tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77089092024-03-07T17:44:25.915-06:00Knitting CorgisCorgimomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14183770066954829277noreply@blogger.comBlogger1021125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708909.post-53419140276681486872015-12-03T18:23:00.001-06:002015-12-03T18:25:41.060-06:00VProud.tv: The Essential Truth About Finding New Friends As An AdultWhat a refreshing look at socializing, honest, sincere, and life-giving community. Dawn you are a very talented writer, thanks for sharing your heart, risking and being brave.<br />
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Hobbies, crafting, etc.are more than a ways to entertain, they are an event to look forward to!<br />
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<a href="http://blog.vproud.tv/2015/12/the-essential-truth-about-finding-new.html">VProud.tv: The Essential Truth About Finding New Friends As An Adult</a>CorgiDadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08394199967958444787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708909.post-40494494552508854722015-03-07T10:38:00.000-06:002015-03-07T10:38:10.987-06:00Penzeys' and Pi DayThis is more of a pre-post than a post, but since there's been a great span of inactivity and there will now be some fresh text here, it's going to count as a post!<br />
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My <a href="https://www.penzeys.com/cook/themes/the-mathematics-of-caring/">Penzeys catalog</a> arrived and I looked at it right away and enjoyed the Pi Day article. I have a knitting friend from long ago who regularly celebrates this great event with a big party. <br />
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Some background, "Pi day" is on March 14th, but this year the date will be 3/14/15,
so for you math people (I'm not one, I just like an occasion to
celebrate occasions) that's 3.1415...so it's an extra special Pi Day.<br />
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My goal is to see how
many forms of pie we can eat in one day- starting from the breakfast hour through the day's meals and maybe even snacks. I may include trying to see how many things can be
cooked in a pie pan...Our church cookbook has an <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/vidalia-onion-pie-recipe.html">onion pie</a> I've made, that might get selected, we'll see. This link is not the one, but it's an example. And I'd think quiche counts as pie...There's also a coconut pie in the current Penzey's catalog that looked intriguing and I can share the leftovers with coconut lovers...and my husband mentioned trying to make a banana cream pie...I'd better get planning. I will photograph the foods and post pics as it unfolds.Corgimomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14183770066954829277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708909.post-68882663499716701112012-11-15T21:52:00.000-06:002012-11-15T21:55:49.684-06:00Ostfriesen Annual Tea Party, MN-style<div style="color: blue; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Monotype Corsiva;"><span lang="en-US"><u><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Sunday, Nov. 11,
2012</span></u></span><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><span lang="en-US"> 2 p.m. <span style="font-family: Lucida Calligraphy;"><br /></span></span></span></span><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-family: Lucida Calligraphy;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">O.G.S.A.’S Annual <span class="il">Tea</span>
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<span lang="en-US"><span style="font-family: Lucida Calligraphy;">Sorry you missed it! Oops, I sent this out after I went. It was a great time, in a unique way. I learned more about my Ostfriesen heritage, a region in Germany, and how to drink tea "their" way. It was held in a beautiful <a href="http://www.gai-mn.org/">building</a>. </span></span><br />
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<span lang="en-US"><span style="font-family: Lucida Calligraphy;">Everyone has their own way, it's like a Reeese's Peanut Butter Cup. As long as you don't have a peanut allergy, you have your own way to eat it. I just eat it without any fancy dissection process, and then reach for the next to do the same..</span></span><br />
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<span lang="en-US"><span style="font-family: Lucida Calligraphy;">So Tea, It's a special, authentic, Ostfriesen tea, and it's just right. It looks reddish, perhaps it is a roobios, but I am not sure. It's not spicy, and it's not very bitter, especially when you drink it the right way. </span></span><br />
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<span lang="en-US"><span style="font-family: Lucida Calligraphy;">1. Start with a lovely tea cup</span></span><br />
<span lang="en-US"><span style="font-family: Lucida Calligraphy;">2. Have Lubbert, as your tea brewer, seriously, he wouldn't let any of the ladies help he knew just how to do it in a huge pot with countless tea bags for this moderately large event</span></span><br />
