Thursday, November 8, 2018

I Like Thursday: Marriage, Colors, Chocolate

Another cousin married this weekend.  It poured and blustered before and after the ceremony, but I love that the sun streamed through the stained glass windows of the church for their vows.

I like the table centerpiece I brought home.  It was so pretty and has added some color in the house.

And the fabric all around it?  Colors for their wedding quilt.  I like that they match the flowers and foliage so well!  I need some more greens, maybe a bit more red.  I think I want green borders.  Now I have a better feel for the last bits of color for the quilt.  Off to the shop for borders and backing!  Then I can start piecing.  Goal is to have this done right after Thanksgiving.  We'll see....

This week's Rumi seems apropos.  I suspect this translation is very literal - I found a couple more flowery versions.  But I like the simple version best:

Blessing the Marriage
This marriage be wine with halvah, honey dissolving in milk.
This marriage be the leaves and fruit of a date tree.
This marriage be women laughing together for days on end.
This marriage, a sign for us to study.
This marriage, beauty.
This marriage, a moon in a light-blue sky.
This marriage, this silence fully mixed with spirit.

I like this chocolate babka I discovered a couple of week ago - a dancer at the Fall Ball shared some with me.  So of course I had to buy one when I was at Trader Joe's last weekend.  It's delicious. It's evil.  I'm surprised it lasted as long as it did.  Good on it's own or warmed up with ice cream.  I need to forget I ever discovered this....

And if this wasn't decadent enough, I made peanut butter cookies the same weekend.  Heh.  Which me luck at my annual physical this week.  Do I want to step on the scale?  Bad timing!



I like that I have have no plans this weekend.  Maybe I'll take a page out of Wedgwood's book?  Yeah, probably not.  There's quilting to do!

Enjoy more good stuff over at Not Afraid of Color's I Like Thursday.


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10 comments :

  1. LA PaylorNovember 8, 2018 at 10:40 AM

    what is babka? I need some!And Wedgie makes a good argument for loafing around

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  2. QuinnNovember 8, 2018 at 10:46 AM

    I thought of an experiment for your slightly-too-small cavy cozy: if you open the closed end, will they enjoy having their hind feet sticking out at one end and their noses sticking out at the other? Like a cavy cannoli?

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  3. LIttle Penguin QuiltsNovember 8, 2018 at 11:40 AM

    Pretty colors for the wedding quilt - and how fun to base on the flower colors, too! I'm sure Trader Joe's is evil! There are too many tasty things that I am tempted by there. Enjoy your unplanned weekend!

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  4. ShannonNovember 8, 2018 at 12:17 PM

    I love peanut butter cookies. I haven't made any in a while, maybe I should... That centerpiece is so pretty- lovely fall colors without being cliched.

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  5. SuzanneNovember 8, 2018 at 2:13 PM

    I have not been to Trader Joes in years, but I think I need to go....soon! The flowers are beautiful!

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  6. Siouxzq64@gmail.comNovember 9, 2018 at 6:42 PM

    Gorgeous flowers, can't wait to see the quilt. Oh the Babka looks yummy.

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  7. JeanNovember 9, 2018 at 7:48 PM

    So glad (and sometimes sad) that our Trader Joe's is not a convenient trip for me. I'd be in there buying good stuff way too often. Pretty flowers, nice colors for the quilt. Hope you are enjoying your slow weekend.

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  8. Michele McLaughlinNovember 10, 2018 at 6:58 AM

    Love Quinn's comment about cavi cannoli, what fun! Love your likes and so glad the wedding was so special! Cheers!

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  9. KimNovember 10, 2018 at 6:43 PM

    How lovely to have the sunshine filtering through the church windows to bless the happy couple's vows. Yes you have no time to rest....there is a quilt to be finished! =)

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  10. Jocelyn is Canadian Needle NanaNovember 12, 2018 at 4:56 PM

    I also don't know what babka is but the description makes it sound heavenly. No Trader Joe's here. Love the Rummi too. I just read your post about Wedgewood; sorry there might be issues. So right to enjoy the little things in the meantime.

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