tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57154159603343759972024-03-19T04:17:12.914-07:00Cassandra Creates...the embellishments of a life in the north-east
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09861633360256076320noreply@blogger.comBlogger129125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715415960334375997.post-55315498451102742262016-05-05T03:15:00.000-07:002016-05-05T03:17:12.077-07:00Weekly Brain Dump - w/ unconnected pictures<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Good morning, my visitors. Did you have some good rest? </div>
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I am considering a name change for the blog. I'm thinking "Before Sun-Up" would be appropriate. Or possibly something about untangling ideas before bed, before sun-up... I don't know yet. I'm chewing on it. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrEQx7teneRiyErVwKuaAMBNnbG6iJfNY5_L3nBo862rMD3g_olmrzGrGaGsbXfoj6DSni-b6noi2zJ85p22Od5DMiP0t9CSw_zBLt-W0-9ty-i_HpaL-H8IR9DUpYpJn0ow-ICz47iR8/s1600/20160504_062941.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrEQx7teneRiyErVwKuaAMBNnbG6iJfNY5_L3nBo862rMD3g_olmrzGrGaGsbXfoj6DSni-b6noi2zJ85p22Od5DMiP0t9CSw_zBLt-W0-9ty-i_HpaL-H8IR9DUpYpJn0ow-ICz47iR8/s640/20160504_062941.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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That part of the day has slowly become my favorite. Tyson and I get up around 4:45am and he bustles around making his lunch and getting ready for work. I stumble through the kitchen getting his breakfast and trying not to bump into thing. Then we sit down to breakfast/coffee/Bible reading and I read until he's done eating and then we take turns the rest of his time that's left.</div>
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After that, he gets his boots on, I hand him his lunch and he's off. </div>
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Then the fun starts. I now have about an hour of half-light quiet where I can get any studying done that I have planned and then, maybe, maybe, hopefully draw or knit and cut leather or lay on the carpet and think of things. It's great, </div>
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I haven't been drawing very much lately, but an itch has been developing and I finally found a subject yesterday. A very fat and happy raccoon has been wandering in around dusk to see if the kids left the compost lid ajar. Tuesday we watched him climb the cherry tree and hang out in a fork about 30 feet up. He was beautiful. These pictures happened the next morning. </div>
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Also this week: London finally got the hair-cut she wanted. She has been asking for shorter hair for a couple weeks now and after being patient and consistent in her request I decided she really did mean it. She has loved it so much! It's as if this new personality was released when she shed her hair. She is so grown-up and fiery! She also loves running by the bathroom mirror to check it out, " I look like a different person..." She ran with this idea and Tuesday afternoon inhabited this disguise shown below.</div>
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It's been rainy this week, but we had a really good weekend and made the most of our Saturday afternoon by hijacking some friends and going for a hike at Robin Park and then doing some Risk playing and teepee tea-partying.</div>
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How has your spring been developing? It's been so nice and gradual this year, it's feeling like an extended season. I hope you can make some good memories in the sun!</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Good morning, sunshine. It's actually cloudy just on the other side of this porch window at my elbow. But little birds are chirping and the trees are glowing with pride over their brand new leaves. The rain this week is helping everything bust out all over.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> I thought we could start the day with some toothsome and nourishing cinnamon-raisin-walnut bread. </span></div>
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Bread baking is an almost daily occurrence in my oven. This is not because I have nothing better to do. This is because home-baked bread is worth it to me. Even if you buy the better flour, like King Arthur Flour, it is such a fraction of the price. Additionally, it will not have any cheap throw away oils or preservatives in it. </div>
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Let's be clear about this: I do not raise or slaughter my own chickens. I do not grow all my own vegetables. I do not keep sheep, sheer wool or spin my own yarn. We no longer cut firewood. What's my point? You do not have to devote your life to being a wilderness "do-it-yourselver" to make your own bread. Choose your battles, and once you get the hang of it, bread is such a worthy and pleasant endeavour.</div>
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If you choose to go the sourdough route you have the added benefit of the grain having been broken down by the useful and healthful bacteria, similar to the bacteria found in yogurt. If you have trouble digesting wheat bread you may find sourdough much more comfortable in your gut.</div>
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This recipe uses a "before bed, before breakfast" sourdough technique that makes frequent bread making possible for a busy Mom. </div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Cinnamon-Raisin-Walnut Sourdough</span></i></b></div>
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<i>1 cup sourdough starter</i></div>
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<i>1 cup warm water</i></div>
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<i>1/2 tsp active dry yeast</i></div>
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<i>2 tsp salt</i></div>
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<i>at least 1/2 cup raisin</i></div>
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<i>at least 2 tsp cinnamon</i></div>
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<i>1/2 cup whole wheat or rye flour</i></div>
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<i>between 1 1/2 cups and 2 cups of all-purpose unbleached flour</i></div>
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<i>cornmeal for baking</i></div>
