Sorry, no pictures of this one. But it was plate lickin good, no joke! We had meatballs with brown gravy and some dill sprinkled in. On the side there were Brussels sprouts with a zesty lemon butter Worcester sauce. I would have also done something with potatoes if my tummy wasn't already partway full of Dry Dock Vanilla Porter! I liked this meal quite a lot and plan on making it again. I think it will be great for on a chilly truly Autumnal evening. I hope to remember to get pictures too!
Monday, September 7, 2015
Sunday, July 12, 2015
Summer Time Adventures
It's been a "busy but not" type of summer here. The Girl has spent much of her summer break being grounded. I've worked a fair amount. We've done a little prospecting as a family, including a camping trip out on a claim of a friend of ours. I went to my first Rockies game of this season with a girl friend and we're going as a family later in August too. I decided to start taking The Girl and I to a different church which I'm liking lots!
Distraction is setting in big time. I should probably have some lunch and gather my thoughts some more before I try to blog further for today.
Distraction is setting in big time. I should probably have some lunch and gather my thoughts some more before I try to blog further for today.
Friday, March 6, 2015
Testing, 123
This is just a test blog to see how things are going with my tablet app. Yesterday was a wonderful day. I got to paint my nails and J surprised me by getting my own gun! That's all for now and I hope to be back tonight to chat about yummy stuff!
Monday, February 23, 2015
Sunday Night Recap: Root Beer Pulled Pork
After a snowy weekend filled with cuddling up on the couch wrapped up in my bathrobe and a blanket and binge watching Game of Thrones, I'm struggling to be productive this Monday. Miracles abound and the kitchen table has been almost completely decluttered and wiped down. Then it will be time to slay the dishes beast again and what ever else pops up.
The pork last night turned out really well. The Comfort of Cooking provided my recipe. My roast was 4 pounds so I used two cans of root beer, and I didn't measure out the barbeque sauce 'cause I like to live dangerously in that way. We used cornmeal dusted Kaiser Rolls and had the potato and deviled egg salad on the side.
Don't be alarmed if you see layout changed going on here. I've been getting a little bored with how things look around here and I want the blog to be a little more organized and prettier. While I'm working on things though, it's going to be bare and simple because the "just right" images haven't been found yet. This morning I spent about an hour going through old posts and labeling them for future changes. There are still many more archived posts which should be labeled too, but I shouldn't be spending too much more time with that today. Yesterday the blog template pages sucked me in for almost two hours but nothing really looked good!
Time to get bundled up, go outside, and shovel out my Pilot so I can buzz off to my appointment and then I need to stop by Target to get a new small notebook for my daily to do lists. The previous one has gone MIA and it's driving me crazy not having it.
The pork last night turned out really well. The Comfort of Cooking provided my recipe. My roast was 4 pounds so I used two cans of root beer, and I didn't measure out the barbeque sauce 'cause I like to live dangerously in that way. We used cornmeal dusted Kaiser Rolls and had the potato and deviled egg salad on the side.
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| Root Beer Pulled Pork with Potato and Deviled Egg Salad |
Time to get bundled up, go outside, and shovel out my Pilot so I can buzz off to my appointment and then I need to stop by Target to get a new small notebook for my daily to do lists. The previous one has gone MIA and it's driving me crazy not having it.
Sunday, February 22, 2015
Snowy Sunday
Well, I'm not usually one to blog in the afternoon these days but I don't want to wait until evening. I'm really excited for dinner. Unusually so. More excited than I was about the Philly Cheesesteak sandwiches. If that's possible. And, I don't know if I'm actually going to blog about tonight's dinner tonight. I think I might be getting too caught up in playing an internet Cards Against Humanity knock-off with some of our grown up online buddies (not that we have child online buddies but, you know...) not to mention eating and shooting the kitchen yumminess in progress right now. I promise there's going to be some pictures. Patience, Grasshopper.
