i scream.

ice cream every friday night.
with a lingering scent of sweet vanilla on a sticky chin greeting me every saturday morning...
a new tradition.

iggy can sing.

the one aspect i LOVE of summer is its music. sure winter, spring and fall also offer some fine melodies...but there's something about music in the summer that makes my toes twinkle and my hips wiggle. and this season, without fail i am lovin' and shakin' to this.
iggy can sing...and listening to this tune makes me feel like i can dance...and although i get a side cramp and am breathless by the third verse...standing still and pumping my fist in the air is perfectly alright by me...because summer songs allow for this kind of behaviour.
and the picture below has nothing to do with my summer anthem other than i had wished it was playing while hugh and mr. m were rocking today in the sprinkler.

more joyful junes

swimming, swimming in the swimming pool...
and eating the most delicious cookies...
while drooling over the most delicious baby...
honestly june...you're making me giddy!

almond {or peanut butter} cookies {thank you joy of cooking}
oven 350f and grease that cookie sheet!
whisk together:
2 1/2 c flour
1 1/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
in a different bowl. beat until very fluffy and well blended:
1/4 c canola oil
2/3 cup almond (or peanut) butter
1 1/2 sticks of butter, softened
1/3 c powdered sugar
then add and beat:
1 egg
1 egg yolk
2 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
stir flour mixture into almond {peanut} mixture until well blended and smooth. let the dough stand for 5 minutes. pull off pieces of the dough and roll between your palms into generous 1-inch balls; it will be fairly soft. space about 2 inches apart on the sheets. using the tines of a fork, form a cross hatch pattern and press each ball into a 1 1/2 -inch thick round.
bake 9-12 minutes. rotate halfway through.
note: adding fine chocolate chips makes every bite that much better!

okay. now i'm going to actually work...but first, i think i'll just have one more cookie.

ah..today.

i've been trying to figure out how to describe our wonderful day...
but it's quite late...and my ice cream is melting...
may i just say...it was a lovely...most delicious...water playing...skateboarding....steak eating...wine drinking...wool knitting, soon-to-be-summer kind of day.

xo albert