Today must be baking day. Why? I “hit” the wrong bookmark and this evil Firefox browser showed me the Land o’Lakes website instead of checking in on the grandballoons on Janeybell’s Toddler Reality Show. Damn. Now I have to make brown sugar shortbread. Or these.
Don’t you hate it when that happens — when the [...]
Someone needs to appreciate my cream of asparagus soup. Someone outside of my family. But that won’t happen. Why? Because there’s never even enough soup left over for next day lunch, let alone enough to share. Geez. The super-thin young asparagus is here and I feel like shouting about my love for it. Quick! More! [...]
Years ago, I was an avid member of the NC Writer’s Network. Got no beef with them today or back then — it’s a good organization for any NC writer. Join up, compete, learn, and enjoy. Here’s their latest missive:
Dear Writing Groups,
Please let your groups know about these NC Writers’ Network writing contests. I’ve attached [...]
The basic process is to iron the plastic bags, with a sheet of baking paper between iron and plastic, until two or more sheets fuse together. Sound easy - well in theory it is, but it takes a little practice to get the timing and heat just right.
–treehugger.com/files/2007/06/diy_plastic_bag.php
Yes, it certainly does take a little practice. [...]
As you may already know, Anam Cara Writer’s and Artist’s Retreat is a residential retreat, providing the time, space, and creature comforts to support your focusing on your own project and doing your best creative work. In addition to these individual residencies, we are once again offering a variety of workshops. To give [...]
A word here about the superior ironing board liberated from Amanda’s childhood home — I’ve named it “The Evelyn” because it’s a tough old broad. My mom has quite a few homestyle Bob-Ruth original compliments in her personal life-dictionary. Being a “tough old broad” is one of the highest titles one can bestow upon a [...]
Been reading a book about having great ideas and how to jump start them by a guy named “Chris” Someonewhowroteit. The book’s upstairs, so sue me, I don’t want to walk up there and get it. Speak of passive aggression! The book is a compilation of other people’s ways to implement successful brain storming [...]
This year’s Thanksgiving Turkey Award goes to …
[drum roll please]
Splog links to blog posts! Accepting the award for The Sploggers is Mr. D’Elliout Nestle.
Thank you very much ladies and gentlemen of the online community award designation section of macewan.net. I’m proud to accept this award in the name of my partners, many of whom speak [...]
There has never been an album such as this. Ever. Taylor’s rebirth on a farm with his twin sons, brother… barns, dogs, and hay bailers. Tractors and guitars. And somehow, he has removed a small piece of my mother-child heart fire and used it to rekindle the newborn baby-flame of complete adoration, restless and [...]
1. Brother XR 7700 sewing machine. Computer read and bred. Loving it. Understood it immediately, no learning curve and my previous sewing machine was a 1949 Singer.2. Cranked up the Samsung laser printer, the ML-1740, and turned it over to the iMac. Absolutely no problems there.A sigh of technological relief. Breathe in, breathe out.3. X-ray [...]