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In a glass large non-metal bowl mix together all your ingredients up to the all-purpose flour. </div>
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Mix in enough of the flour to get a sticky dough that holds it's shape with a little sagging. Like this:</div>
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Cover it with a towel or a dinner plate and leave it over night at room temperature. </div>
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When you wake up and first make your way to the kitchen peek inside your bowl and breath in the smell of that sourdough doing it's amazing job. It will have spread and filled the bottom of the bowl. </div>
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Stir it with a spoon by pulling the dough up from underneath and stretching it over the top. Do this over and over all the way around until it is fully deflated and smooth. If it is so sticky that it won't pull like elastic, sprinkle some extra flour in until it will come together like a soft ball.</div>
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Turn it out onto the counter with a little flour underneath it fold it over itself a few times, pressing the seams together to make a smoothish shape. You can make it round or oblong.</div>
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Place your shape on an upside- down cookie sheet sprinkled with enough cornmeal to keep from sticking. Leave in a warm place.</div>
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Put a heavy pot with lid in your oven and turn the heat on to 425.. Leave the pot to warm for about 20 minutes to half an hour. You can put your dough on the stove top, just make sure it isn't directly in the way of the vent.</div>
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Bring the pot out to the stove top and quickly sprinkle a little cornmeal in the bottom. The dough also has cornmeal stuck to it so you don't need a lot. Very gently lift your dough into the pot. If it is too floppy, lift the whole cookie sheet and gently turn the dough over on it's side into the pot. BE CAREFUL OF YOUR FINGERS. </div>
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Put the lid on and pot back in the oven for 25 minutes. </div>
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After 25 minutes carefully remove the lid and turn your oven down to 350. The bread will be pale, and at this stage it is up to you how crispy you decide to let it get. Try 10 minutes without the lid and see how it looks. If it still looks a little light give it 5 more minutes.</div>
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When it looks right, take everything out and let the bread cool on a rack. Do not cut it when it's still steaming. This is still part of the baking and the inside will be gummy if you rush it.</div>
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It's a lot of writing, but once you've got the feel of it you can bake this bread by principle. Trying adding more flour to make a little stiffer of a dough, Try some seeds, or stone ground flour. Herbs and minced garlic make e a wonderful dinner bread.</div>
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And if you have success, I would love to hear about it.</div>
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How many times have you bought a jar of tahini? You open it up, stir and stir and stir that rock hard sediment at the bottom splashing sesame oil all over your hands, get it perfectly smooth and creamy. You make your delicious batch of hummus, and then that jar that you worked so hard for, and paid a fair amount for, goes in the fridge. Which is such a shame. </div>
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You see it sitting next to the peanut butter. You think "I really should find some way to use that up." You take out the peanut butter, and forget about the tahini. Maybe even until it spoils. </div>
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The first idea I have for you is to mosey over to <b>Smitten Kitchen</b>. She has a - <b>Carrot Tahini Muffin -</b> recipe that I had to try because it sounded so wacky. It was really good! I highly recommend going all the way with the tahini glaze on top. The only difference with mine was that I added some orange to brighten up the flavors a little (thus the orange on my cutting board below), but I will leave it out next time and just enjoy the earthy sesame flavor.</div>
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This next one is of my own. Have you heard of the 3 ingredient peanut butter cookies? Peanut butter, sugar, and eggs mixed together to turn out as a fudgy, almost truffle like cookie? This is a vegan version with tahini substituting some of the peanut butter. It has a grown-up complicated flavor that is so nice with coffee.</div>
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Bake for about 8 minutes. If they look wet bake them for another minute. But trust me, leave these soft. The fudgey center is completely safe because there aren't any eggs!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09861633360256076320noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715415960334375997.post-89556049737530753502016-04-26T05:11:00.003-07:002016-04-26T05:11:52.873-07:00beauty among the brown<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Does discontent lead to wanderlust, or does wanderlust lead to discontent? </div>
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Either way, I've had a bad case of both this spring A few f our friends and family have gone on some major trips, or relocated. Watching them go through the excitement of change gets my imagination working over-time. I've lived in the same place for almost 10 years (not because of a lack of effort on my part) and there are just so many other places to be!</div>
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But I do live in a beautiful place, so the other night when I went for a walk I grabbed my camera and made an effort to find the beauty around me and enjoy where I am. If I had moved here from somewhere else there would be plenty of things to be excited about. These pictures are all from within 5 feet of the road, and it took me about 25 minutes to find them. </div>
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While I was shooting them it struck me that with such a brown backdrop the fresh little shoots really glow with their colors, and their sharp miniature shapes stand out a little clearer.</div>
