Aug 26

Bird-In-My-Tree Ornithology

Quick pictures before I go find my bird book. Possibly a Mississippi Kite? As I pulled into the driveway this evening, I saw a big ol' bird land in the top branches of our Cyprus tree. I sat in the car for a bit to watched him feed his babies. Yeah yeah yeah...grainy as hell, but I was zoomed in all the way while standing on the couch on the back deck. Mo wants bird cams. We have owls somewhere in our trees as well as a number of cardinal and blue jay nests.

Aug 24

Weekend Madness

What a weekend...

What I thought was going to be a nice, slow, relaxing birthday turned into the best surprise party I've ever had. Saturday started nice and slow with a pancake breakfast and mmmm mmmm good coffee, looked at dumb stuff on the internet for a while, painted more of my drawing room, helped clean the house, and just hung out until it was time to get ready for dinner. Or so I thought... I threw on a dress and tiny dark pink heels, walked downstairs and around the corner into the kitchen, and I get a big surprise from a room full of friends. And more people arrive...and more. Will even baked a yummy cake Friday afternoon and hid it so well that I didn't smell chocolate! It was awesome. We had a great evening.

The end of the evening...

And now it's Sunday. We slept in, watched the last of the Manchester City - West Ham United game, and are ready for a nice, slow rest-of-the-weekend.

Aug 22

My Invisibilia

Per a previous story, I finally tried out a little work with the Wacom on a picture from Hot Water Blast. I made it not so invisible because I liked the way it looked with a little of the background coming through.

Rusty

Kosal

Jeremy

Aug 20

Mmmm... Beer

Buffalo Bill's Orange Blossom Cream Ale. Sounds girly, doesn't it? It's good. And it actually has a real orange flavor. And typical me, I really dig the label.
Jul 23

I <3 Texture: Reflection

Saw this before dinner tonight and had to get a couple pictures. I love the reflection... such a nice pattern. And I like the underlighting on my desk. Makes everything look so pretty together.

Jul 13

Dinner + Blackberry Cobbler

Grilled chicken tenderized and coated in olive oil and secret spice. Potatoes, carrots, brussel sprouts, yellow onion slices, garlic, lemon wedges, rosemary, oregano, and thyme sprigs drizzled in olive oil and baked at 400F for 40 minutes. And then dessert...

I found this on the cover of the July 2008 Southern Living magazine and had to make it. I think I should have pulled it out of the oven about 2 minutes early, but it was tasty regardless.

Easy Blackberry Cobbler

Ingredients:

  • 4 cups blackberries and raspberries
  • 1 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 6 tbsp butter, melted
Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 375F. Place 6 ramekins on foil lined baking sheet.
  2. Divide 4 cups fresh blackberries and raspberries between 6 ramekins. Sprinkle with the lemon juice.
  3. Stir together egg, sugar, and flour in a medium bowl until mixture resembles coarse meal. Sprinkle over fruit.
  4. Drizzle butter over topping.
  5. Bake at 375 for 35 minutes or until lightly browned and bubbly. Let stand 10 minutes.

Serves 6
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Jul 06

Super Sloppy Joes

We made these for lunch today. It's been a long time since I had real sloppy joes. Mmmmmmmm...


Ingredients:

  • 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 lbs ground beef sirloin
  • 1/4 c brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp spice
  • 1 med onion, chopped
  • 1 sm red bell pepper, chopped
  • 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 c tomato sauce
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 4 crusty rolls, split, toasted, and lightly buttered
Directions:

  1. Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add oil and meat to the pan. Spread the meat around the pan and begin to break it up. Combine brown sugar and steak seasoning. Add sugar and spice mixture to the skillet and combine.
  2. When the meat has browned, add onion and red peppers to the skillet. Reduce heat to medium and cook onions, peppers, red wine vinegar and Worcestershire sauce with meat for 5 minutes.
  3. Add tomato sauce and paste to pan. Stir to combine. Reduce heat to simmer and cook Sloppy Joe mixture 5 minutes longer.

Serves 4
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Jul 06

You Pick 'Em

I'd like to check these out some time soon. Peaches are in season!!! Check out Pick Your Own to find a farm or orchard near you.

Gnismer Farms

Henrietta Creek Orchard

Jul 05

Valance

This valance was hanging in the living room when we moved in. The top fabric isn't bad at all. We just don't want the valance any more. So, I've been deconstructing this 8' long beast and uncovered some ugly fabric. Gross.

Tiva helped me pull staples and uncover the yuckiness.

Jun 20

Introducing Tiva


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We've had her for 6 weeks now I think... which puts her at around 11 weeks old. She has more energy than she knows what to do with, so she bites, chews, jumps on, pounces on, and climbs everything in sight. The other cats don't seem to want to "play" with her yet (at least when we're in the house). I don't blame them. Getting bit isn't fun. But she's a super cute kitty and when she's calm, she's the sweetest little cat.

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