03 May 2011

I am distracted...


By a dress...
By a day...
By plans...
By timelines....
By deadlines...
By outcomes....
By emotions...
By 
well, you know....
all the things that make up a wedding.

My step daughter (hate that term)
is getting married on May 29th.....
in our home town...
seemingly everyone....
(including the couple, the bride's mother, and most guests)
lives in another city.

So...
BTB (bride to be)
and I have been scurrying around like
busy ants...
from one appointment to another,
grabbing a cup o' joe,
a snack,
a quick bite...
always on the run,
always discussing what the next step will be....
our minds just might EXPLODE!
We are thinking too much...
out of fear of forgetting something vital.

Whew!
BTB has flown to her home for a few days...
and I am catching up on things...
like laundry,
meals,
blogs.....
smiles.

25 April 2011

Bunnies=cute......squirrels, not so much...


Bunnies hop, sniff, and look cute...
You might just invite them to a garden party.

SQUIRRELS
you 
would 
not invite
ANYWHERE...

I spent the weekend planting
pretty little flowers
basil,
oregano,
thyme,
mint...

This morning 
while I was out
running errands,
They came...
and did this....






I might 
have to reconsider my 
stand on handguns
my strategy 
on squirrel deterrents.

Apparently they love red pepper,
cayenne, and black pepper,
which I had ground finely,
and sprinkled all over the plants.

I will no longer correct 
my son when he calls them
Tree-Rats.

no smiles. 

15 April 2011

Don't blame me...

for what is about to happen in your head....
I am sorry but I just couldn't resist...

Here goes....
Pam @ Frippery
made me do it...
really, she was the total inspiration,
I am blameless....sort of,

Well, today I was minding my own bee's wax,
and just happened to sidle by and see ol' Pam
(been delinquent in my visits as of late)
and she raised an interesting question...
What song do you secretly love?
You know the one...
the one you won't admit to,
but love to sing in the shower,
hum while gardening, alone...
will turn up in the car, but only when no one is around...

Pam's 
can be found here

And 
I was intrigued....
what is my guilty pleasure?
so I cogitated for a second or two....
and came up with this





Don't tell me you aren't toe-tapping at least....
smiles
Happy weekend!

13 April 2011

Today.....I am grateful


to live in this land....
to breathe this air....
to sit in this sunshine....
to hear children playing outside....
to be free....
smiles.

30 March 2011

I'm so tired.....

really....I mean it....tired...
and I have actually slept quite well since my sweetie has returned...
but, maybe 
it 
is
my 
age...
anyone
got Geritol???

19 March 2011

How many of you make coffee in your dishwasher?

I don't, personally...
but apparently there is precedent for this odd behavior.
Otherwise, why would the manufacturer of my 
coffeemaker place these instructions right inside the top,
for everyone to see as they fill the reservoir with water?


"Not intended for use in dishwasher"

Really?

I don't know about you but I have never even thought about 
putting this thing in the dishwasher to make coffee...
Perhaps 
they are saying that you shouldn't try to clean it in a dishwasher...
But that's not what it says...
right?

Do you suppose that the same guy who answers the phone when 
you call with a technical question regarding your PC.....
moonlights as a coffeemaker instruction writer?
and that he felt particularly inclined to let you know
that this particular coffeemaker can't do the 
hokey pokey in the dishwasher?

What was Cuisinart thinking?
Is this really the depth to which we have sunk?
Maybe they better let us know that this 
coffeemaker doesn't DO dishes either.....



Whew!
That soapbox calls to me, you know!

Well 
on to better things...


I had my posse over for Friday Food night yesterday!
We love mac and cheese,
especially with these fat little boogers...


And a béchamel sauce to get the cheese all smooth and gooey...


And tons of several types of cheeses...


and of course, salt and pepper,
but the Barefoot Contessa turned me onto 
adding bacon!
who  doesn't like bacon??


And, truth be known,
this was turkey bacon, just as a nod to our ever expanding
waistlines....


One dear friend came over early,
and brought the tulips!
They look pinkish here,
but they were actually lavender and luscious...



I had choices for entertainment...
but we opted for one that is hidden under the pile...
we watched
"UP!"


I hope you know how special this little film is...
most of us are mothers of "20-somethings"
and so we hadn't had the occasion to take out little ones to this movie!
We loved it.


I hope your day is splendid!
smiles...