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I like the thought that these signs probably had a very inhospitable message on them at one point. And there's no trace of it left.</div>
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Over the winter I bought a pair of TOMS shoes online and stashed them until them the weather got nice. Since I pulled them out I've worn almost nothing else! They really are as comfortable as everyone has said and I'm already a little worried about that inevitable day when they've worn out. And they will, there's nothing to them. They are canvas with a foam bottom. </div>
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Which is why I will also never pay full price for them. But they are REEAALLY comfortable. So I'm going to make some. This is my first attempt at getting the shaping right. If you have any tips or ideas about what to use for a sole, or on getting the upper more structured, let me know in the comments. </div>
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I started by rolling the shoe across a piece of paper and following the shape with my pencil as it went. it gave me this outline, which turned out to be too big, but we'll get to that later.</div>
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I cut my pattern piece out of canvas and started pinching it around my foot to see where the darts should be...</div>
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... then I pinned the darts in place.</div>
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I marked the fold where the dart started and where the fold lay against the fabric.</div>
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then I unpinned the darts and marked my points on my paper version so I could recreate it for the other shoe.</div>
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I put the darts back in and top stitched them into place. Here's my toe box!</div>
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I folded the raw edge under the stitched it in place</div>
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I did the same tracing technique for the heal piece and this is what I came up with. I folded and stitched the top edge.</div>
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Then I draped both pieces onto my foot making sure the toe box wasn't pulled too tightly back and pinned the heal to the top at their intersection.</div>
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The bottom of the heal was obviously going to be a little floppy so I put a small dart there as well. Then I stitched along the side seams and the instep seams and hold the front and back parts together.</div>
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I traced the bottom of the shoe with a little extra room for a seam allowance and pinned the upper pieces to the sole and stitched all the way around.</div>
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There is obviously a little extra going on around the back of the heal...</div>
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...and the outside edge of the toe box</div>
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so I turned it inside out and ran a pencil along my toe line....</div>
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... and my heal. I stitched along these lines and then clipped off the extra. *MISTAKE # 1 - This extra flab turned out to be caused by extra TOP material, not just largeness in general. When I stitched along this line it brought in the sole outline as well which made the sole too small. Next time I will be more discerning about where the excess is coming from and if it's only from the top I will tear out the stitching and pull the upper fabric tighter against my foot instead of altering the sole outline as well.(please excuse the weird looking scar on my ankle.)</div>
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Not bad! The pattern for the front upper turned out to be too big, which made the darts deeper than they needed to be. I'll have to work on getting it a tad more snug depth-wise. And I will be ruminating for structure ideas. If I lined it with an inside-out version of it's self it would cover the raw seams inside and add some extra shape, but I'm not sure I want them any thicker. It's the minimalism that I like so much. Perhaps leather would hold it's own...</div>
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And the sole. Should I hijack a cheap pair of flats and use the rubber? Perhaps contact cement it to my own shoe?</div>
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I'll keep you updated.</div>
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SPRING TIME! Oh glorious air! Even though the winter wasn't as punishing as last year, it's still a coming to life when things start to green up We have been doing some intense catching up with Spencer's school work lately. That's a story for another time. But after all that intense brain-work I try to make sure we get outside, somewhere, somehow. Sometime it's just running around on the side street, other times it's driving to a trail. Here's some shots of us expending our energy in the fresh air!</div>
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Chesterfield Gorge - Chesterfield, NH<br />
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It's difficult to see the glacial potholes because they're so high above eye level, but there are these rounded channels carved out of this boulder that course from the top down to these rounded basins.<br />
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In the darkest shadow of this picture is the largest basin. It's full of leaves and mud and looks pretty soft and squishy (cont)<br />
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(cont) Becca's and London's toes are pointed at the muckiness.<br />
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There is a rounded lip around the basin that I'm standing on while I'm talking to Becca and London on the other side. So naturally we start joking about not falling into all that yuck, I grab a stick and start poking around to see how far down the stone bottom is, and guess what! The stick disappears! Then we start thinking, oh, we really should be careful not to slip int0 this thing!<br />
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We haven't found the bear's dens yet. The trail was too wet to follow it, but I talked to my local librarian and she gave me some tips on how to get there.<br />