It's snowing here today. Not as bad as it is in the North Eastern USA but still, a decent storm is blowing through the Rockies right now. But you wouldn't know that by looking at how Tai-Grr was situated a little while ago.
Look at all that lovely light on him! One would think it was 80 degrees and sunny out! Nope!
That is what our yard looks like right now. There's no point in sharing the badly composed shot I took out of my front window showing some of the sky because it's the same color as the ground anyway. Which prompted me to put this together early this afternoon for dinner tonight.....
It's Root Beer Slow Roasted Pork in the Crock Pot! We're going to slather that stuff on those corn meal dusted Kaiser rolls after it's been fork-pulled and doused with that scrumptious barbeque sauce. My Marshmallow Girl picked out the potato and deviled egg salad. I'm debating on if I want to put forth the effort to cook up some peas or corn on the side too. You will just have to check back later to see!
It's snowing here today. Not as bad as it is in the North Eastern USA but still, a decent storm is blowing through the Rockies right now. But you wouldn't know that by looking at how Tai-Grr was situated a little while ago.
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| Mo-om, you woke me up! |
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| I was standing in the bathtub, dry as a bone, to take this shot. |
It's Root Beer Slow Roasted Pork in the Crock Pot! We're going to slather that stuff on those corn meal dusted Kaiser rolls after it's been fork-pulled and doused with that scrumptious barbeque sauce. My Marshmallow Girl picked out the potato and deviled egg salad. I'm debating on if I want to put forth the effort to cook up some peas or corn on the side too. You will just have to check back later to see!
Saturday, February 21, 2015
Philly Cheese Steak Sandwiches
These home made Philly Cheese sandwiches were really, really good. At the market, we were debating on if we should have gotten more of the meat even though it wasn't a great deal and I thought we should have. I was right.
I looked up a recipe for making the sandwiches because it isn't something I usually make, and I stink when it comes to guessing how much seasoning to put in things. But I'm getting better at it! We used to get the Raybern's Philly Cheesesteak sandwiches almost every time I went to Costco but our local warehouse stopped carrying them. When I got that confirmed, I almost cried. But, as I was reading The Pioneer Woman's recipe the chuckles which ensued made up for that! I have about as much authority to make cheese steak sandwiches as Ree does but this still turned out really well. I also wish Ree was my adopted sister, or aunt or something. I am starting to really love her, as much as one can love a celebrity.
As usual, I didn't stick with the recipe very well. I never do. So there! I cooked the beef like regular with some butter in the pan. I wish it would have broken up easier but it still got eaten up just fine! It was only a pound's worth and we all were wishing there was two pounds of it. We're not huge on peppers and onions here so I only sliced up half of a small red pepper, and half of a small red onion. I sauteed those with butter and garlic. My man had light onion and peppers on his but I decided to kind of pile mine on, as seen below. The kiddo had no veggies on hers. We don't do Velveeta type cheese stuff here so I improvised and melted some cream cheese with milk, and seasoned it with a ground red and black pepper blend. It wasn't as gooey and melty as I was hoping it would be but it still tasted OK. The rolls were toasted in a sauce pan on the stove top with guess what? More butter!
We didn't have a side dish with it. I kind of counted the peppers as a veggie and the sandwiches are pretty hearty. Next time I might do some sort of salad or something else, good and greasy like tater tots or home made fries.
And here's the yumminess. Definitely a repeat, hands down all around the table. Next time there will be more meat, and more tweaking with the cheese sauce. Maybe more garlic. And if more butter sneaks in too, I won't call my kitchen bouncer to lay the smack down.
I looked up a recipe for making the sandwiches because it isn't something I usually make, and I stink when it comes to guessing how much seasoning to put in things. But I'm getting better at it! We used to get the Raybern's Philly Cheesesteak sandwiches almost every time I went to Costco but our local warehouse stopped carrying them. When I got that confirmed, I almost cried. But, as I was reading The Pioneer Woman's recipe the chuckles which ensued made up for that! I have about as much authority to make cheese steak sandwiches as Ree does but this still turned out really well. I also wish Ree was my adopted sister, or aunt or something. I am starting to really love her, as much as one can love a celebrity.
