In the last few weeks I have taken three mini vacations all while SIP at home. The first one was ordering Sam Heughan's The Sassenach Whiskey. Mr. B and I enjoy him on the Outlander series. It took several months to arrive and I will pop it one evening soon while watching Outlander reruns as we are in Droughtlander right now - meaning the lack of a new show until next year.
I mean just look at this man - who wouldn't want a wee dram with him - in a kilt - of course!
My second mini-vacay was ordering bread from Poilâne a bakery in Paris.....yes really Paris, France. OK here is the deal.....I was tired of our local artisan bread drying out each day and I had heard that in France they use linen bags to let some air in but not too much. I started looking on Amazon but they all had corny labels on them so I thought of Poilâne.
It's an amazing bakery that bakes mostly bread and is located at
8 Rue du Cherche-Midi in the heart of Paris.
I went to their website - HERE.
I placed an order for the linen bread bag and noticed that there was a 30 euro charge for shipping. It seemed a little steep but when I realized all of the money that I was saving Mr. B by not traveling to France this year, it seemed like a great deal! I threw in a few more items in my cart and noticed that the shipping cost stayed the same. I ordered some shortbread cookie spoons for my mom to dip in her morning coffee and a loaf of Walnut Bread. I received a text the next morning that they were just taking my bread out of the oven and getting it ready for shipping and that I would receive it by 10:30 the next morning!
Ding-dong......right on time!
It even came with a handwritten card thanking me for my order.
I had a little bit of Brie on hand and Mr. B and I had a delicious breakfast! I put on French music and danced around the kitchen with joy in my heart!!!
Delish!!!
Delish!!!
Then little Henry arrived and he munched on a piece of bread too as did his daddy. I sent Andy home with a slice for Ashley too!
PS - The linen bread bag doesn't work....maybe I shouldn't have left my SF Sourdough bread in it for 4 days????
My next adventure was a little more local -- Santa Fe! Several years ago I went to a Painting Workshop there given by the artist Carol Marine. It was held at a convent and the food was catered locally and was amazing. One of the things I loved most was their granola that they served with breakfast. We have ordered it through the years but I had forgotten about it until last week. So I jumped on their website - Santa Fe Granola Company - and ordered us two bags. Mmmmm.....
So what little surprises have you been enjoying during SIP?
We all need to break it up a little and have some fun!
"Quarantine has me realizing why my dog
gets so excited about something moving outside
and going for walks and car rides.
I just barked at a squirrel."