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Till next time!<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09861633360256076320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715415960334375997.post-56789443995049602962016-04-14T05:54:00.000-07:002018-06-15T02:35:54.331-07:00warm kale salad with apples and raisins<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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it's funny how certain foods get popular. it makes me cringe when i see hipsters wearing t-shirts with kale slogans, or certain hot sauce roosters. at some point the popularity will wear off, but we're talking about food, not bell-bottoms. the fact will still stand that kale has wheel-barrow amounts of stuff that we need. interestingly, kale also has more protein per calorie than beef. so let's not discard it just because we may be sick of hearing about it!<br />
but let's face it, even if we know it's good for us, and even if we think that eating it might make us cool, if we just don't like, how long will our determination last?<br />
I like kale, but I like kale with things, in things, and with other things on it. like this salad. when i eat this for breakfast i feel satisfied without feeling heavy. and it's delicious.<br />
tip: you don't feel satisfied after eating veggies for breakfast? chew. chew a lot. there is a lot more texture in a kale salad than in a fried egg with toast. take your time eating and give your brain a chance to catch up.<br />
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1/2 of a head of green kale, leaves torn from the stems<br />
1/4 onion, sliced thinly<br />
1/4 cup raisins<br />
1/2 green apple, peeled and diced<br />
dressing:<br />
1/4 cup white wine<br />
2 tbsp olive oil<br />
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar<br />
1 tbsp mustard<br />
2 tsp maple syrup<br />
walnuts<br />
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warm the oil in a large pot with a lid. add the onion and saute uncovered until it's soft.<br />
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add the kale and wine and put the cover on. turn up to medium-low or medium depending on the strength of your stove. you want the wine to steam the kale, but you don't want it to 'cook' on the bottom of your pot. mix together your dressing<br />
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check it often, giving it a stir to mix in the onions and move the kale around. when the kale is bright green and a still a little stiff add in your raisins and apples, stir and cover again for just a minute or two.<br />
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move it all to a bowl and drizzle your dressing over the top, and add as many walnuts as you like.<br />
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serves 4 as a side, 2 as a hearty breakfast.<br />
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NINE YEARS. HOW. CAN. THAT. BE.<br />
This February was our second time sharing our anniversary with the kids. Not that it's ever extravagant, we just usually tried to take some time to be alone. But last year we went to a science museum in Manchester and had such a great time we decided to repeat the process. London has been so into ocean creatures lately, we decided it would be a perfect time to visit the Boston aquarium. It would be London's first city trip, and let me tell you, she talked about subways and tall buildings for about a week in advance.<br />
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As we made our plans Tyson's mom, Sallie, mentioned that everyone from their family had been to the aquarium at one time or another except her! Naturally, we invited her to come along. It isn't the largest aquarium, we've been to, but it's very easy to navigate so you can really focus on looking at the tanks rather than trying to keep track of where you are and where your group is. I didn't take many pictures inside, I was too busy soaking it all in. But if I had, I would have taken waaay too many pictures of the jellyfish, the leafy sea dragons, and the sea horses. And the shark.<br />
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When we left around 2 in the afternoon it was in the mid-60's, and sunny! The last weekend of February and we were trying to shed layers! It was so nice to feel the warm sun that we took the long way back to the subways, and as we're wandering through the sunny streets of Boston, Sallie asks which street Mike's Pastry is. We stop. She's never been to Mike's Pastry, either! That had to be remedied. Oh, Mike's Pastry, Oh, the cannolis. Oh, the eclairs. Thank you, Sallie, for giving us a reason to walk to Hanover Street.<br />
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So another year, come and gone, faster than all the others, adding memories all the way!<br />
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Camping is something that our entire family enjoys. Having kids that are 10 years apart in age, that's a valuable thing! Finding things to do with both of them is such a challenge. They really are troopers about it, but at times I can just tell they both feel that they've gotten the short end of the stick. NOT SO WITH CAMPING!<br />
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So when our good friends, and experienced campers, Richard and Bette asked us if we would like to go camping with them the first weekend of September we said "YES, no matter what else we had planned, yes."<br />
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Bette found the Stillwater Campground in Groton, Vermont. It is an hour outside of cell-service, and it sits on the Stillwater Lake that you can see in the picture below. We had campsites next door to each other, took turns with dinners, walked to the lakes beach every day and took a six mile hike to this outlook. And everyone enjoyed all of it.<br />
