chthonic

today i finally got to try the apple pie recipe in full, because i made the full-size pie with weijie.
that's the dough nicely made, rolled out, and lined onto the pan. i like the way today's dough came together with just about the right amount of water.
that's weijie cutting the apples. omg he cuts them so evenly in sonya fashion. i just cut chunks of random shapes and sizes.
pie assembled and baked. we're getting better at handling dough. didn't need to refrigerate the dough as we worked through the lattice weaving. but the pie came out a bit soupy; the juices didn't set up. i think the juices thicken only when we make the smaller pies. and the apple design on top didn't turn out nice.

but the pie was nice with ben and jerry's ice cream!

today has also been a day of surprise buys. i happened to find every burger, which was almost like my favourite childhood snack.
weijie and i also went to le bon marche and bought that excellent walnut and honey loaf. played about one hour of cello today, and got some good blisters forming.

pain is pleasure.