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STRANGE SOUNDS IN THE SKY (kind off explained)

2012-02-01T20:51:00.005-05:00

I email these sounds to a few people a month ago. There are alot more on youtube. I thought this stuff was bunk but now scientists are kind of explaining it. Here is the link to the article:

http://geochangemag.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=142:strange-sounds-in-sky-explained-by-scientists-&catid=1:global-news&Itemid=9

Oh poop, I am too tired to get the link to just click on. I think it has something to do with Google Chrome - just copy and paste please - for now. TKS

Coconut Oil Touted as Alzheimers Remedy

2012-02-01T19:40:00.000-05:00

Coconut Oil Touted as Alzheimers Remedy

Australia Day

2012-01-30T23:32:00.001-05:00

This years Australia Day was over the tops HOT at 42 - hottest in 33 years. The fireworks were awesome as was when God showed up to show off HIS light show.

Ferris Bueller is Back

2012-01-30T22:39:00.001-05:00

To celebrate the launch of the all-new 2012 CR-V, Honda brought Ferris Bueller's Day Off back

ROLF HICKER PHOTOGRAPHER said "SHARE" - Toronto GIGAPANO

2012-01-27T20:56:00.002-05:00

Rolf wrote: """My contribution today is actually a gigapano of the skyline of Toronto in Ontario, Canada, I used GTGui to stitch it, it was photographed in 2 layers vertical, 9 shots horizontal. Canon 1Ds Mark3, 100 ISO, 15 sec/f8 @ 110mm (2.8/70-200mm). Hope you like - feel free to share.""" (maybe CLR understands the lingo?) Beautiful pic Rolf!

MAPLE LEAF GARDENS TIME CAPSULE

2012-01-27T19:58:00.015-05:00

Conn Smythe buried a time capsule on September 21, 1931 as the Maple Leaf Gardens was being built. Last year they found it while making the old Maple Leaf Gardens into a Loblaws, buried at the corner of Carlton and Church St. behind the cornerstone - This week they did the big reveal! Inside the copper box besides newspapers, the items included professional and amateur hockey rulebooks, a municipal handbook, a mini Red Ensign flag, a letter to Gardens directors, and a stock prospectus and a mystery item - an ivory elephant whose significance has officially stumped Ryerson officials. Ryerson history professor Arne Kislenko hinted he had a theory, but was under a gag order not to reveal it. Its a no brainer to me - elephants were good luck charms especially in the 30's during the depression. DUH! On regular pocket pieces, the elephant appeared along with a panoply of good luck symbols, including the All-Seeing Eye, the swastika, the heart-padlock, the four-leaf clover, the horseshoe, the rabbit foot, and the wishbone. Today, we have tons of stupid email chain letters that promise a plethora of good things to happen if you forward to 10 people for which I respond back to the sender this:

"If you don't send this e-mail to at least 144,000 people in the next 70 minutes, a large dove with diarrhea will land on your head at 5:00 p.m. tomorrow afternoon, and the fleas from 120 camels will infest your back, causing you to grow a hairy hump. I know this will occur because it actually happened to a friend of my next door neighbor's ex-mother-in-law's second husband's cousin's best friend's beautician . ."
(smirk!)

YOU DON'T HAVE TO SPEND A WAD...

2012-01-27T19:52:00.005-05:00

...to get yourself a decent mattress. We got a deal on a Dreamstar for 275.00. Thing is - it was firm and needed some sponge. Off to the soon to be kaput Zellers where the deal of the day was happening for 99.00 - all sizes of memory foam toppers. Great price for a mattress and foam topper eh?

Frans Restaurant RETRO Rice Pudding

2012-01-19T21:52:00.018-05:00

I finally made Frans Restaurants Rice Pudding from the recipe that CLR sent me that was in the Toronto Star when I wore bell bottom hipster pants to the EX listening to Feelin' Groovy on my transistor radio.

FUNdamentals: 7 cups of homo milk (I used 1% cause, well - ya know! fatty), 1 cup granulated sugar, 1 cup long grain converted rice (I used ORZO rice cause it sounds sexier -rotfl), 1/2 cup of raisins (I like the darkened ones), 2 eggs and 1 tsp vanilla.

