Tote ~ Totally ~ Tasty Treat For One

When it's just the two of you,

there's a problem with baking desserts.

We wind up with way too much

of a good thing sitting around

getting stale and tiresome.

On a whim, and a wish for dessert

(which isn't the norm around here),

Rick picked up this box of 

reduced guilt brownie mix.

 For an individual serving 

all you need are two

tablespoons of the brownie mix,

 and one tablespoon of yogurt.

Stir together with a fork

in a small ramekin or coffee cup. 

Microwave for 45 seconds.

 Doesn't that look good?

So dark chocolaty,

and it is a very small serving.

So ... ahem... 

go ahead and guild the lily.

Honestly, that's a very small coffee cup.

~~~

Speaking of coffee.

I shouldn't have had coffee last night.

Rick had some extra coffee left in his 

thermos.  So I poured some into my mug

instead of down the drain because

Rick was making us some tiny 

servings of dessert. Yes ~ the

brownies and coffee ice cream.

Sounds delicious with some hot coffee

to go with it ~ right?

Nah, we both shouldn't have.

The coffee kept me awake 

off and on during the night

 and the chocolate  

kept Rick up as well.

 So anyway, during the night

I heard what sounded like a 

gun shot and a scream.

I was half awake, listening to 

a radio  (pillow speaker)

station when what I actually

heard was the recliner springs

popping (gun) and squeaking (scream)

as Rick was getting ready to come 

back to bed. 

The adrenaline rush from

being scared was enough to keep 

me awake for longer than I wanted.

I'm not usually scared living here.

But,

we recently had a horrific double murder

in the little community that we 

live in, so we've been a bit wary lately. 

 I used to think it was safe living

out in the country.

For the most part it is,

but there has been a few incidents

nearby that make me worry wonder,

and lock the doors when I'm alone.

 ~~~

Anyway...

Yesterday I made a different

style of tote using 

Simplicity pattern #9949

and changed it up a bit.

I added a liner and fusible 

fleece to stiffen the fabric.

This pattern has the pockets

on the outside.

There's supposed to be a 

zipper at the top of the tote.  

The top of the tote would be the 

black band, and the top red

band would have the zipper closure

and be on the inside of the tote.

 

I'm not happy with the way it turned out.

It's much smaller than I thought it would be.

Plus the handles are a bit too thin.

I much prefer the deli tote I

made earlier this month.

They're about the same size.

  I'm on the lookout for a larger

tote pattern.  Not too large, but 

enough carry some paperwork,

 the cell phone, pens, and a few essentials.

This morning I wasted spent lots of 

time exploring Pinterest looking for 

a some tote tutorials.  

Of course there are quite a few.

  I also learned that 'tote'

is a (new?) shortcut word for totally.

Like,

I'm so tote cool with all this rain 

we're getting.  

It bruised our daffodils to mush,

but that's OK.  We need the rain.

~~~

Take care,

see you soon.