As usual, I didn't stick with the recipe very well. I never do. So there! I cooked the beef like regular with some butter in the pan. I wish it would have broken up easier but it still got eaten up just fine! It was only a pound's worth and we all were wishing there was two pounds of it. We're not huge on peppers and onions here so I only sliced up half of a small red pepper, and half of a small red onion. I sauteed those with butter and garlic. My man had light onion and peppers on his but I decided to kind of pile mine on, as seen below. The kiddo had no veggies on hers. We don't do Velveeta type cheese stuff here so I improvised and melted some cream cheese with milk, and seasoned it with a ground red and black pepper blend. It wasn't as gooey and melty as I was hoping it would be but it still tasted OK. The rolls were toasted in a sauce pan on the stove top with guess what? More butter!
We didn't have a side dish with it. I kind of counted the peppers as a veggie and the sandwiches are pretty hearty. Next time I might do some sort of salad or something else, good and greasy like tater tots or home made fries.
And here's the yumminess. Definitely a repeat, hands down all around the table. Next time there will be more meat, and more tweaking with the cheese sauce. Maybe more garlic. And if more butter sneaks in too, I won't call my kitchen bouncer to lay the smack down.
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| Home made Philly Cheesesteak Sandwiches, open-faced for the money shot. |
Thursday, February 19, 2015
Sort Of Midwestern USA?
Tonight's dinner was inspired by the Midwestern USA. I baked the chicken with dabs of butter on top and sprinkled spices on top: sage, dill, parsley, and mustard. Couldn't really taste the mustard very well and am thinking that BBQ sauce on the chicken might have been better but it seemed too heavy for the wild rice side I made. The grains didn't cook long enough but they were tasty with the chopped Craisins and oregano. We also had corn with butter and black pepper.
While using the mini food processor to chop the Craisins (because after chopping a little bit by hand I realized that would take forEVER) I decided I need to get another Handy Chopper, like what Pampered Chef sells. The mini food processor is indeed great for things like salsas and sauces (yum, fresh pesto!) but those blades are just too high up to do any good with the tiny things like Craisins or garlic cloves.
And I just gotta say, goodness my back has been achy all day! If I breathe in too deep, there's sharp pains. About halfway through my short shift today, some muscle relaxers or a couple good strong cocktails sounded like a really good idea. So I think I'm going up to soak in the tub for a bit.
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| Wild Rice with Craisins and Oregano, Buttery Baked Chicken with Herbs, and Black Pepper Buttered Corn |
And I just gotta say, goodness my back has been achy all day! If I breathe in too deep, there's sharp pains. About halfway through my short shift today, some muscle relaxers or a couple good strong cocktails sounded like a really good idea. So I think I'm going up to soak in the tub for a bit.
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Some Salmon and Cleverness
Last night we had Japanese inspired salmon with Salted Edamame and Rice with Toasted Sesame Seeds and Seasoned Rice Vinegar. I remembered to take pictures!
The flavors of the salmon sauce were nice but I was not impressed with the fish itself. It seemed much more fishy than salmon usually is. Not sure if it's because it was a thin cut, or what. I think I will be sticking with the thicker, more steak like cuts in the future.
Our base recipe came from Real Simple.com and I tweaked it a tad. What chef worth her salt doesn't tweak recipes? I substituted dried ginger because I didn't have any fresh. After taste testing I added one more tablespoon of honey and 1/8th a teaspoon more of the dried ginger. I was concerned that since the cut of salmon was so thin, broiling would dry it out too much so it got baked in the oven. As it was cooking, the leftover sauce was slowly boiled on the stove top to spoon on top
For the rice I just prepared it as usual, then stirred in some toasted sesame seeds and drizzled with the seasoned rice vinegar.
