This is why I just buy desserts already made

As expected, the English toffee didn't turn out so well. Instead of smooth, hard sugar I woke up to soft, gooey sugar. *sigh* I feel kinda bad that there are food riots all over the world, and here I am throwing away (literally) a pound of butter and masses of sugar two days in a row. Alas, you can expect me to not undertake any baking again for years. And then I'm going to need a really compelling reason to do so. 

Oh, and I broke my candy thermometer, too. Here's hoping the mercury didn't leak into my highly porous granite counter tops overnight. *sigh* Now I need to figure out how to throw the stupid thing away in a responsible manner. Again, this is why I don't cook or bake or make pastry. Or whatever. 

On the bright side, there were other delicious desserts at the library picnic today. I think the picnic itself went pretty well. I had fun, and that's what counts most, right ?  ^__^