Self Portaits

It's been a fairly busy day today, made busier by the fact that I did exactly what I warned John not to do...turned on the oven to preheat forgetting that I was storing my meringues in there. Naturally I didn't realize what I had done until I smelled the meringues burning. Fortunately they aren't difficult to make remake.Also fortunate is the fact that our coffee group dinner tonight is potluck. I added a picture of the new batch waiting for a better place than the oven to be stored...

I rediscovered these pictures in the stairwell gallery at Dana and Jims. I was lingering on the stairs getting my legs under me again after a ride through the Talkeetna mountains in Alaska. Will and Peter made them  when they were in preschool. (Will will be 26 tomorrow and Peter is 23.) I have always loved kids' art  and these are no exception I love the attention to detail...Will's teeth and Peter's overall buttons.

I still have a salad to make and some marinated bay shrimp to put in endive leaves. For once, I have tried to remember to make everything gluten free for Gail. It is growing dark and time also to light the candles.