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We got there Friday night and stayed until Monday morning. Richard and Bette shared their tradition of going out to breakfast the last morning of a camping trip so your kitchen stays put away and the tent has a chance to dry out before you pack it up. We drove 20 minutes to the nearest breakfast spot, a classic diner attached to a truck stop. It sounds sketchy, but it was very clean and packed with locals! And they make the best cinnamon raisin bread I have ever had.</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09861633360256076320noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715415960334375997.post-45452033758484170302015-05-26T10:32:00.001-07:002015-05-26T10:32:18.596-07:00Mutual VacationsFor the past five years whenever I've been with my immediate family only half of us have been on vacation.When I'm visiting them my Dad is still working, from home, but full-time.When they visit us Tyson is working. Plus, just being in your home environment keeps you from completely turning off and just enjoying your company.<br />
But last week we were all on vacation at the same time, in the same place. And it was so nice. We all just drank each other in, We took walks on the beach, and sprawled in the living room. Cooked big dinners, and loaded everything into the dishwasher (a luxury for me!). We had days of nothingness, but also took a couple little jaunts. It was possibly a perfect vacation considering the number of people we had, and you know, things can get complicated. But they didn't! Thank you, guys, for all the parts that you played in a great week!<br />
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Next few photos are the ferry ride to Ocracoke...</h3>
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Another day we walked around Manteo...</h3>
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<span style="text-align: center;"> Visiting a lighthouse in Manteo.</span></h3>
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And every night we got our walk on the beach...</h3>
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...and some soccer. </h3>
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The eternal quest for shells... </h3>
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London was attached to one of her Tia's (aunt in spanish) at all times</h3>
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Everyone got naps.</h3>
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Someone say "WHISKEY!"</h3>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09861633360256076320noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715415960334375997.post-54465886588505624162014-07-10T04:33:00.001-07:002016-04-19T05:21:12.420-07:00Our New Favorite Place to Walk + Some Miscellaneous Photos<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A couple of months ago i was listening to the radio and there was a piece about an old abandoned road. The man that had put the piece together said that the pavement was still there all the way up to a water fall. There was surprisingly diverse flora, rock faces and it followed a river most of the way. Then at the end he said it was in the town that we live in! But the location was a carefully guarded secret by those that like to hike it.<br />
After some sleuthing, and putting to use my husbands collected knowledge from living here his whole life, we found! So last week the kids and I packed a lunch in the wagon and found the falls. Here's some proof. You guardians of the secret beware...<br />
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And we went to Maine the last week of May. Note the heavy-weight attire. And if you plan on beaching it in Maine, probably go some other time than May.</div>
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Last week London and I drove to Pennsylvania, scooped up my Grandmother and drove to Virginia to see my family. Here are just a few of the things we did and saw. The good conversation can not be transmitted, and the meetings on Thursday and Sunday also cannot be captured. But here are some shots from the week. We went to the Breaks National Park and saw some amazing views. London took in the full scope of the situation from a fence.(See above, and the situation below)</div>
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^^My oldest sister^^</div>
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The view of the house from the hill behind</div>
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One of London's favorite things of the week was swinging out over the retaining wall and the severe drop below.</div>
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She looks anxious, doesn't she?</div>
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^^My Mom built her very own pink A-frame chicken coop!^^</div>
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Saturday night we had friends over for a cook-out and saw a full rainbow</div>
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Mom, looking beautifully at the beautiful rainbow</div>
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Sunday afternoon we took a stroll up the 45 degree angle of their backyard. </div>
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London and Poppi in matching vermilion</div>
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Thanks for such a great week, guys! Love you all!</div>
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That's right, english muffins! If you are a bread customer visiting my blog for the first time, welcome! This is a forum for my creative adventures (mostly culinary the last few years), and starting this week I will be using it sometimes to share pictures of my weekly special.<br />
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I also share recipes for most of the products that I sell. None of my recipes are secret, and I'm not afraid to share my knowledge. My baking service is just that, a service for busy people that enjoy homemade, healthy, preservative free baked goods. If you have the time to bake your own at home, power to you and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. If you want to leave it to me, wonderful! I love feeding people.<br />
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Whole Wheat Sourdough English Muffins (adapted from many recipes, all of which are easy to find)<br />
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1 cup starter<br />
2 tablespoons molasses<br />
1 cup whole milk<br />
1 cup warm water<br />
1 cup whole wheat flour<br />
3 cups unbleached white flour<br />
Mix together until flour is moistened. It will be very wet and shaggy, but that's ok. Cover with a clean towel and leave out over night.<br />
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1 tsp baking soda<br />
1-2 cups unbleached flour<br />
2 tsp salt<br />
cornmeal for dusting<br />