How Ya Do It: In a large saucepan combine 6 cups milk, sugar and rice. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmmer, covered for 30 minutes. Remove cover and simmer 30 minutes longer OR UNTIL RICE IS TENDER (not mushy). The milk will not be totally absorbed. Stir in raisons (I added the raisons while it was simmering without the cover). Set aside!

In a bowl beat 1 cup of milk, eggs and vanilla until blended and then blend this mixture in with the rice mixture.

Transfer mixture to a large bowl, cover and refrigerate until chilled or up to two days.

Topping: NOW, if you want to make it true RETRO Frans style you mix 1/4 cup of vanilla instant pudding mix with 1 cup of milk and place in fridge until thickened (over 5 minutes). Spoon rice mixture into bowls (this makes 8) and then spoon pudding over top. Mix some cinnamon with sugar and sprinkle over top - VERY RICH!

Shown below in my early 70's Indiana Glass Blue Harvest Cream and Sugar set with matching tray. The Harvest pattern has embossed grapes and leaves and looks great in my Tuscan (cause its yellow, white and blue) Kitchen.

Memories of Houndstooth

2012-01-19T18:44:00.004-05:00

In the 60's (Grade 9) I bought a pair of Wool Houndstooth Trousers. Unfortunately, I went to Don Valley Ski Hill (long gone) and ripped them skiing down the hill. Who would ever go skiing in freakin wool houndstooth trousers - stupid fashionable me. I never skied again (smirk). Good memories though with Ann, Shirley (Jan?), Nuge, Banger (what a nickname - UGH!), Wally and Fred. Here is a pair of vintage ones that were just like mine:

STUFF

2012-01-18T21:24:00.010-05:00

Just posting some STUFF that I got - Tin vintage look sign of Pillsbury Dough Boy, tin XMAS WHITMAN chocolates holder, 4 popcorn holders, WELCOME bull-dog (actually will be sending that to someone), cute plastic Pinocchio, a DOUBLE BUBBLE gum tin lunch bucket, juggling dvd and balls, vintage kissing dutch boy and girl and dutch shoes. Also scored vintage houndstooth pure wool knee length coat with hoodie which I cannot wait to wear (just got it back from the cleaners). AND ALL FOR A REAL DEAL!!! Buda BING!

HEY CLR - THE ACROPOLIS IS FOR RENT

2012-01-18T14:10:00.006-05:00

To help Greece out with their sad, sad, sad economy the Acropolis has just gone from $5,000 a day to about $2,050. In the past, most requests for film shoots at the Acropolis were routinely rejected — although director Francis Ford Coppola and “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” received permission. I wonder who will take them up on this?

ALSO,
I had gone onto Whitehorse weather the other day and found this pic of the ice fog - I used to love those days of staying home from work and having people over while Angus made coffee with Grand Marnier - we called them Grand Marnier Days. Here is the pic and to my surprise CLR had posted as well. Now thats cold!!!

Writing and TDOT Bookstore

2012-01-17T13:58:00.021-05:00

I updated my profile today. One thing I added was - WRITING. I really like what Melody wrote yesterday - see blog here - http://melodygodfred.com/

"Sometimes, the best writing stems from the freedom to write simply for the sake of writing, without using the process as a means to an end. So today, I urge you to set out on a new writing project without a preconceived end point or plotline. Let your ideas go where they want to go, and as Martin Luther King Jr. so wisely recommended, don’t worry if the next step isn’t in sight. Who knows? A little wandering could lead you to a staircase you never dreamed you’d discover."

On another - almost same subject, this has been going viral for a week - Bookstore located in TDOT at 833 Queen Street West called "TYPE"

Still going to the theatre to see MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE

2012-01-17T13:38:00.007-05:00

Just when I thought my heart affair with watching movies in the comfort of my home was kaput and heading off to do it OLD SCHOOL (go to the theatre) - I find out that a few movies are coming out at the end of January - THE DESCENDANTS, TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY and DRIVE (not sure about when THE ARTIST will be on DVD) - just saw THE HELP and loved it! All of the 5 mentioned movies are BAFTA's nominees for 2012. No voting until I have seen them all but I sure would 5 star THE HELP!

