Last night's supper.   Rick created a sauce for shrimp that was heaven.  It was heavy cream with butter and olive oil.  Don't say it.  We're on vacation.  You get to break the rules once in a while.  The other dish is okra gumbo over rice.  Okra gumbo is something my mom made.  It is tomatos and okra cooked together with S&P and maybe chile powder..  You can add other veggies like corn, onion, garlic, etc.  Front and center is my homemade bread.  I finally found one that I like and can make.  It's also good toasted with butter. 

These are some more blocks given to me.  Someone in the family was painting the state birds.  So I am now making a blanket with them.

 No matter how much I do the math, I still want to lay them out and look at my plans as I go. 

May I share that I hate this iron.  Hate, hate, hate.  I spent some big bucks (for me anyway) on an iron last fall.  It broke about 2 months ago. The one in the picture is my compromise.   I hate paying for a name brand and it doesn't last.  What makes me angry is that I threw away my old iron because it leaked a little.  I sure wish I had kept it.

I saw on FB that an aunt of mine lost her a/c today and the repair man cannot come until 7/3.  We are in southern Texas which tells you a lot.  For those of us who have had to live without an a/c or power due to a hurricane I have a little tip.  Obviously this is for people who cannot run to a hotel and stay for various reasons.  Buy 1 of those cheapy window units.  Depending on your house and the amount of people choose the best area for living.  Slap that unit in a window, seal it the best you can, close the rest of the house off, and get ready to survive.  You won't be cold but you will survive.  After Ike, we went 13 days without electricity.  The generator was rotated around our refrigerator and freezers.  But at bedtime the window a/c was turned on and we were able to sleep.  Just a thought.