Source: A bowl full of nutrients – Pureed Root Vegetable Soup from Annette Rochelle Aben
This recipe sounds delicious! Thanks, Annette!
Two-Year-Old Giant
I’m too big
to sit on a tiny bristle block chair
to sleep on a little bristle block bed
to kiss ducky good-night
I’m too big.
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The bed and the duckies |
2’s do have an idea of how big they are, and it’s fun watching them figure it out to be certain.
What am I too big for?
Nothing, I hope. Living as a child-at-heart is so much better than an old fuddy duddy.
What are you too big for?
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The chair |
10 Things To Expect The Day After A Creative High #writers #amwriting
How To Become A Successful Blogger: Part 2 – How To Create A Pingback
How To Become A Successful Blogger: Part 2 – How To Create A Pingback
Source: How To Become A Successful Blogger: Part 2 – How To Create A Pingback
Great video on how to create pingbacks. Thanks, Hugh!
United Kingdom Afternoon tea…
Source: United Kingdom Afternoon tea…
I love afternoon tea! One of the fanciest places I’ve enjoyed high tea with friends is in Seattle, WA, at the Queen Mary Tea Room. I wish afternoon tea would take off here!
Adding Text to Images
I’ve been playing this morning.
For quite awhile, I’ve been trying to figure out how to add text to my images, as I’ve seen so many other talented photographers and writers do. Using my computer programs has given me a total of zero successful moments.
But thanks to Sue Vincent and her post “Looking good -10 simple tips for adding images,” I have now found an online program that helps me add text to my images. Thank you, Sue!
I chose an image I took in the Napa Valley. Of course, these grapes could have been growing in my own Yakima Valley, as our vineyards are abundantly heavy with weighty vines each fall. But the Napa picture was right on the computer, waiting for some attention.
I used pixlr.com/express/ as my first foray into visual + words experiment. This program is quite simple to use and the options are wide and varied. Best of all? FREE.
Oh, I do believe this is just the beginning of playtime for moi.
How to Become a Children’s Author
Source: How to Become a Children’s Author
Great info from Tara Lazar.
Caramelized Onion and Ricotta Tarte Soleil
The whole house smelled of caramelized onions, thyme, and butter this weekend. Which is to say, I didn’t want to leave the kitchen. I’m going to go ahead and ignore the negative 10 degrees outside that caused a winter scene of ice to develop on our kitchen window. That may have also had something to do with […]
Source: Caramelized Onion and Ricotta Tarte Soleil
I really really need to make this dish. Delish!
Friends forever
Source: Friends forever
Girls, you have to read this!
Never Use Scissors as a Tool
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Mabel, expressing her disappointment. “I can’t believe you did that, mom.” |
I’m embarassed to admit that I misused the scissors this morning.
The cat food container was stuck closed. It was very tightly sealed.
The food dishes were empty.
The (in their minds) gaunt kitties were starving.
The husband was already gone, so help was not available except for the above mentioned wasting-away gray girls.
What to do? What to do?
The not-intelligent thinker in my head suggested that I use scissors to pry up the lid.
Not the round-tipped kid scissors. No. Let’s try the pointy-tipped very sharp scissors. Yes. Those will help tremendously.
I didn’t need to be told twice, but grabbed the pointy-tipped scissors and began trying to pry up an edge on the food container.
Just as I was thinking This is not a good idea. These scissors could slip off of the metal and poke me. the unthinkable (apparently not unthinkable, as I had just thought it) happened. The scissors skidded off of the metal tin and slid right into my face!
Yes. Berating myself, I immediately felt blood running down my cheek.
Yes. I stabbed myself on the face.
As Hermoine Granger said in one of the Harry Potter movies, “What. An. Idiot.”
I am forever grateful that God saved me from my poor choice and protected my eyes, nose, and lips. He did not save me from crumbled pride. How humiliating to admit the error of my ways.
I am grateful that the small puncture and slice wound is tiny and the rest of me works quite well.
Warning from one who used scissors improperly: DO NOT use scissors as a tool. They are for cutting. Not prying, digging, scooping, or any other chore. Cutting. Period.
When was my last tetanus shot?
Love, Laughter, and Life 