Janet Turns On The Oven!

It hasn't been quite as hot lately in the last few days, so Janet thought it might be a good idea to make pizza for dinner.  She went to Ottavio to purchase the fresh dough and then came home to get the (pizza!) ball rolling.  The bad news was she forgot the pizza stone needed to heat in the oven for one hour at 500F!  About 30 minutes in, it is a really bad idea.

Shrimp Pesto Pizza with Olives and Sun Dried Tomatoes.  Too bad she can't make a nice circular crust.

Here is a more summer friendly dinner - Teriyaki Salmon (that even Janet said was way too salty) and some grilled veggies.

Janet made a baby quilt to give to Pam and Kirk, both of whom work at Our Place.  She had also started another quilt and found out later the fabric designer was Tula Pink.  Pam's older daughter's name is Tulah, so Janet felt it was a perfect fit.  Tulah is 12 years old and loves sewing, which she takes at school.  Janet was super happy that young children still learn to sew!

Tula Pink in Texas Two Step pattern.

All bundled up for gift giving with two bibs for Mr. Baby Easton.

 Janet tired of her machine stitched quilt labels so decided she would give the computer jobbies a whirl.  Needless to say, there was a huge learning curve (and many, many bad words) before it was mastered.  She thinks there can still be some improvement, but likes them more than the old ones.

These were failures.  Janet was super excited but when they hit the water, the ink faded to a weak orange colour.  Did she test the ink prior to sewing the labels on the quilt - Hell no!  Phil borrowed a friends printer and they were a success in the end.

 Looks what up next - a Hello Kitty quilt with Liberty House fabric.  All of the fabric said Made in Japan on the selvedge edge, but only Hello Kitty said Made in Japan to be Sold in Japan Only.
Janet says the fabric is of such high quality it's really hard to tell the right side from the wrong side.

Janet figures she has pretty much moved from Farmer Janet to Rancher Janet!  Check out this bounty.

It's important to Phil that he keep his flood restoration skills razor sharp.  We had the first of our bi-annual flood for 2015.  This one was caused by a broken timer on an outdoor hose that squirted water into the basement for "a very short period of time".  Somehow, Janet thinks 101 year old houses with carpet in the basement are not a good combo.  This flood, however, pales in comparison to the kitchen flood Phil started last year.  He started to fill up the sink and left to do who knows what.  Janet wasn't at home at the time but he swears up and down the water leaked out of a small break in the silicone around the sink.  There was so much water on the kitchen floor the hardwood actually started to buckle in spots. 

Cute deer buddies a couple of streets over.

Good night, everyone.  Love you!