This weekend I have:

Sat outside and listened to the waves hitting the beach.

Watched my children swim in the lake and play on the sand.

Ate a simple lunch of whole wheat pasta with garlic marina sauce – outside, with my seventeen year old daughter, enjoying her company and conversation.

Felt the gentle breeze and soaked in the sunshine.

Heard the sound of motor boats and watched the sail boats gliding by.

Looked through a favorite cookbook of mine called, Celebrate Virginia, making notes of recipes I want to try this summer.

Rocked my grandbaby, Kayla, on the lakeshore.

Played with my ten year old daughter, Ruthie, in the water.

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After listing all of the above, I need not tell you that my weekend was delightful in every aspect.  One of my favorite things about being at the lake, is sitting on our wicker furniture juxtaposed directly next to the sandy beach.  I watch the children build sandcastles, and at the same time, I leisurely look through magazines I haven't had time to touch, peruse cookbooks, and make lists of things I want or need to do in the near future.   This past weekend, I I kept a little notebook on the wicker end table beside me, taking notes of all kinds of things that occurred to me while resting.  I made lists:

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Books I Want To Read

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Internet sites I want to visit.

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Herbs I want to grow.

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Recipes I want to try and where to find it (what cookbook or magazine.)

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I worked on making a menu for this coming week taking into account on which days I have appointments.  When I thought through the upcoming week, I could see that I have only one night for a dinner that could be time consuming.  Every other night of the week calls for sandwiches and soup.  With this in mind, and the desire to try the recipes I had marked, I have a wonderful Monday evening dinner planned – complete with Sweet Potato Casserole; Yummy Corn Casserole; and a delicious dessert – Banana Coconut Cream Pie.

I have a lot of excess eggs in my refrigerator, so when looking through my cookbook, anything that used 4 or more eggs, was of interest to me.  I am in the mood to spend all day Monday experimenting new recipes using eggs.  When one has so much excess of eggs, it gives you the feeling of freedom to experiment.  Mind you, I am not known to being a “baker” in the kitchen.  I like to cook, but desserts have never been my specialty.  I think I may very surprise everyone! 

Recipes I want to try tonight (using my egg excess):

Coconut Cream Pie (5 eggs)

Custard (4 eggs AND goat’s milk – another item I have plenty of!)

Bread Pudding (6 eggs and half and half (which I have an entire unopened quart of)

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I keep my laptop by me along with my glasses, camera, herbal ice tea, lip sunblock, and flowers my little eight year old boy, Jacob, brought to me.

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I even made lists of blogs I'd like to post.  I came up with lots of new ideas and I now have lots of posts to keep me busy.  But if I'm going to try all those new recipes I promised myself, I'd better quit now and get cooking!