What better way to relax in these last few weeks than with some (minor) home improvement projects?

Project #1: fix the leaky toilet.    After a glance at my “Do it yourself” guide, I figured it was the rubber flapper that had worn out… and happily, it was a quick five-minute fix.  No special tools required.  Problem solved!

Project #2: re-caulk the area around the tub and tiles.  This project is definitely a weekend project due to the time required for the caulk to cure.  Supplies have been purchased and ALL of the instructions have been read.

Aside from home improvement, there’s been cooking and a lot of cruising for recipes online.  Have you seen Smitten Kitchen’s latest recipe for roasted eggplant?  Yum.  I hope to get back to the farmers market this Thursday to pick up more of those fairytale eggplants.    And definitely more cranberry beans.

Basically, the only things I think about these days are baby, napping, Orville, food and home improvement.  And figuring out when the next episode of Gordon Ramsey’s “Kitchen Nightmares” will air.