four things
a) waiting for my parents to return home from their 6-week trip to Europe in an hour or so,
b) rejoicing at the discovery of this website, full of cooking ideas,
c) admiring this old linen table cloth I found at the Sunday Market, and wondering whether I can handle watching the children spill food and paint on it,
d) planning to make lemon curd this afternoon. Just because.
nice bullet point style post. That food link made me really hungry, is it lunch time yet?
nice table cloth! The flowers remind me that spring is coming!!! can you feel it? we have have two sunnyish days this week in auckland which is a sure sign.
-kimberlee
Posted by: kimberlee | August 22, 2007 at 11:51 AM
Love the tablecloth. I have taught Jack to remove my tablecloths when he sits down to the table. Sure he tosses them onto the floor in a wad, but, hey, at least he doesn't eat on them, right?
(The other sort of horrible alternative is to put a piece of clear vinyl over them. I did that for awhile, but the darn cats tore the vinyl.)
Posted by: Sarah | August 22, 2007 at 11:55 AM
Your blue bowl with lemons is very like my blue bowl with lemons - I've always thought it was a lovely colour combination!
Posted by: quatrefoil | August 22, 2007 at 12:31 PM
thanks for the link with the 101 supper ideas, that's exactly the sort of thing i need! i am going to print it out and post it on the fridge.
Posted by: megan | August 22, 2007 at 01:13 PM
mmmmmmmmm. lemon i love it so much. almost as much as that tablecloth.
Posted by: heidi | August 22, 2007 at 02:24 PM
Love the tablecloth. I've never made lemon curd...should try that.
This Etsy seller often has lovely old tablecloths.
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=75115§ion_id=5065530
Posted by: Marcelle | August 22, 2007 at 02:44 PM
Wow how exciting that your parents are coming home! My grandparents have a round table that has a peice of glass over a veletty tablecloth. Would protect the tablecloth and tabletop! It's quite heavey so not easy to pull off. That website looks good too- will be great for summer!
Posted by: Jessicah | August 22, 2007 at 03:55 PM
:) Pretty tablecloth. I was just admiring an aunt's yesterday and she had a glass just the size of the dining table to protect the cloth. Somehow I "inspected" subconsciously, the skirting and expected to see some stain. There isn't. I wonder if tablecloth will work in my family...
Posted by: Fiona | August 22, 2007 at 06:52 PM
Four good things:) Except for the spilling things on your towel... you'll have an excellent day:)
Posted by: Zelia | August 22, 2007 at 08:06 PM
That table cloth is breathtaking.
Posted by: k | August 23, 2007 at 12:41 AM
Yummy lemon curd! You are always cooking delicious food!
Posted by: Gisele | August 23, 2007 at 01:08 AM
Ah, I wish I lived close by so I could invite myself over for some of your lemon curd and I would Promise! not to spill on that lovely table cloth. Promise.
Posted by: Dawn | August 23, 2007 at 01:39 AM
I've never heard of lemon curd before. What is it?
Posted by: Chelsea | August 23, 2007 at 07:10 AM
LOVE that table cloth!
Posted by: Heather | August 23, 2007 at 10:17 AM
lemon curd, arghhhh. i just had a homer simpson dribbling moment. lovely table cloth!
Posted by: kelly | August 23, 2007 at 12:45 PM
I'm with kelly. Mmmmmmmmm . . . lemon curd.
Great link for the food ideas, too!
Posted by: amanda | August 23, 2007 at 02:55 PM
yummy.....
Posted by: Lori | August 24, 2007 at 03:49 AM
wow, there is some really deeply bizarre comment spam above this. :) hmmm.
love this list of goodness and that tablecloth... sigh... it would be hard to watch the paint spills for sure :) but then you know it's loved!
xox
Posted by: amisha | September 01, 2007 at 06:48 AM
Um you have some crazy comment spam!
That is a lovely tablecloth!
Posted by: Chara Michele | September 03, 2007 at 09:51 AM