What the Weekend Holds.

I will just have to wait and see. There are metals workshops all weekend at Master Danr's, which is where I will be. I'm trying to get all my homework done. I am getting it done but very slowly. I will have a house guest this weekend. I need to finish cleaning my apartment because I am a really busy, and a slob . I know I'll learn something new, and I'm wondering what it will be. I'm going to teach two classes soon on blackwork, but I'm going to come up with some new classes and start branching out. It's a little hard to do alot right now since I'm also in school, working full time and not cutting out any activities. My projects are what are not getting done. I have to take my friend Shannon to the airport on Saturday at around 5 am. She has thanked me alot, and so has her honey, Todd, aka Mr. Music. She'll be really happy about me mentioning this here. I hate getting up early.

Nothing new.

I haven't started anything new. Isn't that a shocker? Usually I accumulate projects faster than you can blink. One of the things I really want to finish is the new Tudor pinnings that fit properly, only because there is someone who would like to see me wear them. Or not, since they'll be under all the clothes I have on. I do have a new dessert I'm trying for a dinner party on Tuesday. I'm combing a recipe for froyles (medieval spiced pancakes) with a baklava recipe. The froyles are being used in place of phyllo dough. It should be interesting. I've already crushed all the walnuts I need to layer between the froyles, which I'll be making on Monday night. Tomorrow I'm making a cheesecake for the same party.

Suffering from Neglect

Which is exactly what is happening with this blog. I've been up to a lot more than nothing, as usual. I've been doing blackwork and blacksmithing. I helped teach a couple of Danr's younger students. That was fun. I wouldn't mind teaching at the shop more often. Generally just the usual suspects show up. They don't need help with their stuff.
I have been working on my corset, I have about 20 inches done at this point, doubling what I had done before. I didn't make it to Day of Arbeau which I'm not happy about. I had homework since I am a college student, again. I don't miss the homework or the studying. I'm still working full time.
Last week was Customer Service Appreciation Week at work, so I spent the last two weeks doing that. One week to plan, one week for that itself. Now it is over! I'm free! I built a mini golf course in the office. That wasn't easy.
The last event I went to was in Calontir, to Luck of the Gypsies. I cooked on the taginne. It's always a good event when I get to do that. Others from Nordskogen were there, and everyone had a good time. I have no pictures though, having left my camera behind.
The next event I will be at is Northshield Rapier Academy. It is next weekend. After that, is the metal workshop weekend at Danr's. I hope to learn a lot that weekend.
I had some new cooking adventures. I made saffron rice. It was lovely and delicious. Last night I experimented with a spices. I mixed kosher salt, pepper and cinnamon together. It was okay but I should have mixed some sugar with the cinnamon first. What I did first was stuff the chicken with diced tomatoes, then I sewed it shut. I then rubbed it with the kosher salt and baked it for a half hour at around 400 degrees. After the first half hour, I rubbed it with more salt and then pepper and cooked it for another half hour. For the last hour, I rubbed in cinnamon twice. It turned out okay, but could have been better.
I also cannot bake cookies. I can make bread, pastries, cakes, cheesecake, pie crusts, anything except cookies. I don't know why. I also am not good at pancakes. I don't know why.