Today I pulled the trigger on something I’ve been coveting for a long time, a “Butter Pat“ cast iron skillet. I have my grandmothers old school smooth finish cast iron from I don’t even know when in a 12 inch which I love to death and use frequently. I have wanted one in a smaller size for quite some time but one of the same quality of the older pans. $tupid, but I’m going for the quality.

:present: for myself.

If you enjoy it, I'd say it is a great purchase. I have a 12" and an 8", and the 8" is perfect when I want just enough cornbread for myself, or myself and one other. It's also great when I want just one or two eggs. Or when my 12" is being put to another use. Heck, cast iron is the way to go for cooking. Have you ever tried making a pineapple upside-down cake in one? It is _divine_, the way the cast iron perfectly caramelizes the pineapples.

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It will be on my Kindle APP on Nov. 17.

2 prescriptions, $50. <sigh>

A bouquet of tulips.

Milk and lunch

Buy today
 

Mostly groceries-fish, steak, chops, veggies.
New fry pan and small pot, sick of looking at ones I have now.
New snow cover for my vans windshield (love it).

Hopefully the last time I will need to buy graduation garb..unless I decide to go for a Doctorate....mmm nah not for a good while. These degrees exhausted me and while an EdS is pretty darn close to a PhD. I'm in no mood to continue that masochistic path at this time.

Can't wait for the ceremony!!! Dec. 11th! I will be on school break at that point but not WORK break... and thankfully, I bought all my graduation decorations when they were HOT in May/June... :thinking:

Pumpkin Pound-cake with Cream Cheese Frosting, two of them.

I will use some cinnamon sprinkles too, when I have a slice of it. *yum*

Meat order from Primal Pastures, getting ahead of the crowd this time. During the last lock down they ran out of almost everything for a couple of months. It will feel good to have the freezer topped up, got my frozen veg a couple of days ago, everything else still in pretty good shape from the last go round.

*Le sigh*

Unsweetened Chocolate Almond Milk
Can of Cream of Chicken Soup
Chicken Satay
Fresh Mushrooms
Iceberg Lettuce
Cherub Tomatoes
Fresh Pears
Red Seedless Grapes
Imitation Vanilla

Walkers Treats of the Season:
- Ecclefechan Tarts
- Ginger man cookies
- Scottie chocolate chip shortbreads

And I remembered to order them this year before they are sold out!

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Rico and I met up for a late afternoon date by the river. Rico brought two slices of Pumpkin pie (that he made himself, he's a good cook!) and I brought two Venti cups of Starbucks Blonde Roast.

I bought two matching cloth masks for both of us, so we wore our new masks for our walk by the river. We also included plenty of space between us to enjoy the pie and coffee, at the end of our riverside walk.

Having fun setting up my new iPad Air 4 that just arrived today. :cheesy:

I think it’s interesting that at the top of this page I agonize over spending $200 on a great pan that will outlive me, yet I have zero compunction over dropping $1100 on a somewhat improved version of something I already have that will be out of date in two years. :seconddoh:

This gorgeous piece of art from Anthropologie! I'm super excited to get it.

It's ginormous and will be perfect on the wall next to the stairs. HoHoHo