Extra chocolate

Chilly this morning - only 32 degrees.  I limped along slowly again walking this morning but this time I went 3.3 miles. Just walked down one of the main paved paths and then off on this trail in the woods for a bit and then back home again.

Some of the deer are getting so used to cars along the road where I walk that they are stopping to look before crossing the street.  I saw four of them all in a line come out of the woods.  The first one stopped and when there were no cars coming all four of them took their time and walked across the street.

Today I didn't see anyone else at all on the paths.

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I finally got around to putting my spring wreath up on the front door. 

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It started getting cloudy but I didn't think it was going to rain so I hung a load of laundry out on the line.  That turned out not to be such a good idea because a half hour later it started drizzling.  Got them off the line but they were no where near dry yet so I had to use my drying rack inside.  They still managed to get that good smell about them though so all was not lost!

I ironed seven of Ken's work shirts and then thought I would have some fun and baked one of my favorite chocolate cake recipes.  The recipe is HERE. 
Mixing the ingredients I realized that I didn't have sour cream so hopped on line and found a sour cream substitute.  Just mix up the following three ingredients.  I only needed 1/2 cup.

1. One cup cottage cheese
2. 2 Tablespoons milk
3. 1 Tablespoon lemon juice

One of the best parts of baking the cake was to lick the bowl.  How can that not put a smile on your face!! : ) 

There are four squares of chocolate in the cake and another two in the icing.  I put all six of them on the counter. When I went to make the chocolate icing which is more of a chocolate drizzle, I saw that the two squares of chocolate weren't there and realized that I had put all six in the cake.  So I just got out two more chocolate squares for the icing.  Oh my, this cake should be extra chocolaty!!  That can't be bad!!

Earlier in the morning I threw the bread ingredients in the bread machine and for lunch had fresh bread with strawberries.  I love strawberry sandwiches.

Cleaned up the kitchen and did a few other chores around the house and that's been my day so far.
It will be nice to sit down and read my book until Ken gets home from work.

A happy Friday to you.
Think of me and smile. : )
 Happyone

Rivers know this:

there is no hurry.

We shall get there someday.

~ A.A. Milne