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Mix in the baking soda, salt. In a mixer with a dough hook (or a wooden spoon, changing over to hand kneading) add the flour half a cup at a time until you have an elastic moist dough that isn't tacky anymore. Then give it a good work out for about five minutes.<br />
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Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and roll out to about 1/2 inch thickness, keeping it even through out. Use a 3 inch biscuit cutter or a drinking glass to cut your muffins. Gather the scraps and roll out again to get as many circles as you can. Place them on a baking sheet lined with wax paper and sprinkled with the cornmeal. Cover with plastic wrap and let sit in a warmish place for about an hour.<br />
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Warm your griddle on medium and lightly oil. Place as many muffins as you can comfortably fit in the pan and grill for 2-3 minutes, depending on how hot your pan gets on medium. you want them nicely browned but not too crispy. Flip over and cook for another 2 minutes. This will leave them ever so slightly under-baked in the middle, giving you a classic result when toasted. Repeat with the rest. Store in an air tight container in the fridge. YUM!<br />
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Greetings, I hope you're all enjoying some form of spring weather! We have started hitting 50 degrees pretty consistently and it feels like we've all been half-dead since December compared to how we feel now. Once we have green leaves and grass maybe we'll start taking our happiness for granted, but at the moment we revel in it and give our minds a tumble through the sunshine whenever possible.</div>
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With the relative warmth we have spent a good deal of time out on the little dead-end road next to our house where Spencer has a basket ball hoop and London can manage some speedy riding on the smooth pavement. </div>
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I think we'll be trying a garden again this year. I drove half an hour to a CSA last year, which was fun, but now London is old enough to keep herself busy while I work in the yard and Spencer really gets into helping with the vegetables. Ahh, just the thought of summer... How about you? Do you have sketches tucked into seed catalogs, does your mind wander through rows of tomatoes while you're stopped at red-lights? </div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09861633360256076320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715415960334375997.post-22970767025748598142014-02-27T13:35:00.000-08:002014-02-27T13:35:13.224-08:00DIY Coconut/Pecan Milk/Flour<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On the left, we have pecan milk/flour. On the right, coconut. Yes, made at home, in my kitchen. </div>
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First of all, it is good to be back with you. I lost a fight with the End of December and the Depths of January (those bullies, gangin' up on people like that) and have been climbing my way back to civilization since. There's still a lot of cold water down there, but the topper-most feet are feeling warmed by the sun. Here's hoping for a good March. </div>
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So anyways! Yeah! Look at all that good fat separating to the top, like the real deal.</div>
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Here's how I did it.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>1 coconut, drained, baked for 20 minutes at 350 (or until the shell has cracked)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>After your coconut has cooled remove the flesh from the shell and grate about half of it. Roughly 2 cups of finely grated coconut was a pretty manageable amount. Place it in a glass or ceramic bowl.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Pour the boiling water over it and let it stand about 2 hours. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Scoop out about half of the pulp and put it in your food processor. Add about 1 cup of the soaking water and whir on highest for a few minutes, yes three, or more. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Pour this creaminess into your damp tea towel, which you should have lining a large bowl.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Wring as much liquid into the bowl and out of the coconut as you can. Put the nearly dry pulp in a small bowl (more about that later).</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Scoop out as much of the pulp as you can and whir with just enough water to keep it creamy. Repeat the tea towel procedure, pouring any leftover soaking liquid through the towel and into the bowl. Really squeeze the stuff as dry as you can. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>There's your milk! It isn't as thick as the canned stuff but if you adjust the amount of the boiling water you can change that. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Line your sheet with parchment paper and set your oven to the lowest setting possible, usually around 170 degree Fahrenheit </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Place your pulp on the sheet and break up the clumps with your fingers. Spread it out as evenly as possible.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Dry in the oven until the moisture is gone. Every ten minutes take it out and give it a stir with your fingers. Rub it around and if it feels at all steamy give a few more minutes. Mine took around an hour, but if you squeeze it harder than I did it might take you less time. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Let it cool and store it in an airtight container.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i><u>Pecan Version</u></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>This I did pretty much the same way except I used 2 cups of pecans to roughly 3 cups of boiling water. I let them soak over night and them went through the same process as the coconut. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>It took a lot longer to dry out the flour and the texture ended up being more like grapenuts than flakes. I had to repeatedly break up the clumps with the fingers, but it smelled amazing every time I took it out of the oven so I didn't mind. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>The milk is delicious warmed with a little honey. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">So there you go! I project to propel you through the last weeks of winter. </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09861633360256076320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715415960334375997.post-10344414213493188062013-12-17T17:08:00.001-08:002016-04-14T06:00:42.206-07:00Dutch Style Red CabbageSo sad. I am down to my last few items left over from this years farm share. Some parsnips, a few potatoes, and two red cabbages.<br />