<span lang="en-US"><span style="font-family: Lucida Calligraphy;">3. Find enjoyable tea-drinking companions, My Dad invited me, I eagerly obliged to attend</span></span><br />
<span lang="en-US"><span style="font-family: Lucida Calligraphy;">4. Start with <a href="http://markstea.homestead.com/KluntjeKaffeeRyeBread.html">kluntje</a>, a mind-blowingly large clump of sugar (this is important, decline this step and you will miss the tea show to follow)</span></span><br />
<span lang="en-US"><span style="font-family: Lucida Calligraphy;">5. Place kluntje in your attractive tea cup with the kluntje server/pretty tongs</span></span><br />
<span lang="en-US"><span style="font-family: Lucida Calligraphy;">6. Pour exceedingly hot tea upon the kluntje and listen carefully for the crackle sound (this is like a cross between cracking the sugar on a creme brulee ala the movie Amelie, or eating Rice Krispies and hearing the snap-crackle-pop! sound</span></span><br />
<span lang="en-US"><span style="font-family: Lucida Calligraphy;">7. Now, gently and delicately trickle a trace of cream (full-fat, please) down the very edge of the inside of your tea cup</span></span><br />
<span lang="en-US"><span style="font-family: Lucida Calligraphy;">8. If done correctly a beautiful "flower" of cream will appear as it softly rises to the surface of your cup</span></span><br />
<span lang="en-US"><span style="font-family: Lucida Calligraphy;">9. Imbibe and Enjoy, listening to the scintillating German traditions of food and drink like, </span></span><br />
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<span lang="en-US"><span style="font-family: Lucida Calligraphy;">I sat at the table of Erika, storeowner of a <a href="http://www.germanspecialtyimport.com/">German Store,</a> located in Prior Lake, MN. Head on over to her store to check out the countless German items there, like tea, and a sugar cone flambe style creation you can make in your home for the holidays. How unique for the hostess that has everything!</span></span><br />
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<span lang="en-US"><span style="font-family: Lucida Calligraphy;">I couldn't believe this. They take spiced wine, and upon a silver dish akin to a butter plate-base, a cone of sugar sits. A cone of solid sugar, similar to the size of a sno-cone minus the heaped top. This is an actual sugar cone, it sells for $7.55 I think it says. Then, a bottle of 50% alcohol rum is poured onto the sugar and it is lit. I was told it creates a cozy romantic blue flame as the sugar drips into the spiced wine at the bottom. I naively asked, "Do you drink it?" "Of Course we drink it!" she said. Wow, was all I could think. You can buy the cone and the silver dish at her store. It would be fun to try and watch the light show. </span></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEsPgydBl6IoatUXGkKvPFNBoQBf-bYRCoOXJb0D62Oyhyphenhyphenvehlm-znWx1Is3Ggln0YgymxTnmCGE04SKeTC2by0QCms8oG1vXdju-8cfpav5q5NQaWMyPboVgWvwCvJvEJh6M8/s1600/IMG_1317.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEsPgydBl6IoatUXGkKvPFNBoQBf-bYRCoOXJb0D62Oyhyphenhyphenvehlm-znWx1Is3Ggln0YgymxTnmCGE04SKeTC2by0QCms8oG1vXdju-8cfpav5q5NQaWMyPboVgWvwCvJvEJh6M8/s320/IMG_1317.JPG" width="240" /></a><span lang="en-US"><span style="font-family: Lucida Calligraphy;">While at the tea event, a silent Power Point of German markets showed. There was a mysterious picture of a plate of food that looked like chocolate pancakes with red kielbasa slices in it. I had to ask a few there until I could get an identity for it. It was called, <a href="http://rosawolken.wordpress.com/2008/12/31/specken-dicken/">Specken Dicken</a>. I was told it was a combination of rye flour and other flours, anise, melted candies, dark syrup, and bacon or bologna. Wow! I do have to admit I wanted to try it- as I will try anything once! Here's a <a href="http://www.shakesville.com/2008/01/shaker-gourmet-specken-dicken.html">recipe</a>. </span></span><br />
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<span lang="en-US"><span style="font-family: Lucida Calligraphy;">If you want to visit, come for their <a href="http://www.gai-mn.org/events/">German breakfast</a>, from 9-12 on Saturdays, for about $8/person. </span></span><br />
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<b>What was I thinking?!</b><br />
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It got to be too much, too often. Just thinking about blogging. Just do it, someday again, I thought. So why not today. I had finally reached the point where I had learned of one too many other friends or acquaintances who were blogging. Enough to say, Why not tonight. I have no clear idea of how "focused" it will be, as I am a person of multitudes of rabbit trails.<br />
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Perhaps knitting, Square Foot Gardening, Cooking, Parenting, etc. On and on.<br />
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For now, <a href="http://www.melbartholomew.com/the-very-first-sfg/">SFG</a>.
