There's Adventures Being Planned

 My one week spring vacation is here and there are plans afoot. 

At least for a few days. The rest of my down time I plan on gardening, making art, reading good books, finishing that art space cleaning, walking, napping, OR maybe doing none of those things. 

I don't want a lot of commitments because then I'll spend my whole week checking the clock and running around. But I don't want to be bored either.

Well, maybe worrying about being bored is rather stupid since I could easily spend all week in my play space making art and the week would fly right by.

But I digress.

So the top journal page is from last summer. I took a 4  (half) day intro to pastry making class over in Vermont. This is a journal page I had put together from that adventure for my little scrap-journal of July 2015.

And I had so much fun at intro to pastry making, I decided that if the second level class was ever offered when I was available I was going to take it. They only offer that class once or twice a year.

And so when I saw it was offered during the week of my spring vacation, I signed right up.Look at just a few of the high calorie deliciousness we made last year in class.

 I am drooling right now. Excuse me while I wipe my chin.

Anyhow the good part is they taste delicious. The also good part is that I bring it all home with me. The bad part is that I bring everything I make home with me.

So Monday-Thursday next week I will be baking and learning from noon until 5 each day. I don't even have to clean up after myself, except for wiping down and organizing my table space. :)

I am very excited. In this class we'll be practicing chocolate work, and making more complex cakes and who knows what other goodies or techniques I'll be exploring.

I am going to stay some of the nights (the class is about 2 hours from home) so I can drive a bit less. And one night my daughter is coming to stay after work and one night my hubby is coming after work which means I can have a little evening fun with them too.

I'll have my computer with me so I will even post some photos for you.

I wish I could share calories over the internet so they don't all end up back at my house. :)

And also, I am in my summer trip planning. How exciting is that? I didn't expect to be heading off anywhere this summer since my husband's dialysis means he's pretty much tied to being within reach of a center. But then a friend asked me to tag along with her and her sister on an exciting adventure. This place has been on my to go to list for quite some time now.

I've started gathering some books to do my background research. Having a little knowledge of where I am going is how I like to travel. But that doesn't mean I really know much about the place. There's always what you actually see and observe and the feel of the place and the weather and the smell of the wind and the language you hear and all those kinds of things that come as surprises once you arrive at your destination. 

And this past week we planned our general route and booked hotels and airfares and it is really going to happen. So in late July I am really going on a BIG adventure. My own Nordic background isn't probably going to totally prepare me for this because I'm not going to Scandinavia proper. But I will be out on the island near Greenland, the one that isn't really covered in ice.
You can probably guess.
More coming some other day.
Happy weekend!