimchi and another on making cheese at home. As these other projects come on line I will add more. One at a time. I am having my sister mail my soy milk maker to me. I learned making soy milk in Thompson Falls, MT. Next on the list is making tofu. Vivian is fond of miso soup and now has me looking forward to miso soup days.
Have spent quite a bit of time studying cabinet building lately. I mentioned that project last time. Waiting on saw parts. Home depot can get marine grade plywood for me. Dinghy build coming right up.
Weather is slowly warming up enough to start riding bike in shorts. Will be back in gym soon. I still have not reached a point where I feel good. Still tired. Back still knots up horrifically. I realize that my poor diet while laid up has something to do with it. I am thinking about taking Steve and Linda's (Yesterday's Dream) advice and going to a nutritionist and having blood work done to find out why I am still so exhausted. I want to believe that I can figure it out with a good diet. However, if nothing else is wrong then the leg exhaustion is from the nerves in my back being pinched. It certainly is worse when my back knots up.
I have been sleeping better recently. So part of the mental fatigue is finally going away. I slept so very little for so many years that it is almost hard to believe I still functioned. It is still hard to imagine what I went through. As bad as it still seems at times, it is so very much better than what it once was.
However, no complaints, I am doing better now then at this same time last year. It is going to be hard to keep me away from Florida this next fall!!!
As always....Too many things to write about for a blog post.
I have been doing a lot more thinking about my book ideas. The Elves of Christmas City, is the one I want to get after first. I put it off for so long because I felt, and still feel, that I need to feel good myself in order to write a good story. One of the things I have been doing, is taking the personalities and traits of people I have met and known along the way, and using them to build characters. I have a great interest in psychology(I have read so very many books on it and analyzed so very many people in the last two decades). I am hoping this, with all the traveling I have done and people I have met along the way, will give me a good background to draw from. We will see.
Soon Mary Lee will get the rest of her new lines, some canvas and of course, bottom paint. I was in a rather shoddy yard last year and could not live aboard long enough to get it done. It didn't need done until they took the high powered washer to it. No other yard sprays boats with that much pressure. I wonder if it gets them more work doing bottom paint. No matter, this time I will do everything the right way. I also have to shorten the drive shaft. A summer of sailing in Georgetown, SC. then Florida bound. I am excited...busy, but excited.