Neglected

This looks like a laundry basket, and you'd be right. Only this one isn't full of dirty clothes that need to be washed. What it's full of is unsorted embroidery stuff. I have, as evidenced by this overflowing basket of fabric, dish towels, pillow cases and the like, are many things that I intend to take my needle to one of these days. Soon! I mean it - soon! 

I'm not sure where my time has gone, because for a while I was doing a decent job of getting projects both started and finished. It's even fun! I enjoy it! So I'm not sure why this basket sits and sits and sits and the amount of stuff in it never gets any smaller. 

But I mean it! I'm getting back to it! Don't hold your breath waiting for it to show up here. Just rest assured that when I do it, it'll be here.

:)

Another Time

Not so much as you'd notice...

Wednesday nights are Trivia Night, if you didn't already know. Our team, well... is always an extreme. We usually are always in first place before the wager round. And then, either we win first place - or nada. Tonight was nada. It was fun, of course, it always is. We'll get 'em next week!

:)

Such a Loss

A terrible loss tonight. By now you've heard about Robin Williams. Such a talent, entertainer with so much to offer, such intelligence and honesty. I watched him as a kid in Mork and Mindy, and the list of movies we all love would just be too many to put here. The world is a less funny place now. Thoughts to his family and legions of fans who are less a shining light tonight.

RIP Robin Williams.


:(

Gettin' Close, Avocado!

There is an avocado tree in the back yard. In four years here, this is the first year that any avocados have actually grown on it! Once upon a time there were four - two way up top that I could only see on occasion, and two at eye level (for me. I'm pretty short, lol).

One fell off when it was really small. Here's the other though, getting bigger and bigger. Now is that going to make some fine guacamole or what? Of course I'll let you know how it turns out. For now, I'm just letting it grow and grow...

:)

Post Card Saturday

And here we are again - Post Card Saturday! And #5 if our May-Elizabeth series. The last postcard from last week was dated January 21st. We pick up at the beginning of February, so not so much time has passed. Still no idea what's going on with May, what the journey is about, but once again she's traveled some long distances. 

This first card is from Macon again, however.

Here's the close up of the card front:

The back of the card






And the message:

Saturday, Feb 2nd
I went to Atlanta yesterday, and certainly enjoyed my day. I shopped, and visited, and the day passed all too quickly!  May

The next card is a little over a couple of weeks later, Feb. 23rd. Here's the card, of course.

The detail of the front - notice she is now in Miami! 

Here's the back. Note the airmail cancellation. Advertising?

And the message (that indicates she's been there before):

Saturday, February 23rd
Here I am, back in Miami. It is lovely and warm.
May

Click "Read more" for the final one of the week...

Yummm... Trust Me!

Take a look at this cup...

It's from a "famous" pizza place in Memphis, where I used to live. There are several locations now, though for a long time there was only one. 

One of their specialties, however, or rather, one of my favorite things from there is - BBQ pizza.

Yes, I know how it sounds, but in the home of the BBQ, it happens. And not only does it happen, it is *amazing". And Garibaldi's has The Best in Memphis, hands down. I've been in something of a BBQ mood lately, which also prompted me to buy a package of cooked, shredded pork at Costco.

If you didn't realize, Costco comes in huge sizes! And there's only so many BBQ sandwiches a person can eat, you know? But there was all this pork left...

So time for some creativity. Frozen pizza + shredded pork + BBQ sauce (from the Rendezvous, no less) + a little mozzarella cheese and... voila! Here is my attempt at quickie BBQ pizza.

And yep, it's goooood. No Garibaldi's, but I'll take it!

:)

Awesomeness Again!

Like most people these days, I have some friends I've made online. And I'm here to tell you, I have some super awesome ones! Look what I got today from another one:

That, if you can't tell, is a coaster. And it soooo fits me because if you are reading this, you probably know that I do a lot of online writing games. Interactive fiction, collaborative writing, Role Playing Games (only the kind you write, you don't need a console for), whatever you'd like to call them. That's where I meet most of my online friends, when they join one of my games.

Also a coaster is appropriate because of my Friday Night Happy Hours, ha ha!

So here's the other one, just because well, I am also an English teacher, ha ha! (Warning, a bit of foul language here, lol)

All I can say again is THANKS, and well, I have the greatest friends.

:)

Jammin'!

Heck yeah, that's just what it looks like - Blueberry Jam!

It seems I have jam fever. It really is so dang easy, when I found blueberries on sale for super cheap, bought up a bunch to try with blueberries. 

Here's another picture - doesn't it look good? And it is awesome. I followed almost the exact same process/recipe as I did with the mango jam. I added a little more sugar since all the blueberry jam recipes had a *lot* of sugar in them. 

So there was a bit more sugar than the proportions used in the mango jam, but otherwise, it's all the same. 

Yummy!

:)

Bakin' Biscuits

So called "7 Up Biscuits". Yum!

I like biscuits. They can be pretty tasty, and they can be super convenient when you get them out of the little tube thingy. Then you just have to put 'em on the baking sheet and in the oven. "Homemade" biscuits are pretty easy too, since the invention of Bisquick. If you can really call those "homemade". They sort of qualify in my opinion, lol. 

Anyway - when I saw a 4 ingredient recipe for biscuits that sounded good, I decided to try it. Today. This morning in fact. The recipe (and there are a gazillion versions of it out there) is something like "7 Up Biscuits". 

Here's the gist of the one I made:

4 Cups of Bisquick
1 Cup of sour cream
1 Cup of 7 Up
1/2 Cup of butter

Mix the first 3 together, pat out and cut out into circles. Melt the butter on the backing sheet, then put the biscuits on it. Bake at 425 for about 15 minutes.

Well... let me tell you. What I figured out after looking up other recipes after this one had some... issues, was that this should first and foremost be a drop biscuit recipe, not a roll out and cut recipe. And this made a *ton* of biscuits. I adjusted, but that's why I ended up with so many, I think. But they seem like they'll freeze well.  :D

Most of the other recipes had smaller proportions of Bisquick, for one. There really isn't a lot of other variation, but I'll still look for another one when I make these again. Because I definitely will make them again!

The second batch. They got left in the oven
just a *little* too long, but still yummy!

The butter made them crunchy on the outside and they were really tender and not dry on the inside. Super good!

So there's my latest cooking adventure!

:)

Post Card Saturday!

So here we are again - Post Card Saturday! The best day of the week! Haha - maybe, guess it depends on your week and weekend, right?

But here is the next in the series.between May and Elizabeth. These actually go over the New Year, with some gaps in time, as well as May traveling some longer distances. None of these are from Connecticut, either. I have no idea who she was traveling with, but there is a mention of a "we" in the second card. Most of what she refers to, though, is all "I", and no one else. How would I even go about researching this, do you suppose? It would be so amazing to know more. Or at least I think so, lol.

Anyway - onward! here's the detail of what the card is:

The back...

And the message that says:

Wednesday, Sept. 12
This a a huge university -- they are piling in to Syracuse every day, registering, although classes do not start until the 24th.
Weather continues perfect.
May

Our next card was then sent from Washington, DC. That's probably a bit longer of a drive than those all over CT, lol.

Here's the close up of the name. Sorry the "D.C." is cut off. I couldn't get all the text *and* have it not be incredibly blurry.

The back

And the message  :)

Tuesday, Dec. 18th [Note: this is *4* months later!]
Her I am! Do not think we will come to Washington. This is the hotel where I am stopping.
May

And then hit "Read More" to, you know, read more, ha ha!