I must say, to return to blogging after such a hiatus, that it is quite a nice surprise to have so many options. I can't believe that I am talking about how nice it is to have options, as my husband has learned by now that many a time he has flooded me with "options" so personally, I prefer choices. Sounds like the can be more individualized and easier to pick from.<br />
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So, speaking of options, when I am stuck with a decision that is minor in nature, I ask my husband to pick a choice. Then I have him tell it to me, and I can evaluate on my feelings whether his choice was what I wanted, or not. If I am excited- go with that choice I say, if I am disappointed that means I wanted the other thing. It really works, for me at least.<br />
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So, without a segue, I return to the super cool concept of square foot gardening. We'd torn up a big chunk of our front yard to build a garden- a producing garden, a sustainable initiative. My 80 year old neighbor, Ralph has a magnificent garden, and it was time for me to grow my own tomatoes for canning, and herbs, since he doesn't grow those (but he shares loads of his fresh produce with me). Somehow, despite being the neighbor that doesn't have the freshest mown lawn, or the least weedy lawn, all things that he prizes in neighbors, my friendly chatty nature and youthful gardening spirit has succeeded enough with him socially to result in many a bag of his lovingly grown vegetables kindly left on my doorstep or brought to my door with a knock on the door.
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<b>The Inspiration</b>
The SFG- I was at a friend's house in May 2012, for her birthday party and I said, "What is that?" Pointing to a gridded, and elevated plot of well organized soil. She said, "It's a square foot garden. My roommates did research to know how to do it, how to grow it, build it, how and what to plant in it, all that." I was a little intimidated at the extent of research it sounded to require, as I have 2 little busy boys, a husband, a dog, and a part time job, and teach a weekly Bible Study. But I couldn't get it out of my head. Those little blocks looked so aesthetically appealing to the artist in me, even devoid of plants. As if Frank Lloyd Wright was doing an installation piece on the use of wood and soil. I told a different friend, and showed her the picture I had taken on my Iphone. She said, "I have that book. You should read it, tell me how to do it, and I will help you build it." Oooh, I thought. Ok. Here it goes...
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</b>, "The All New Square Foot Gardening Book" <br />
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I borrowed<a href="http://www.squarefootgardening.com/books/all-new-square-foot-gardening/"> the book,</a> breezed through it staying up late into the night, yearning to learn all it had to say. The style of the book was effortless, as if gardening could be so easy. I already liked "hard gardening and landscaping" how could I not like this approach?
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<b>The Soil</b><br />
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After gathering all the materials, vermiculite from a hydroponic store, 5 kinds of compost; chicken, mushroom, plant, cow, and buffalo "loam", and sphagnum peat moss (I just love that stuff) to develop the soil from various retailers, and dumping the contents onto an alarmingly large tarp while fighting a rain storm, I began the mixing process. I was so excited to do this that I donned a baseball hat, the only raincoat I had (a black dressy one) and crazy blue rain pants from the outdoor store to wrestle the soil. It was too wet for me, the drips as they fell into my eyes and on my face as my cotton hat absorbed then leaked the water were disconcerting. I waited. Soon the sun came out, the friend who loaned me the book came over with big shovels and rakes, and we got to work lifting and mixing all the soil in a clockwise, then counterclockwise fashion till it was adequately mixed. She was a huge help and really strong. We planned to have enough to fill the 8x4 bed, and a 4x4 bed, but later learned the mound had enough for an additional 8x4 bed.
