I made a pizza today and it looked so good I had to take a picture! After the photo shoot, I tried to cut a slice and realized I had forgotten to grease the pan. gah!
I will say that the bits I could chip away from the damn pan were delicious.
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There is a consignment/antique shop on the grounds where the Huntington Sheep to Shawl Festival is held. It is run by Historical Society volunteers and we call it “The Old Ladies”.
- hey, where did you get that cool new pig cookie jar?
- at the Old Ladies!
- How about that fantastic new deviled egg serving plate?
- at the Old Ladies!!
They have a system for tracking items and making sales that is based on handwritten tags that they either peel off of the item when making the sale or they re-write the tag. Between the failing eyesight and the shaky hands this is quite an endeavor made worse by tags that won’t unpeel! You have to really want whatever it is you are buying. If you try to help or make any suggestions whatsoever you will learn that this is their method and they will not deviate. I can respect that and I learned years ago to stand there quietly and feel very young (even though I’m not!).
The pig had to come home with me. That goes without saying.
The deviled egg plate….. Do you know that I have never made deviled eggs? Despite this I have been wanting one of these plates for sometime! Any killer recipes to share? Any suggestions for what to serve in that center section?
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What a busy couple of days it has been! It began with a celebration of the royal wedding at the shop on Thursday night, encompassed another wedding on Friday night, a Knit a Thon on Saturday, a Sheep to Shawl Festival on Sunday and mixed in with it all was a surprise visit from D#2!
If we are friends on Facebook, you already know that a bunch of us got together to knit the entire Royal Wedding Party. It was a true group effort – some knit the entire person, others knit portions of outfits while others worked hard on the embellishments. We certainly had a lot of laughs. On Thursday night, we had a reception! Anyone who didn’t knit, catered the affair – cucumber sandwiches, scones, wedding cake and champagne, of course!
The Knit a Thon is in its third year, but is a first for us. We were asked to host it this year and it benefits YAI, an organization that helps disabled people and their families. That too was tons of fun with lots of door prizes thrown in! We also raised over $3,100!! although I didn’t get any good pictures. : (
Sunday was the annual Huntington Sheep to Shawl. Huntington combines this with their tulip festival and there is always lots going on. This year, we got to see the militia – they are usually set up at across the street in a largish field. The kids were so cute with their wooden rifles being asked to stand at attention etc. We had great weather and another fun day!
and now I need another weekend to recover from my weekend!
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I realize that by the looks of things around here one might think that I had only one dog. In fact, I have three:
- Bridget, a shepherd mix
- Lucy, a fawn pug
- Poe, the black pug
Only one of them sits in my lap and as a result is frequently in picture range. Lucy and Bridget are older, more refined ladies who are happiest with an occasional scratch and then prefer to nap in peace and quiet. Away from little black pugs and viewfinders.
Somehow, even if I am trying to be all casual about it acting like I’m just on the phone or looking something up – they always seem to know that I am taking their picture. And then they throw me dirty looks and move away or out of the position of unbearable cuteness!
So the blog is black pug heavy as a result.
but OMG how damn cute is he????
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plarn betta
A betta fish made from plarn.
This was a quick, easy and fun project. The only downside was all the static electricity generated – that was annoying. This project calls for those very thin bags – the kind that are in the vegetable aisle at the market – to make it look authentically fishy. I wonder if plarn from the usual checkout bags isn’t quite as filled with static since it is thicker.
Have I yet displayed the depth of my lack of understanding of electrical properties?
Anyway for anyone who is interested in a truly care free pet:
the directions & a closer view
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Kathleen does!
Mr. Kathleen went on a business trip to Hong Kong and brought a present back for me!
Hong Kong Pig Pen
it’s a pen – and he looks like some kind of action figure/hero. The wording says ’Why so serious?’ I have googled it, but can’t find any info. Anyway, I love it and on top of being all pig and all good – it’s one of those pens that feels good in your hand and writes great too!
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So I had a small brainstorm today regarding storage of my smallish, but growing drop spindle collection …..
the antique bottle collection that I inherited from my mother!
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