The edamame were simply boiled in water with a couple teaspoons of salt, but so simple it was delicious!
Nothing bugs me more than pawing through drawers looking for measuring cups and spoons! This morning I was hit with a little inspiration. A while ago I bought a set of steel measuring cups and they were gathered together on a ring, which I loved because it seems like measuring cups always get lost one by one and these are kept together so nicely! This morning I saw an extra ring and carabiner clip in my tea cupboard so I took the cups off their ring and transferred them to the clip. Then my beloved Pampered Chef Adjustable Measuring Spoons got put on the rings and added onto the clip. Let me tell you, that sure made my morning! I feel so clever! When I bragged about it to my Precious he dubbed me the "Commando Cook". I love it!
A week ago I made a delicious Guinness Slow Roasted Pork and veggies in the Crock Pot and am driving myself nuts trying to find the recipe I used! I really want to make it again sometime soon because it was good, but a little too much onion for my taste.
Now I'm sitting here trying to think if there's anything good hiding in the kitchen to make for dinner. I'm thinking that we'll need to sneak in a quick grocery trip after work if we're going to eat tonight. There is some Tuna Helper Fettuccine Alfredo in the cupboard but I'm turning up my nose at that and only want to use it as a last resort. Sorry little Helper Hand!
Well, time for me to get going on my other stuff for the day. Stay tuned for more kitchen adventures with the Commando Cook! =)
The flavors of the salmon sauce were nice but I was not impressed with the fish itself. It seemed much more fishy than salmon usually is. Not sure if it's because it was a thin cut, or what. I think I will be sticking with the thicker, more steak like cuts in the future.
Our base recipe came from Real Simple.com and I tweaked it a tad. What chef worth her salt doesn't tweak recipes? I substituted dried ginger because I didn't have any fresh. After taste testing I added one more tablespoon of honey and 1/8th a teaspoon more of the dried ginger. I was concerned that since the cut of salmon was so thin, broiling would dry it out too much so it got baked in the oven. As it was cooking, the leftover sauce was slowly boiled on the stove top to spoon on top
For the rice I just prepared it as usual, then stirred in some toasted sesame seeds and drizzled with the seasoned rice vinegar.
The edamame were simply boiled in water with a couple teaspoons of salt, but so simple it was delicious!
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| Japanese inspired Salmon with Salted Edamame and Rice with Toasted Sesame Seeds and Seasoned Rice Vinegar. |
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| Commando Cook Cleverness! |
Now I'm sitting here trying to think if there's anything good hiding in the kitchen to make for dinner. I'm thinking that we'll need to sneak in a quick grocery trip after work if we're going to eat tonight. There is some Tuna Helper Fettuccine Alfredo in the cupboard but I'm turning up my nose at that and only want to use it as a last resort. Sorry little Helper Hand!
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| Copyright General Mills, Inc. |
Saturday, February 14, 2015
Food Fun
Today I got "The Flavor Bible" because it looked like a unique addition for my cook books and food magazines. I have been missing the good ol' days of a couple years ago when I would live to cook and eat rather than the ho-hum cooking and eating just to live like what has been happening lately.
After flipping through "The Flavor Bible" for an hour or so, I decided to do a simple Swedish Meatballs and baked sliced potatoes for dinner tonight. I contemplated roasting some peas in butter on the stove top too but that didn't happen.
Sorry I don't have any pictures, but here is the tale of this evening's culinary adventure...
For the meatballs I took two cans of Campbell's Cream of Mushroom soup with two cans of water. Next time I'm just going to do one can of water because it ended up being too thin. It was more soupy than saucy. But there was around two teaspoons of coarse ground black pepper and half of a small onion diced and added in which gave a good flavor. I stuck all that in the little crock pot on high heat with some frozen meatballs, since I was starting this at 2 or 3pm. The Campbell's soups seem pretty bland to me, but maybe that is how they are designed to be, for cooking with and fun with spices in the soup on their own?