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<b>The Structures</b><br />
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Were built by my husband. Thanks Honey! He bought cedar so it was last and worked hard.<br />
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<b>Why are you Putting It in the FRONT YARD? </b><br />
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Some people still ask this question. Well, because it gets more sun, there's room for it, and really, why not? So I designed it to be pretty as well, with some flowering plants. It has full sun impatiens closest to the house and front window of our home. <b><br /></b><br />
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<b>Putting in the Dirt</b><br />
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Was so exciting. The SFG was coming to life. But soon I would realize something more fun, planting.
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<b>What's in There?</b><br />
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Well,<b> </b>2 big tomato plants, 2 little cherry tomato plants, cucumber, butternut squash, 2 squares of kohlrabi, a lettuce, countless peppers; jalapeno, yellow sweet and hot banana peppers, red and green bell peppers, variegated coleus, my favorite annual Lantana in a 2x2 ft square, a full sun impatiens, lots of basil, cilantro, petunias for color. a month ago we started a fall crop of beans, radishes and some morning glories. <br />
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<b>Planting</b><br />
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Since we started later in the season people wondered if anything would have a chance to grow still. I think it was late June when we planted it all up. The good thing was that plants were cheap then- as we were late to buy. I had drafted a list of "desirables" to grow, and followed it pretty closely. I was excited about being able to grow some flowers in there too. Since that was the kind of garden I wanted with a mix of sustainables and flowers if possible. I looked online for what I wanted and envisioned, and I couldn't find what I wanted until this point.<br />
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<b>Putting it in the Dirt</b><br />
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Was so easy, literally a baby could do it. I "pawed" a small hole in the ground, popped in the plant, and covered it with soil. So easy. I didn't need to dig any hard to dig holes in our clay/sand/rock soil with this light, fluffy soil. What a treat!
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<b>Oh Did It Grow- and Grow!</b><br />
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So exciting, nearly zero weeds. People asked, "how long do you spend tending your garden?" I respond with, "hardly ever." It is almost no work. Watering is the biggest event it requires, other than the squash intervention.
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<b>The Squash Intervention</b><br />
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All was growing so well, that with a few good rain storms here and there and the super-charged soil I noticed quite suddenly that my butternut squash was creeping over to the neighbors. So my husband built a lattice wall, and I worked for a few hours carefully with special plant <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Velcro-Plant-Ties-Feet-Inch/dp/B003AJKZGM">velcro "tape"</a> to gently secure the squash vines to the lattice.<br />
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<b>What do Others Say?</b><br />
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Well, being in Minnesota, many people say, "your garden looks real good." My 80-yr old neighbor Ralph said, "your beans are doing better than mine." Which is a high comment from his countless years of gardening, a lifetime of gardening actually. People have said it looks really nice. Nobody has had an ill word to say about my garden, at least out loud to my face. Perhaps there's some Minnesota Nice going around. Either way, I, my husband, and my kids are all quite pleased with how this first year of square foot gardening has gone.
