Post Card Saturday!

Look! Post Card Saturday, and it's still Saturday! Woot!

This is probably one of the oldest in my collection. I haven't cataloged them all (should I do that, do you think?) but this is the oldest I remember seeing. Yep, look at that date - 1903! How's them apples for ya'? 

And you can see the message is on the front. But here's the full back first where it says that one side may be used for communication but in the British Isles only! How funny is that?! lol. 

Just the address across the whole thing. No zip code, but it does have a country this time, lol. And the post mark over the stamp says '03, so that's something. Man... even older than I am, ha!

The message, short and sweet.

Manchester - Eng.
Dec 2- 1903

Dear Mabel,
I am so cold this morning I cannot talk to you so I am writing a letter (as usual)
Love to all - L.

Since this was coming to the USA, clearly it's not the British Isles and the communication had to go on the front, hahahaha! I wonder if they would have held the card if she'd written on the back...

Hope you enjoyed!

:)

RIP Spock

Today is a sad day. An icon has passed from our world. I know Leonard Nimoy was not literally Spock, but it's hard not to associate him with his most iconic role.

Thoughts for his family, friends, and all his legions of fans who have lost a part of their lives.

:)

Quotable Thursday!

Thursday again, already. Time just flies, even when it's been... a week, lol. Or really, more like a month. I"ve had to do some things, make some choices, and while they were the right ones, did not mean that I liked them. Or even having to make them. 

But that's life, right? And apparently I have something that fits that in my Quote Book. Again, I know I should have something more pithy to say about the chosen quote for the week, especially in regards to what's up in my life. The quote, however, speaks for itself, I think. As do most of them, or else why would I choose them? ha!

So here we go. It's from a book... Well, one of the times I went to England, my friends were really into this TV show there, sort of like a mini-series as it was from a book of the same name. So I watched it, and liked it. And when I got home, I read the book. Still have that book, too. 

"There's no choice that doesn't mean a loss."

--Jeanette Winterson 

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

Short and sweet and well, exactly to the point. I had to make some choices, and I've lost... a lot. I will handle it, of course. I'm an adult and in the big scheme of things, most would consider it all small potatoes. But a loss is... a loss. Just sayin'

:)

Another Experiment

I don't generally find the need to post things baked from boxes here. (And I don't bake a lot of stuff from boxes.) After all, most everyone can make stuff from a box, right? Lol. But these were interesting enough... As you see, for Christmas, I was gifted this lovely cupcake mix. For those of you who don't know, Reese's is about my favorite candy, ever. So this was pretty intriguing to say the least. That and my mom kept asking if I'd made them yet.

So last night I made dinner for company, and decided to try these out for dessert. They seemed pretty standard... here are the cupcakes right out of the oven.

Now - the filling proved to be a little more problematic. You're supposed to mix it up, they give you a little sleeve thing to fill the cupcakes with... It worked for the most part, but either I didn't get enough filling in the cupcakes themselves (very likely), or there's way too much there. It sure tasted good when I licked it off my hands, hehe. 

Topped off with some chocolate frosting (also store bought, I'm ashamed to admit), served with some vanilla ice cream, and there you have it! Dessert!

My rating here - pretty dang good. Other than the mess with the filling (which I feel was probably some failing on my part, lol), they baked up easy, and are pretty tasty. Now, nothing can beat homemade and we all know that. But for boxed stuff - yep, mighty good!

:)

So Far So Good...

Remember a week ago or so, I said I was pretty sure I had an honest-to-goodness eggplant growing? Well here it is! I was right - it's an eggplant, all right. Actually looks like one and everything. This is from the front of the tub, the only place I ever look because, well, that's where I saw all the flowers.

So imagine my surprise when I saw this bad boy! Heck yeah, it is - another one! This one was hanging down the back, and I totally missed it in the dark when I was looking before. And picking beans. It's even bigger than the other one, though it's hard to tell that from the picture. 

Still, I think they will both be ready close enough together to make something good. My thoughts are leaning toward eggplant parmesan. Now, I don't want to truly count my eggplant before they hatch, er... finish growing, but a girl can dream, can't she?

(And no, just like the squash, it's not my favorite thing in the world. But the taste is subtle, it soaks up flavor from what it's cooked with, it's good for you, and all that jazz. So yep - I'm going to load those babies down with cheese and stuff and bake 'em, Lol!)

There you have it - another update. More coming this week. Really. I mean it!

:)

Post Card Satu... Um,. Sund... er... Monday!

I know, I know, I've missed two in a row. That's why tonight there's a post card bonus! That's right - two post cards tonight, and from my own "personal" collection. 

A couple of weeks ago, I posted the gag postcard a friend sent me from Serbia. He also sent a "real" one, which is pretty dang cool all on its own. This is it, obviously, ha!

Here's the back, where you can see the odd non-stamp postage again, that all postal services seem to employ these days. Good thing I'm not a stamp collector, eh? Lol

And the message, of course. He said he mailed the gag postcard almost as soon as he got there, and this one the day before he left (nearly two weeks later). This one still got to me first, though almost two weeks after it was mailed. And the gag one came several more weeks after that. How funny!

Now Bonus Post Card - just got this one, and it's still in the fridge position. (I always keep my latest post card on the fridge, until I get another. Then the one on the fridge goes in the book.) This one is from Portugal, as the front so beautifully proclaims.

And this one is from Amazing Andy! Take a look at that. I didn't even know he was going until I saw pictures on Facebook, lol. Then I contacted him and here I have this awesome post card! On my fridge and everything.  :D

So hopefully this makes up a little for missing two Saturdays in a row. Shouldn't happen again. I certainly hope not! Also working on a cool garden thing to post tonight as well. 

Thanks! Hope your week is starting off well!

:)

Last One - I Promise

Last excuse post, at least for a while, hopefully, lol. It's been a long, odd, just... yeah, a weekend. It's not often I say that, either, because usually they are pretty dang good.

But tomorrow I'll make up for it! Pictures and post cards and updates, oh my!

Hope you all had a good one.

:)

Quotable Thursday!

Short and sweet tonight, because this quote pretty much sums it up for me. It's been another not-so-great day, another long one, and well, here we go, lol.

Life is one long process of getting tired.

Samuel Butler

Sums it all up pretty well, I think. Hopefully next week will get me some much needed rest, lol.

:)

Confirmation!

It's on the right this time,
so that make it different, right? :)

Unfortunately, not pictoral yet, lol. I am having to reuse this picture, because when I got home half an hour ago, it was way, way, after dark ,lol. And while that didn't keep me from looking with the flashlight on my phone, I didn't figure it would take a good picture. 

Anyway - point is - EGGPLANT!

It sure as heck is an eggplant!A little tiny eggplant, but one nonetheless. Another super long day tomorrow, and tomorrow is Quotable Thursday anyway. But Friday I hope to get a picture of it.

Though this leaves me with the same dilemma as the squash... what to do with it, lol.

:)

Late One

Bunny ears, for spring... Get it?

Another late night for me, but not too many more of them. And hey, the weather is good! All of you frozen people, come on down and I'll take you to the beach where we can wear flip flops. I miss seasons, but I'll take the no-ice-storms part of living here. 

Stay warm and safe! And if you're bored, let me know what you're doing to alleviate it. Because remember - spring is coming. Maybe? Hopefully? lol

:)