If this were a normal year we'd have celebrated Independence Day with a concert in the park followed by fireworks. Our neighborhood was likely like yours -- lots of firecrackers and a few fireworks being set off in the street this year. (There have been firecrackers nearly every evening for weeks. We can hear them loud and clear since keep windows open at night rather than run the air conditioning ) Fortunately they did not stay up TOO late.
I made pulled pork in the crockpot for July 4 supper and served it with potato salad and what would have been a five-bean salad except that I didn't have wax beans so I substituted a can of corn.
My mother made the Kraft American flag cake every year. Here's my version -- a yellow layer cake (from a mix) with powdered sugar/butter icing. I can't remember the last time I made a layer cake! (I use the bundt pan much more often.)
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In the studio: 16 out of 25 Goose in the Pond blocks. All the units for #17 are assembled ready to sew. I've established a sequence for cutting, sewing, pressing, trimming so the process is pretty efficient.
I haven't decided on sashing (yes or no?) and the borders.
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Narrative nonfiction has grown in popularity over the past couple of decades. It is the genre in which a factual account is written as a story. Generally the author writes about one topic pretty exhaustively. My reading this week included these narrative nonfiction books: An Obsession with Butterflies (2003) and And a Bottle of Rum (2007). I'm about 1/4 into the latter. Good information, interestingly-presented.Linking up with Oh Scrap!
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