I am actually entered in a Square Foot Garden contest, and have to select my photos for the big event. The due date is next week. Cross your fingers!Corgimomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14183770066954829277noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708909.post-17709893035957476952010-11-03T15:10:00.003-06:002010-11-03T15:33:44.673-06:00muffin attempti had to google help with blogger and ipad and learned I had to post in the html way. so here it is.<br /><br />this is Martha Stewart's muffin recipe that I could not find online anywhere. I had it from a newspaper clipping from an old co-worker. I guess it was in the New York Times around 8/13/03.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Breakfast Muffins<br /><br />Makes 12 muffins<br />10 T. unsalted butter, (1 1/4 sticks) melted, plus more for pan<br />1 3/4 cups all purpose flour<br />1 T. baking powder <br />1 1/4 t ground cinnamon<br />1/4 t. salt<br />1/2 vanilla bean, split up and scraped or 1 t. vanilla (that is what I used)<br />2/3 c sugar<br />2/3 c milk at room temperature<br />1 large egg, at room temperature<br />1 1/4 c fresh fruit, like blueberries (picked over and rinsed), raspberries, quartered or chopped hulled strawberries, or chopped peeled peaches<br />Streusel (recipe follows)<br /><br />1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter a standard muffin tin. Place flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl and whisk to combine.<br />2. In a medium bowl, combine butter, vanilla, sugar, milk and egg. Whisk to combine. Fold butter mixture and fruit into flour mixture, using no more than 10 strokes (if possible I must add)<br />3. Spoon 1/4 c batter into each prepared muffin cup; press 2 T streusel on top of each.<br /><br />Bake until tops are golden, 15-17 minutes. Remove from oven, let cool in pan 15-20 minutes before transferring to a wire rack. Serve warm or at room temperature. <br /><br />Streusel<br /><br />Enough for 12 standard muffins (I like to make extra)<br /><br />5 T unsalted butter, melted<br />2/3 c all purpose flour<br />2/3 c confectioner's sugar<br />1/4 t ground cinnamon <br />a pinch of salt<br /><br />Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl. Work it with your fingers until mixture is moist and crumbly.Corgimomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14183770066954829277noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708909.post-47016725617022465682010-11-03T15:05:00.002-06:002010-11-03T15:10:43.138-06:00ta da, the best muffin recipe by Martha Stewart nope, the ipad says no to blogger! I can't get in the text field box!!!!!Corgimomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14183770066954829277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708909.post-28897554791909162172010-07-31T17:33:00.001-06:002010-07-31T17:33:10.013-06:00Fantastic blueberry muffins<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90069191@N00/4847244515/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4110/4847244515_855867c6aa_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90069191@N00/4847244515/">Fantastic blueberry muffins</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/90069191@N00/">CorgiMom</a>. </span></div>The other day at the store I bought a box of Jiffy blueberry muffins. I read<br />the box and it said it used imitation blueberries! Scandalous, I thought.<br /><br />That's why I really love these fantastic Martha Stewart recipe fruit muffins<br />with blueberries. I made them and they have delish streusel on the top full<br />of butter and sugar:)<br clear="all" />Corgimomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14183770066954829277noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708909.post-22734455295088341172010-07-31T17:27:00.003-06:002010-07-31T17:27:58.461-06:00Trouble!<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90069191@N00/4847234263/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4089/4847234263_dda8173dce_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90069191@N00/4847234263/">Trouble!</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/90069191@N00/">CorgiMom</a>. </span></div>WE all love this donut shop. MMmmm....<br clear="all" />Corgimomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14183770066954829277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708909.post-12981244255567210162010-07-31T17:27:00.001-06:002010-07-31T17:27:41.177-06:00At the donut shop<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90069191@N00/4847233361/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4111/4847233361_a39300fa5a_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90069191@N00/4847233361/">At the donut shop</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/90069191@N00/">CorgiMom</a>. </span></div>This guy made me smile, and smile, and smile. We saw him at the donut shop<br />with a group of his friends. His hair was so awesome that I left the shop,<br />and re-entered to be "that goofy person who asks if I can take a picture"<br />and he smiled and said, "sure."<br /><br />When I am old I want to be him. I want to have that great sense of humor,<br />and that indifference to the judgments of others. And to feel comfortable to<br />be silly and outrageous whenever I please.