WAKE UP TO THIS!

2012-01-17T12:48:00.007-05:00

Be creative and make this sign for beside your bed:

WAKE UP BEAUTIFUL, YOUR DAY AWAITS!

(tks SHIMMER)

and then go to the mirror and look straight shooter into it and say:

YOU ARE MARVELOUS DARLINK!

yep, thats the ticket!

SIXTEEN MAGAZINE JULY 1967

2012-01-16T16:46:00.005-05:00

For some, it was the summer of love. For me it was the summer of finding the perfect fabric (which I did) to make a new outfit to wear for the first day of High School. I got navy wide stripe corduroy and made the exact same outfit as Twiggy has on in the pic below - loved that suit!!! I wish I had pics of that suit (sigh!) Also, there is a pic of Twiggy showing how to do her eyes which I copied and also wore. (memories)

Nathan Fletcher rides the BIG ONE! (Aug.27/11) WOW!!!

2012-01-16T16:17:00.007-05:00

Nathan Fletcher talks about it (note how if he knew, he would have had a heart attack)

Cinematographer Chris Bryans (who just happened to be there) version:

AND IT BEGINS

2012-01-13T14:09:00.003-05:00

UPDATE JAN 16/11 - Agreement has been reached (big sigh of relief) - Car will come to our place at the end of the month. Mom will put name into retirement home.

I hope that the switchover from living alone to living in a seniors will go smoothly. We (my 2 brothers and I) are having to deal with my moms increasing memory loss. This is just the beginning of this, we have not got her name in a home yet but as of Monday, driving the car is KAPUT! Thanks to big bro for taking care of everything. And on a lighter note - re-posting HOW TO KNOW WHEN YOU SHOULD STOP DRIVING:

REPOSTING CAUSE IT MAKES ME LAUGH

2012-01-13T14:08:00.001-05:00

Crow Snowboarding

2012-01-12T20:41:00.002-05:00

WAITING TO SEE THIS!

2012-01-12T20:15:00.012-05:00

I have had it with renting movies. I am going to start doin it old school and go out to the movies. Looking forward to this one coming out --- Synopsis
Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, MOONRISE KINGDOM tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore -- and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in more ways than anyone can handle. Bruce Willis plays the local sheriff. Edward Norton is a Khaki Scout troop leader. Bill Murray and Frances McDormand portray the young girl's parents. The cast also includes Tilda Swinton, Jason Schwartzman, and Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward as the boy and girl.

Moonrise Kingdom by teasertrailer

Vadim loves Annie who loves Koalas

2012-01-12T19:03:00.002-05:00

at least this is my take on the following link - Check it out:

http://www.koalastothemax.com/

Love this YARN!

2012-01-12T18:47:00.005-05:00

I have got to find me some RETRO REFLECTIVE YARN

AND THEN THERE WERE THREE

2012-01-12T15:39:00.014-05:00

Our cat Lucy passed away peacefully this morning at 10:00 a.m. in her wicker chair (both pics of Lucy were just taken yesterday) in the kitchen. My nephew got Lucy for us in 1993. Lucy was born on his moms birthday May 26 in 1993. We have had 6 Tuxedo cats at our home - Bunny, Minnie, Buckwheat, Bubbah, Lucy and LENNOX (6) (who is still with us) and two dogs - Babe (15) and Chevy (4)(still with us). Just 3 years ago there were 4 cats and two dogs. I am not sure about getting another cat??? I think for now we will just BE THREE.

Full Moon at 7:30 a.m.

2012-01-11T22:28:00.001-05:00

The BALEBERRY Girls

2012-01-04T20:42:00.004-05:00

We moved from the city to the BURBS in 1958. I bet very few could say that they still got together with their neighbours almost 54 years later. Mom and her neighbours still do. The addresses were #22, #24, #26 and #28 - My mom still has the same phone number and maybe the other girls do to. #26 is still in their home - Someone pinch me - what I would give to still have my mom living in that house with the great rec-room. I really should post some old shots of THE GOOD OLE DAYS - have to get that one together soon. Here they are just the other day all having lunch together at #24 and #28's building. Cheers!

