Ever make a dinner that eludes color? I made chicken from the Everyday Food book (which is a prize for fast and good recipes) in a wine and dijon sauce. Bri even cracked open a bottle of Chardonnay for me to use. When I dished out his dinner first (I wait on people this way as I like to arrange their food nicely), it was pale chicken, pale blanched asparagus (which we never had before and it was good), a baked potato and a biscuit with the only color, nicely browned on top. Hence the name of this post. My chicken wasn’t as brown as the photo and their sauce was browner too.

Earlier today, I was surveying the yard and a big hanging pot of pink begonias and raspberry colored nemesia is still blooming. I had planted it in July and it’s in the sun and likes it there. I haven’t watered anything outside for weeks and there was this gorgeous pot of summery flowers. Tonight it’s in the 30s, so I don’t know how this will fare. It was a pleasant surprise. (Below is the same pot in July and it’s prettier now).

I spent the better part of the evening working on my Stitching lottery piece. This one is a bit of a pain on the medium blue linen-rip, rip, rip! It’s a design from the latest JCS ornament issue-Little House Needleworks-Snow Bunnies. I picked it out a few weeks ago with the help of my mom. I usually pick out three designs and let someone else help me decide what other people may like. I think I’m on track again. The main part of the tree is snowflakes. It should be pretty.

Sean will be home in 10 days!

I’m hoping for a good night’s sleep. Keep me in your thoughts at 1:30 tomorrow.