<br clear="all" />Corgimomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14183770066954829277noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708909.post-389168034588756192010-04-13T13:58:00.003-06:002010-04-13T14:09:02.473-06:00Something NOT to do when painting your new bathroomWell, since I have a big belly with a baby inside I wasn't painting, but I was doing a little assistance for my hubby. First, I picked out the primer without help at the store. I thought I had read as much of the words on it to make this decision wisely. It was Kilz, and it was odorless. I thought that would be a great choice. Well, I also like to tint my primer before painting, and used a bit of the new Valspar Elan Kitchen and Bath paint to do so. I figured I couldn't go wrong with this, since it was the wall color I'd picked.<br /><br />Fast forward- poor DH is up late into the night, nearly having to trowel this stuff on. He kept telling me how thick it was, and we figured it was just the crazy primer. He also reported that it was impossible to clean up out of my trusty favorite paint brush, so he had to throw it out. Apparently it required mineral spirits which we didn't have.<br /><br />Fast forward again to the next day. Hmmm... our brand new drywall is textured now. How did that happen?<br /><br />Troy thought it was the primer, since it and the paint was so thick. The contractor thought it was the paint, since it may have dried quickly and didn't get a chance to spread smooth. Late last night I was glancing at the empty primer can and read "oil-based" on it. Hmmm... that was news to me. Seems like I had mixed oil-based primer with latex paint. Like mixing oil and water, but worse. Now we know what not to do, and have to sand down the bumpy, plaster-like texture, and buy more paint to re-paint the walls. Ooops. All because I didn't take the time to stand in line and ask the Home Depot people my question.Corgimomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14183770066954829277noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708909.post-4534043174987012992010-04-13T13:53:00.002-06:002010-04-13T13:58:28.059-06:00latest obsessionsDavid Bromstad's HGTV Color Splash show- I love design with color and he is so willing to do whatever style the homeowner is inspired by. He also has lots of artsy elements to his design. He always does some type of awesome acrylic painting which makes me want to paint, and has the most amazing designs.<br /><br />Here's a tip he shared on the show today, use your accent color at three different heights to create continuity and keep the eye moving.<br /><br />I'll have to assess my bathroom design thus far and see if I followed it or not.<br /><br />Other obsession- is Trader Joe's Triple Ginger cookies. I always like ginger, but when I'm pregnant I want more, more, more! Like the ginger cookie at Turtle Bread Co. Mmm. But these Trader Joe ones use 3 kinds of ginger including crystallized ginger. They are so irresistible I want to sit down with a tub of them and just chow!Corgimomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14183770066954829277noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708909.post-48667494755341886502010-03-23T23:28:00.002-06:002010-03-23T23:31:45.148-06:00Nesting, online?I've been told my "blogs I read" list is outdated. I have to apologize for all the dead links there. Though, really, do I have to apologize for other fellow bloggers ceasing to be so, and thus letting their blogs die out? I'm not really sure. But either way, there's an updated list of some blogs I've been reading and not sharing- and all the links should work! Enjoy responsibly!Corgimomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14183770066954829277noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708909.post-58894659601770848712010-03-23T22:47:00.002-06:002010-03-23T22:51:58.482-06:00ahhhh.....I just took a deep, toasty bath in our brand new tub. The air tub and chromatherapy elements weren't hooked up yet, so I will later experience a full-featured bath, but this was great on its own.<br /><br />Our old tub was a cast iron one, and that meant that it took some work to warm it up, like lots of hot water and patience. Also, the water cooled off quickly. This new tub is acrylic, and "warm to the touch" is known to be a property of acrylic tubs. Well, I took a bath awhile ago and the water is still quite warm. I had to get out since I was getting overheated! Oops, sorry baby. I'll try not to do that again!<br /><br />DH and I should both sleep like rocks- it's his turn to take a tubby now.Corgimomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14183770066954829277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708909.post-40501805630834679202010-03-23T07:24:00.002-06:002010-03-23T07:26:57.011-06:00free pastry day at Starbucks!Thanks MIL for the tip! Go <a href="http://www.twirlit.com/2010/03/23/free-pastry-day-at-starbucks-today-march-23-2010/">here</a> before 10:30 am today. To print your coupon, or just show the baristas there the deal on your mobile.Corgimomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14183770066954829277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708909.post-65949147758651863342010-03-23T07:18:00.002-06:002010-03-23T07:24:46.584-06:0032 weeks pregnantAnd I just cast on for my first knitted item for this baby. A little hat for him to wear after he's born. Those little pink and blue generic striped hospital issues hats are for the babies with non-knitters in their lives. This baby needs a soft cotton handknit hat of his own.