CHEVALIER GETS A TRIM

2012-01-02T20:37:00.005-05:00

Isn't he cute - Cute yes! - but oh so Cranky!

BEFORE

AFTER

PET PEEK

2012-01-01T17:35:00.003-05:00

I wish we could have one of these so that our dog Chevy could peek at Mars (not the Planet but the neighbours pooch next door). Chevy goes bonkers everytime he hears Mars out back and crouches down as low as he can go to peek under the fence.

HAPPY GOOD YEAR GOOD NEWS!

2012-01-01T17:08:00.002-05:00

A Swedish woman who lost her wedding ring 16 years ago was shocked to find it attached to a carrot in her vegetable garden. Lena Påhlsson lost her priceless homemade ring after she set it on the kitchen counter to avoid misplacing it while doing some Christmas baking. She had already resigned to a life without it when, suddenly, it resurfaced on the taproot of a small carrot she had yanked out of her garden and was about to throw away. “Our daughter Anna was at home at the time and she heard an almighty scream from the garden,” Lena’s husband Ola told The Local. Ola and Lena have a few theories as to how the ring ended up straddling a vegetable. ”We thought maybe it had fallen in to the compostable food bin,” Ola said. “Perhaps it ended up in compost that was spread over the vegetable patch later.” The far more fun hypothesis however involves the family ewe. “Maybe it had been eaten by the sheep and then ended up in the manure that we then spread over the vegetable patch.”

DON'T SWEAT IT!

2011-12-31T18:40:00.002-05:00

The Tacky Boxing Day Party

2011-12-28T20:14:00.006-05:00

My cousin had her family over on boxing day - all 35 of them (My Uncle and Aunt had 7 kids who have spouses who have kids stuff) for a Tacky Party. Kudos to my Aunt!

Christmas 2011

2011-12-28T20:03:00.002-05:00

God Jul Fällman Family

2011-12-24T17:20:00.008-05:00

Hoppas ni alla har en underbar jul, äta massor av god mat och skratta mycket. Rulla ner på bloggen för att se bilder på 4 december kusin part. Jag har översatt det till svenska med min blogg översättare (finns under spisen) Kram!

Poor Christchurch - ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE!!!

2011-12-23T15:18:00.003-05:00

A couple of guys in a building playing a drum and then an aftershock - Click to listen. There is fear and anger being expressed over Twitter:

Chch Earthquake - 23/12/11 - Raw Drum recording

REMEMBERING CHRISTMAS CAROLING

2011-12-20T13:37:00.002-05:00

A friend on Facebook just wrote a story entitled "THE DISAPPEARING CHRISTMAS CAROLERS" - It got me thinking back when just before Christmas our gang would meet at Pat Clements house and head out to sing with Matt leading the way. After we would go back to Pats where her mom had made food. I remember the delicious cabbage rolls. Here is what it would have looked and sounded like:

GOOGLES YEAR IN REVIEW 2011

2011-12-18T01:46:00.010-05:00

Here is Googles 2011 Year in Review Youtube.

Japan

2011-12-18T01:08:00.010-05:00

Eric Clapton and Stevie Winwood just did a huge stint in Japan going around to various cities and a 5 day evening concert in Tokyo.

They did 20 songs each night - Remember that Eric and Stevie were originally in the 1960's group Blind Faith where they sung Can't Find My Way Home AND In the Presence of The Lord. Kind of weird EH! that both songs were on the same Album - Ah well, the 60's were messed up, searching times for a ton of us. I do not remember the latter song in the 60's. I sure remember the former. Time has passed - I personally now relate to the latter song. Here they are now my age.

Play It a Few Times - CUTE!

2011-12-17T20:18:00.000-05:00

Maple Leaf Gardens Loblaws

2011-12-17T11:03:00.014-05:00

On November 30th we went down to the opening of the new Loblaws at Maple Leaf Gardens. Parking underground was great and only had to spend $18.00 at Loblaws to park. The height of the main floor makes for some pretty impressive food outlets. The cheese and patisserie was most awesome. The tables to eat at are all decoupaged with Toronto stuff. We met "TWIST" an 87 year old man who was greeting all. The huge Maple Leaf (heading on the way to Joe Fresh clothes) made out of Maple Leaf Garden seats was impressive. The place was packed and I am pretty sure the people who live downtown will love this.

