Five Finds Friday (earrings – of course. more about eggs – I’m sorry. and a film that’s beautiful.)
It’s fall. I guess.
But it feels like summer here.
I’m one hundred percent ready for a temperature change.
funny
After our beach trip and our sunburns, it seems itchy backs have been a frequent topic of discussion in our home of late.
I love a good back scratching – and although the kids are definitely improving in their abilities – still, sometimes their offerings leave a little to be desired.
Maybe what’s worse than an itchy back is a back that is only half scratched.
You know what I mean, right?
Anyway.
Otto to the rescue.
He made this back scratching contraption just for me.
fashionable
I know – it’s always about the earrings.
But look at this darling new-to-me company that my friend Jane told me about.
I am in love.
Aren’t they perfect?
I love their mismatchedness. (I know that’s not a word.)
(Also. It sort of looks like these earrings are lying on my dog’s fur.)
I love all of her work.
It’s incredible.
flavorful
I am 46 years old.
And, to my memory, in all of those years, I have never tasted nor made a soft boiled egg.
Did I even know what one was?
I’m just not sure.
But thanks to an Instagram post, what? Yes, that’s embarrassing, but it’s true.
I tried my hand at making one this week.
I served it over buttered toast.
It was the best.
I liked it so much that later in the week I introduced the kids to them. Three out of five are big fans now too. We served them over our rice bowls.
Maybe you already know everything about soft boiled eggs and you think I’m sad and uneducated for not knowing.
But for the other two of you, who like me have never done this yourself – here you go.
Boil water in a pot.
When it is boiling, gently add your egg (or eggs) to the boiling water.
Set a timer for 6 and a half minutes. Or 6 minutes and 45 seconds. (Depending on how runny you like it. I prefer pretty soft.)
At the timer’s end, remove the egg.
Run it briefly under cold water.
Peel it, cut in half and serve over toast or ramen or rice or a burger or tacos.
faithful
Recently we watched a documentary called The Biggest Little Farm.
At first the kids protested, but they all stuck around. And by the end, they were all intrigued and fascinated, and the film made half of us want to start over and begin a farm of our own.
Our world is amazing.
Yes, it’s full of rot and ruin. People who do and say really awful things.
But it’s also ridiculously incredible.
The way God has orchestrated life to compliment and to connect. The way animals work together. The way soil produces an abundance of provisions.
The fact that we get to watch it all. To benefit so greatly.
It’s astounding.
feels
Perhaps because I am growing keenly aware of how fleeting this season is.
Perhaps because I am a sentimental old mother.
But scenes like this . . .
strike me right to my core.
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