<br /><br />It's the same hat pattern I knit for Noah, and very basic. I am considering knitting the child's first initial on it, though for some customization.<br /><br />I've been working part-time and it seems like every client feels the need to acknowledge how much bigger I am at this session, than I was at the last. I decided once my belly width measures my height, then I will know baby-time is right around the corner! I'm 5'10 so there's a ways to go by that standard!Corgimomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14183770066954829277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708909.post-48511422667114297882010-03-23T07:13:00.003-06:002010-03-23T07:17:08.085-06:00I had an inquiry for the marshmallow fondant recipe that I used- <a href="http://allrecipes.com/recipe/marshmallow-fondant/detail.aspx"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">here</span> </a>it is. I have to admit, I sampled it a bit when it was finished- without the cake!Corgimomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14183770066954829277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708909.post-47197965926783458742010-03-21T20:38:00.001-06:002010-03-21T20:38:04.569-06:00Noah's favorite art project at Grammy and Ba-pa's house<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90069191@N00/4453126636/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4034/4453126636_50469437fe_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90069191@N00/4453126636/">Noah's favorite art project at Grammy and Ba-pa's house</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/90069191@N00/">CorgiMom</a>. </span></div>Having a blast, making a mess. Don't worry mom, we cleaned it up! Dot dot<br />dot!!!!<br clear="all" />Corgimomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14183770066954829277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708909.post-50133391078360085222010-03-21T20:36:00.003-06:002010-03-21T20:36:10.668-06:00Marshmallow fondant, a cake for elzbieta<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90069191@N00/4452345145/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4070/4452345145_f2ed847c41_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90069191@N00/4452345145/">Marshmallow fondant, a cake for elzbieta</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/90069191@N00/">CorgiMom</a>. </span></div>I wanted to make a fondant-ed cake for my friend's big b-day. I went to<br />walmart and saw ready-made fondue from Wilton cake decorating. I read the<br />ingredients. It horrified me to see that glycerin was listed amidst many<br />other weird non-edible sounding things.<br />I put that package back and went online to read for a fondant recipe. I<br />found many but also read that many people think fondant tastes rather<br />inedible. Well, that sounded unpleasant. Then, I came across marshmallow<br />fondant. I picked a recipe and made it 2 days in advance so that it could<br />"set". It was made of tons of powdered sugar, marshmallows, and a little<br />water and vanilla extract. It tasted like a gourmet Peep easter candy. My<br />friend loved her daisy mmfondant cake, and I enjoyed some too.<br clear="all" />Corgimomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14183770066954829277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708909.post-49557947609693340282010-03-21T20:36:00.001-06:002010-03-21T20:36:06.118-06:00Marshmallow fondant, a cake for elzbieta<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90069191@N00/4452344733/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4013/4452344733_c8b981725e_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90069191@N00/4452344733/">Marshmallow fondant, a cake for elzbieta</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/90069191@N00/">CorgiMom</a>. </span></div>I wanted to make a fondant-ed cake for my friend's big b-day. I went to<br />walmart and saw ready-made fondue from Wilton cake decorating. I read the<br />ingredients. It horrified me to see that glycerin was listed amidst many<br />other weird non-edible sounding things.<br />I put that package back and went online to read for a fondant recipe. I<br />found many but also read that many people think fondant tastes rather<br />inedible. Well, that sounded unpleasant. Then, I came across marshmallow<br />fondant. I picked a recipe and made it 2 days in advance so that it could<br />"set". It was made of tons of powdered sugar, marshmallows, and a little<br />water and vanilla extract. It tasted like a gourmet Peep easter candy. My<br />friend loved her daisy mmfondant cake, and I enjoyed some too.