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But on the up side, this was delicious! A great peasant meal. We ate it with baked sweet potatoes and some toothsome sourdough rye. I often end up thinking after meals like this "Wow, those peasants sure know how to eat!" It was a wonderfully satisfying combination for a snowy and bitterly cold (11 degrees...) day. <br />
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Dutch Style Red Cabbage from <em>Nourishing Traditions</em><br />
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<em>1 medium red cabbage, shredded</em><br />
<em>1 bay leaf</em><br />
<em>1/2 tsp cloves</em><br />
<em>1/2 tsp salt</em><br />
<em>1 tsp raw honey, or maple syrup for vegans</em><br />
<em>1/4 tsp cinnamon</em><br />
<em>1 cup of water</em><br />
<em>2 apples, peeled and quartered (I sliced them)</em><br />
<em>2 tbsp. butter, or coconut oil</em><br />
<em>1 tbsp. raw wine vinegar ( I used apple cider vinegar)</em><br />
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A return to food! Oh how I've missed it. As it turns out, I like writing about food almost as much as eating it (living vicariously, nix the calories?). And last night I finally had it together enough early enough to try a recipe that I have been eyeing for a while now.<br />
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This salad came together pretty easily and quickly. I had roasted the peppers right after lunch and then let them sit until I was ready and that was perfect. Watching peppers roast is always one of those things that sounds so easy and effortless when I read about but it usually seems to takes longer than they say and I'm always afraid that if I turn by back they'll go from crisp and fresh to crisp and incinerated in seven seconds flat(not true). So if you feel you may have that tendency as well, I suggest the roasting happens early and leisurely.<br />
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4 large red or orange pepper<br />
Olive Oil<br />
Salt and Pepper<br />
1/2 small onion thinly sliced<br />
2 garlic cloves, chopped<br />
2 tbsp. red wine vinegar<br />
2 tbsp. fresh oregano and basil, chopped<br />
1/2 loaf country style bread (I used my oatmeal molasses) torn into chunks<br />
1 ounce thinly sliced soppressata<br />
4 ounces fresh mozzarella, torn into pieces<br />
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Roasting the peppers:<br />
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Preheat the broiler. Rub the pepper all over with olive oil. Broil them until you've blacked the skin on four sides. You'll have to watch them and turn them a little more often as they warm up.<br />
Transfer them to a large bowl and cover it with a plate. This will steam the peppers and loosen the skins for later. They can sit at room temp all afternoon, if need be.<br />
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When you're almost ready to eat:<br />
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Turn the over to 400 degrees.<br />
Peel and seed the peppers. Cut them into 2 inch strips and toss them with onion, garlic, vinegar, half of your herbs, and about 4 tbsp. olive oil, in the same large bowl with some pepper juices left over.<br />
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Toss your bread chunks with a couple tbsp. olive oil and spread on a cookie sheet. Toast them for about 8 minutes, stirring them every now and them until they're crisped on the outside, but a little soft on the inside. Let them cool.<br />
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Now you can arrange everything on a platter. Toss the soppressata with your peppers and throw the cheese around haphazardly. If you like, you can out the croutons on first and pour all that pepper sauciness over them so that they absorb the flavor. Or you can arrange them amongst all the other ingredients to keep them crisp. <br />
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I served this with some pasta, soft boiled eggs, and sourdough.<br />
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Enjoy! If you tweek it your way let me know how it goes...<br />
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But the floors are down, the trim is on, and everything has been painted with at least one finished coat. Some of the trim in on it's second go around, and we hope to get the walls finished on Thursday.</div>
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We've had so much help from friends! Our friend Jonas spend two full days helping Tyson with the trim. That was huge! He had all the gear and the know-how and it was so so so much appreciated. And then we have our rogue band of painters. They just keep scheduling the next party as they're wrapping up the one they're on. They're all coming back Thursday after service and banging it out. And bringing food! What a wonderful organization! You know, aside from the essential spiritual food and all...</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09861633360256076320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715415960334375997.post-2412511724781721782013-11-19T04:54:00.002-08:002013-11-19T04:55:17.380-08:00Letter From Life Down HereRidiculous I know, but I don't have any photos to share... for the moment. This month has been very discombobulated, but it is chug chug chugging along. The flooring has been finished upstairs, the trim is going on tomorrow, finish coat of paint Saturday and... we're done. Fire chief needs to sign off on the smoke detectors after everything is finished, so we wont be able to move anything in until next week, but that's ok. Sunday is usually a pretty tired day. I probably won't be feel like lugging a mattress and four dressers up two flights of steps anyways. Know what I mean?<br />
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Other than the house upstairs, it's been a pretty busy month down here, too. Our circuit overseer was here into November, we started the Kingdom News campaign, and Tyson and I are both pioneering. I feel like I've either been out in service, cooking for the helping workers, or in the grocery store shopping for cooking for the helping workers. <br />