Our potatoes were a small bunch of red new potatoes sliced 1/16th inch thick or thereabouts. I plan on using a mandolin slicer next time because I nearly took off my fingernails a couple times! Once all sliced up, the potatoes were seasoned with a couple teaspoons of dill weed, the other half of the small onion sliced thin, and some vegetable oil. The potatoes were laid out slightly overlapping in a casserole dish and baked at 400 degrees F for 45 minutes. The recipes I found online said that the potatoes only had to cook for 30 minutes but we're high altitude here. The potatoes didn't get quite as brown as I would have liked so next time they might go under the broiler for a couple minutes after cooking.
This stuff smelled wonderful as it was cooking! I was pleased that the onion wasn't overpowering. We had no leftover potatoes, and just a few meatballs. There is enough of the 'sauce' leftover to heat up for a light soup lunch with a nice big chunk of bread with butter and perhaps a salad.
Yesterday I made a nice tuna salad lunch for the hubby and I. It was two cans of tuna, a few sliced up Baby Gherkin pickles, a packet of Ranch dressing mix, and mayonnaise. Not bad for throwing it together spur of the moment. We both had ours on it's own in a bowl because it was getting a little late for lunch.
Thinking about future dinners, I think the hubby and girl will probably have a Stouffer's lasagna because I have to work until 7:30 tomorrow. But Monday I am going to play with fish. Probably accompanied by pasta and I'm not sure what sort of veggie. Hopefully I will remember to take pictures next time. It's more fun to see the food with the information about it, isn't it?
After flipping through "The Flavor Bible" for an hour or so, I decided to do a simple Swedish Meatballs and baked sliced potatoes for dinner tonight. I contemplated roasting some peas in butter on the stove top too but that didn't happen.
Sorry I don't have any pictures, but here is the tale of this evening's culinary adventure...
For the meatballs I took two cans of Campbell's Cream of Mushroom soup with two cans of water. Next time I'm just going to do one can of water because it ended up being too thin. It was more soupy than saucy. But there was around two teaspoons of coarse ground black pepper and half of a small onion diced and added in which gave a good flavor. I stuck all that in the little crock pot on high heat with some frozen meatballs, since I was starting this at 2 or 3pm. The Campbell's soups seem pretty bland to me, but maybe that is how they are designed to be, for cooking with and fun with spices in the soup on their own?
Our potatoes were a small bunch of red new potatoes sliced 1/16th inch thick or thereabouts. I plan on using a mandolin slicer next time because I nearly took off my fingernails a couple times! Once all sliced up, the potatoes were seasoned with a couple teaspoons of dill weed, the other half of the small onion sliced thin, and some vegetable oil. The potatoes were laid out slightly overlapping in a casserole dish and baked at 400 degrees F for 45 minutes. The recipes I found online said that the potatoes only had to cook for 30 minutes but we're high altitude here. The potatoes didn't get quite as brown as I would have liked so next time they might go under the broiler for a couple minutes after cooking.
This stuff smelled wonderful as it was cooking! I was pleased that the onion wasn't overpowering. We had no leftover potatoes, and just a few meatballs. There is enough of the 'sauce' leftover to heat up for a light soup lunch with a nice big chunk of bread with butter and perhaps a salad.
Yesterday I made a nice tuna salad lunch for the hubby and I. It was two cans of tuna, a few sliced up Baby Gherkin pickles, a packet of Ranch dressing mix, and mayonnaise. Not bad for throwing it together spur of the moment. We both had ours on it's own in a bowl because it was getting a little late for lunch.
Thinking about future dinners, I think the hubby and girl will probably have a Stouffer's lasagna because I have to work until 7:30 tomorrow. But Monday I am going to play with fish. Probably accompanied by pasta and I'm not sure what sort of veggie. Hopefully I will remember to take pictures next time. It's more fun to see the food with the information about it, isn't it?