<br clear="all" />Corgimomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14183770066954829277noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708909.post-74537994898636555262010-03-21T20:35:00.001-06:002010-03-21T20:35:58.793-06:00Marshmallow fondant, a cake for elzbieta<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90069191@N00/4453120210/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4065/4453120210_6dbbf1278d_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90069191@N00/4453120210/">Marshmallow fondant, a cake for elzbieta</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/90069191@N00/">CorgiMom</a>. </span></div>I wanted to make a fondant-ed cake for my friend's big b-day. I went to<br />walmart and saw ready-made fondue from Wilton cake decorating. I read the<br />ingredients. It horrified me to see that glycerin was listed amidst many<br />other weird non-edible sounding things.<br />I put that package back and went online to read for a fondant recipe. I<br />found many but also read that many people think fondant tastes rather<br />inedible. Well, that sounded unpleasant. Then, I came across marshmallow<br />fondant. I picked a recipe and made it 2 days in advance so that it could<br />"set". It was made of tons of powdered sugar, marshmallows, and a little<br />water and vanilla extract. It tasted like a gourmet Peep easter candy. My<br />friend loved her daisy mmfondant cake, and I enjoyed some too.<br clear="all" />Corgimomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14183770066954829277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708909.post-38762921050873784792010-03-21T20:30:00.001-06:002010-03-21T20:30:08.868-06:00Making rice krispie bars<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90069191@N00/4453102234/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4062/4453102234_59f7721b39_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90069191@N00/4453102234/">Making rice krispie bars</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/90069191@N00/">CorgiMom</a>. </span></div>With my being pregnant I have been getting tired really easily. So, I have<br />been trying to come up with fun at-home activities to do. One morning we<br />made rice krispie bars. I never realized making treats could also incite so<br />many tantrums. He wanted the marshmallows, the PB, then the marshmallows<br />again, and then finally, the chocolate chips. Since you can't just make them<br />plain! I added a little PB to the marshmallow/krispie mix to add some<br />protein, then melted more PB with some chocolate to top them. He was happy<br />at the end though, as he got to lick off a yummy-coated spatula.<br clear="all" />Corgimomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14183770066954829277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708909.post-2093045819865661732010-03-21T20:28:00.009-06:002010-03-21T20:28:43.492-06:00Not all smiles!<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90069191@N00/4453097530/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4031/4453097530_d9033a7a91_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90069191@N00/4453097530/">Not all smiles!</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/90069191@N00/">CorgiMom</a>. </span></div>Grumpy face<br clear="all" />Corgimomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14183770066954829277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708909.post-24349963968960569242010-03-21T20:28:00.007-06:002010-03-21T20:28:13.817-06:00Vintage bathroom pics<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90069191@N00/4453095918/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4069/4453095918_3bed85b07d_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90069191@N00/4453095918/">Vintage bathroom pics</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/90069191@N00/">CorgiMom</a>. </span></div>Goodbye pink and black tiles...non-ventilated bathroom and the mildew you<br />left us...<br clear="all" />Corgimomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14183770066954829277noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708909.post-68051365712766305352010-03-21T20:28:00.005-06:002010-03-21T20:28:10.283-06:00Vintage bathroom pics<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90069191@N00/4453095692/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2716/4453095692_cfc37c74a8_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90069191@N00/4453095692/">Vintage bathroom pics</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/90069191@N00/">CorgiMom</a>. </span></div>Goodbye pink and black tiles...non-ventilated bathroom and the mildew you<br />left us...<br clear="all" />Corgimomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14183770066954829277noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708909.post-21307732785587990262010-03-21T20:28:00.003-06:002010-03-21T20:28:06.367-06:00Vintage bathroom pics<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90069191@N00/4453095472/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4040/4453095472_6772fe504a_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90069191@N00/4453095472/">Vintage bathroom pics</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/90069191@N00/">CorgiMom</a>. </span></div>Goodbye pink and black tiles...non-ventilated bathroom and the mildew you<br />left us...<br clear="all" />Corgimomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14183770066954829277noreply@blogger.com0