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So yeah not a whole lot of creative anything going on. My sewing machine is surrounded by other exiled furniture in the basement, my kitchen has been churning out pretty standard group fare, and my sketch books haven't left the purse much. I am planning a little project of drawing different silhouettes of their choice on the kids roller shades in their bedrooms (it's looking like London wants airplanes, and surprise! Spencer wants cars). I'm thinking I'm probably just use sharpies but I'm open to other ideas...??<br />
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Hope you're all well. I'll have pictures of our painting party Saturday, maybe sooner. <br />
Stay cool and keep warm,<br />
CassAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09861633360256076320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715415960334375997.post-75241477056669790922013-11-06T10:33:00.000-08:002013-11-06T10:33:05.597-08:00Workers World<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Tyson is still chipping away at the joint compound. With our circuit overseer's visit last week and both of us pioneering this month we've had pretty small snippets of time, but now that it's all insulated and window'ed it's not feeling as frantic.<br />
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^^See those two windows on the top?^^ That's Spencer's room!<br />
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This is our room. With windows! Pardon, I'm still pretty excited...<br />
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Some pictures of the farm...<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09861633360256076320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715415960334375997.post-69743136676328924542013-10-18T12:41:00.002-07:002013-10-18T12:41:35.225-07:00Ground Control, Do You Copy...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am still here! This is my new bedroom. Above is the front wall and below is the back/inside wall with John standing in the entrance hallway that goes between the kids rooms. The double window that you see is mirrored on the other side so the room has windows on three sides. It feels a little like being in a tower...<br />
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We have been very busy. But the sheet-rock is being finished as I type! Thank you Uncle John(see above)!!!!! We've had so much help from Tyson's family that I've been able to pretty much keep live downstairs going in a normal way (other than everything being covered in drywall dust by 8:30am). Thursday London went to my in-laws so I got to help Tyson hang sheet-rock all day. It was good to feel like I'd put some actual sweat and effort into it other than just wildly dusting every evening and feeding the workers. Don't get me wrong, I love feeding people...<br />
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On that note I thought I was going to have some beautiful pretzel bread bowls to share with you today, but alas, you can't believe every recipe that you find only. I'll have to try another one and let you know how it goes...<br />
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The alcove shape is caused by the brick gable ends. We couldn't take them down because the garage and porch roofs anchor into them so we had them boxed out and then the wall extends full height just behind it. I'm really liking the texture that it adds to the spaces.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09861633360256076320noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715415960334375997.post-6801149012337092682013-10-14T10:32:00.000-07:002013-10-14T10:32:43.234-07:00Last Chapter Of The Trip aka Home For Good<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well, I'm home for good. It was a long time to be away but it was so wonderful to catch up with some family. My Mom and Dad came up from Virginia with one of my sisters and my brother the last week I was in Pennsylvania. We talked, went for walks, visited Bethel, cooked, ate, painted, read books, etc. We made the most of our few days together. I always feel like I haven't enough to pictures to really tell the story but you can get the feel and imagine the rest.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09861633360256076320noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5715415960334375997.post-199025368583716882013-09-27T12:15:00.003-07:002013-09-27T12:15:57.793-07:00An Explanation Is In Order...... I know I know, I have gone AWOL for quite a stickin' while, now. <br />
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I've been in Pennsylvania at my grandmother's farm for a week plus while the top comes off of my house and is put back at a higher elevation aka we're putting on a full second story aka we won't be sharing a bedroom with London anymore. Cue the heavenly choir. <br />
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So London and I got out of there for the really noisy, really dirty, really cold part. We'll be gone for about another two weeks. She just started getting officially homesick. She's had some moments of acting out where I could just tell it was because she missed her routine, but the other night she was being pretty ornery at bedtime and she finally plops down the bed and says "I just want to go back to my house in New Hampshire. I want to go home..." And she started crying. I felt so awful. But I'm trying to keep her busy by going to the park here, walking to the pond, we had a bonfire and Mexican food party last night... Here's hoping the time flies!<br />
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As you can imagine, I'm not taking pictures of my home's metamorphosis but I have been shooting pictures of our adventures.<br />
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London and Edyn playing with glasses...</div>
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So at dinner time London was being picky. Edyn walks over, grabs London's fork and starts tuckin' in! I say "London, look. Edyn is eating your dinner. Maybe you should." London pats her on the back and says "Thanks Edyn..."</div>
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On the dock at the pond...</div>
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