Monday, September 22, 2014
Day Dreaming
The Mr. and I are going to make our escape from suburbia up to the mountains some day. Last night and today I've been looking at for sale listings online and pondering what life will be like up there. I am planning for us to have hopefully at least one full acre of land to ourselves. I want to start an herb garden again, and grow some veggies too. Keeping some chickens would be nice because they are so zen and fresh eggs are the best! And speaking of critters I think we'd build a little Pet Hotel on the property too so that I can have it for my CT Pet Care. I want all wood and tile floors, a functional properly placed wood burning fire place, a finished basement, and a reasonably landscaped yard. I can't wait to get out of this suburban zombie ville! I probably will apply for jobs up there. But I think I will take a couple months off, at least. Spend some time baking and homesteading and plain old settling in. Really looking forward to moving. Hopefully this will be a reality in no more than two years.
Saturday, July 26, 2014
At Odds
Finding myself at odds with stuff over the past couple weeks or so. I want to withdraw from people and close myself away. I've been hiding it pretty well I think. Yet I also want to talk to someone about stuff but I don't feel like I can word stuff right. I don't know where to start. So I haven't been saying much, if anything. My head and heart feel a little scrambled. I'm hoping that getting this out in the universe will help some, even though it seems vague and jumbled.
Saturday, March 29, 2014
News... I guess.
Well, well. What's been going on?
I've been having a pretty good time at "The 'Bux". I've been rotating around somewhat evenly on the various positions, except for the bar. The shift supervisors never seem to put me on drink making duty. I really wish I knew why, and that it would change. I'm mostly on the front register marking cups and pastry bags and ringing up the lobby customers, along with the various other duties like cleaning up after my messy but lovable baristas and making sure the Pike Place is delectable. Once in a while I"ll "man" the drive through. I like taking the orders better than being at the window. My hips are at just the right height to constantly be banging up against the window sill and the register drawers over there are about to fall apart, making them wobbly and hard to close. All in all though, I love my times wearing the Green Apron and it's been nice to be able to help the green beans learn their stuff. I love most of my customers and the income of tips isn't too shabby either.
We haven't been out prospecting for gold much lately. It's been interesting to watch Gold Rush, and I'm wondering about some stuff. I think they ended the season somewhat abruptly. I wasn't thrilled with the last episode. I wonder what the Hoffman crew is going to do next? I'm really glad Grandpa Schnabel got to see Parker's wonderful hauls from his old ground. I'll be looking around for some Gold Rush fan blogs and checking out the twitter and facebook pages for the miners to keep up to date with them
We now own guns. So far we have a shotgun (Mossberg 930 SPX) and a pistol (Glock G20 Gen4). We invested in the firearms to have as "insurance" against big critters and crazy humans for when we go prospecting deep in the wilderness once the weather is nice enough. But, I've discovered that I really like target shooting! I am researching which make and model and caliber will be best for me but I'm really leaning toward a Glock. We have a couple firing ranges close by and I'm going to get my hands on as many rentals as I can before investing in my own gun.
Well, just felt like checking in. Hopefully I can come back to this post tonight after work and add in links to Gold Rush stuff, the gun models, and pictures of my first targets. As my Precious likes to say, "Deuces, yo!"
I've been having a pretty good time at "The 'Bux". I've been rotating around somewhat evenly on the various positions, except for the bar. The shift supervisors never seem to put me on drink making duty. I really wish I knew why, and that it would change. I'm mostly on the front register marking cups and pastry bags and ringing up the lobby customers, along with the various other duties like cleaning up after my messy but lovable baristas and making sure the Pike Place is delectable. Once in a while I"ll "man" the drive through. I like taking the orders better than being at the window. My hips are at just the right height to constantly be banging up against the window sill and the register drawers over there are about to fall apart, making them wobbly and hard to close. All in all though, I love my times wearing the Green Apron and it's been nice to be able to help the green beans learn their stuff. I love most of my customers and the income of tips isn't too shabby either.
We haven't been out prospecting for gold much lately. It's been interesting to watch Gold Rush, and I'm wondering about some stuff. I think they ended the season somewhat abruptly. I wasn't thrilled with the last episode. I wonder what the Hoffman crew is going to do next? I'm really glad Grandpa Schnabel got to see Parker's wonderful hauls from his old ground. I'll be looking around for some Gold Rush fan blogs and checking out the twitter and facebook pages for the miners to keep up to date with them
We now own guns. So far we have a shotgun (Mossberg 930 SPX) and a pistol (Glock G20 Gen4). We invested in the firearms to have as "insurance" against big critters and crazy humans for when we go prospecting deep in the wilderness once the weather is nice enough. But, I've discovered that I really like target shooting! I am researching which make and model and caliber will be best for me but I'm really leaning toward a Glock. We have a couple firing ranges close by and I'm going to get my hands on as many rentals as I can before investing in my own gun.
Well, just felt like checking in. Hopefully I can come back to this post tonight after work and add in links to Gold Rush stuff, the gun models, and pictures of my first targets. As my Precious likes to say, "Deuces, yo!"
Monday, February 3, 2014
Ramblings, anyone?
Hello there!
I've got lots of Caffe Verona in me, and so far this Monday is turning out to be Blessed in many ways and productive. Marshmallow Girl had to be driven to school, therefore I got dressed. So I seized the opportunity to stop by work and take care of some financial stuff. Originally I was just going to put that off until this afternoon and go in early and then clock in to my shift. I need to speak to my manager about something too and she wasn't in the shop yet so I will still be going in early but now if I don't catch her at least I've taken care of that other stuff.
I feel called to blog more, but flounder about for concrete things to write about. So many topics, so little time! And so many distractions!
I came across an old book a while ago as I was digging through old moving boxes looking for something else. I've dusted off "Blogging Tips: What bloggers won't tell you about blogging" by Lorelle Van Fossen and have frequent nudges to be more disciplined about blogging more often. Lorelle encourages "Blog your passion!" and that is why, I think, I've had so much trouble blogging consistently. There are so many things I'm passionate about, it seems. She also gives lots of tips about planning your blog. I'm not really a planner. Are you shocked to read that?
I'm not really certain if blogging is a thing for me. Why did I even start this blog in the first place? Who is reading my blog? What do they want to read about? If I were to connect with other bloggers would this blogging thing be easier? Do people accept blogging as a hobby now, or is it mainly do it for the money?
Time for me to stop pondering and picking at my chronically chapped lip. There are critters to feed (including me!), grocery shops to plan, loads of laundry to do, and work to get ready for. Hopefully this post goes through. It looks like blogger is having technical difficulties with the auto-save and that may be spilling over to the publishing side as well.
Please, readers, give feed back! What do you want to see here? Why do you come by and read?
I've got lots of Caffe Verona in me, and so far this Monday is turning out to be Blessed in many ways and productive. Marshmallow Girl had to be driven to school, therefore I got dressed. So I seized the opportunity to stop by work and take care of some financial stuff. Originally I was just going to put that off until this afternoon and go in early and then clock in to my shift. I need to speak to my manager about something too and she wasn't in the shop yet so I will still be going in early but now if I don't catch her at least I've taken care of that other stuff.
I feel called to blog more, but flounder about for concrete things to write about. So many topics, so little time! And so many distractions!
I came across an old book a while ago as I was digging through old moving boxes looking for something else. I've dusted off "Blogging Tips: What bloggers won't tell you about blogging" by Lorelle Van Fossen and have frequent nudges to be more disciplined about blogging more often. Lorelle encourages "Blog your passion!" and that is why, I think, I've had so much trouble blogging consistently. There are so many things I'm passionate about, it seems. She also gives lots of tips about planning your blog. I'm not really a planner. Are you shocked to read that?
I'm not really certain if blogging is a thing for me. Why did I even start this blog in the first place? Who is reading my blog? What do they want to read about? If I were to connect with other bloggers would this blogging thing be easier? Do people accept blogging as a hobby now, or is it mainly do it for the money?
Time for me to stop pondering and picking at my chronically chapped lip. There are critters to feed (including me!), grocery shops to plan, loads of laundry to do, and work to get ready for. Hopefully this post goes through. It looks like blogger is having technical difficulties with the auto-save and that may be spilling over to the publishing side as well.
Please, readers, give feed back! What do you want to see here? Why do you come by and read?
Friday, December 6, 2013
Happy Heart and Tummy!
It's been a little while, huh? I hope you are all safe and warm and happy!
Life is pretty good here. I'm working my part time job, and getting nice hours clocked up. I've gotten to do some Christmas shopping and spread happy holiday cheer. The outdoor decorating must wait until it warms up at least a wee bit because the husband is forbidding me to go out and do so while this Arctic Front is passing through. Not as if my fingers could function in temps this low anyway! Thankfully many of our neighbors got their Christmas lights out and I love seeing theirs and am greatly looking forward to putting ours up!
This morning my heart and tummy are happy! I got to have cuddles with my man and girl before the off to school insanity started, and breakfast was some cinnamon roll oatmeal and a cranberry orange scone warmed up and some delicious home brewed Christmas Blend Espresso roast. I've been craving a Caramel Brulee Latte since about 1:45 yesterday afternoon. I also found this positively adorable picture the other night and it is now staring at me from my desktop!
I need to convince myself that these flannel jammies must be changed into day clothes. There's an eye doc appointment to go to and errands to run before my girl gets home from school and then we have our bi-weekly coffee date. Well I have the coffee, she has a steamer or hot cocoa. And we split something from the pastry case. More happy heart time! =)
May you all have a fabulous Friday, and a wonderful weekend!
Life is pretty good here. I'm working my part time job, and getting nice hours clocked up. I've gotten to do some Christmas shopping and spread happy holiday cheer. The outdoor decorating must wait until it warms up at least a wee bit because the husband is forbidding me to go out and do so while this Arctic Front is passing through. Not as if my fingers could function in temps this low anyway! Thankfully many of our neighbors got their Christmas lights out and I love seeing theirs and am greatly looking forward to putting ours up!
This morning my heart and tummy are happy! I got to have cuddles with my man and girl before the off to school insanity started, and breakfast was some cinnamon roll oatmeal and a cranberry orange scone warmed up and some delicious home brewed Christmas Blend Espresso roast. I've been craving a Caramel Brulee Latte since about 1:45 yesterday afternoon. I also found this positively adorable picture the other night and it is now staring at me from my desktop!
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| Isn't this one of the cutest things ever?! It would only be better if it were a cat. Not sure how well the mugs as eyes and mouth would translate into a feline face though. |
May you all have a fabulous Friday, and a wonderful weekend!
Friday, November 22, 2013
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Simple Things
Hot Black Chai, a cozy bathrobe, roof over my head, meds for my headache... Those are the things I'm thankful for tonight.
Saturday, November 16, 2013
PBG
Grateful for J staying home with the Marshmallow despite his headache, while I made a pilgrimage to Premier Bass Guitars. Reconnecting with bassists was fantastic and seeing Dan up and about, still taking care of business despite his ills was inspiring.
Friday, November 15, 2013
Kitten Girls
Thankful for the "kitten girls" making me giggle and smile tonight.
First Wooter sounded like a demon as she attacked the wand toy but now she is peacefully laying next to my legs.
Aurora is rolling around on top of the cat tower, scratching her itches snd looking flirty.
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Saturday, November 9, 2013
Miniature Ocean
Tonight I am thankful for the underwater ecosystem in our family room. Watching the fish swim around and the crustaceans scuttle about is so relaxing. Especially at night, when the tank lighting coaxes the corals and mushrooms into neon mode.
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