December 4/11

2011-12-16T22:35:00.006-05:00

The annual Cousin Party at Cam's in Kettleby was great. There were twice as many of us this year as compared to last year (the first one) - Took a ton of pics which I am going to make into a movie and post over the holidays. Our van broke down just outside of Kettleby and we had a fun ride back with the dispatcher. The weirdest thing is that just as the van was all set on the flatbed another guy broke down right behind us. Go figure!!! Ole 'Bessie" is working great again.

FESTIVE CANDY LIGHTS

2011-12-12T20:20:00.002-05:00

To see how these lights are made click here: http://ohhappyday.com/2011/12/diy-candy-lights/

THINKING OF SUMMER/12 SKIRT

2011-12-12T20:13:00.003-05:00

'This BELL will ring when you take me in your arms and hold me" LOVE THIS FABRIC!!!

WHOM I AM LISTENING TO LATELY - ANYTHING WITH/BY YO-YO MA

2011-12-12T19:57:00.004-05:00

MY KINDA SANTA!

2011-12-12T19:45:00.000-05:00

A DAY AT THE ZOO

2011-12-12T19:42:00.003-05:00

Toilet Paper Roll Art - Now why didn't I think of that - Ha! SCROLL FAST!

DID YOU KNOW...

2011-12-10T20:06:00.003-05:00

IT TAKES 10%-20% LONGER TO READ CAPITAL LETTERS!

CINEMAGRAPHS

2011-12-10T19:55:00.003-05:00

CLICK: [Image - 148876] | Cinemagraphs | Know Your Meme

Cinemagraphs are partially animated photographs in which a subtle movement action occurs. The effect is produced by taking a series of continuous shot photographs or a video recording and compositing the frames into an animatedGIF file. I think most are eerie. I picked one that is not to view. I just acquired photoshop where you can create these. .

Contemplating the MOON

2011-12-09T15:29:00.001-05:00

See a lunar eclipse out west (i.e. Victoria, B.C.) starting at 6:05 a.m. Saturday

FUN TENTS

2011-12-09T15:23:00.001-05:00

Check out these tents at "http://www.fieldcandy.com/categories

I like this one

I WANT ONE, PLEASE!

2011-12-09T15:00:00.002-05:00

Give it a try and see what yours will look like! YOUR OWN CUSTOM MUPPET!!!

http://www.fao.com/shop/index.jsp?categoryId=11534102

This is fun to watch!

2011-12-09T13:59:00.004-05:00

SANTA ON FACEBOOK

2011-12-03T20:51:00.001-05:00

Gossiping Reindeers 'DIS' Santa on Facebook.

Kudos RYAN EMOND - Toronto (TDOT) Video

2011-12-03T18:48:00.004-05:00

This is an awesome video of Toronto. I live in the far west end of the city and it is like I am getting on at the beginning of the west end subway and going downtown. The opening and closing of the dome is fantastik! VIEW IT BIG! (click on 4 arrows at bottom right hand corner)

Ahhhhhh Memories

2011-12-02T19:44:00.003-05:00

I always wanted one of these. Saw this the other day at THE POTTERY BARN. I just had to go in and check it all out. The store has alot of great STUFF!

Yesterdays Find

2011-11-28T19:11:00.001-05:00

Saw this on someones covered front porch and really liked it. At yesterdays Bazaar, FOUND IT- BOUGHT IT! Went out to the $ Store and got the Rudolph nose.

KA-CHING CHRISTMAS TOES

2011-11-28T17:07:00.002-05:00

BREEZE DRYER

2011-11-27T22:10:00.002-05:00

I know, its almost winter - but I really like this. Lift it up, hang up wet clothes (ummm - not towels as in the pic), take clothes off and then put it back down. I WANT ONE!

Big Bang Theory

2011-11-25T21:07:00.003-05:00

Someone creatively put together a pic of Sheldons bedtime song "SOFT KITTY." Very cute!

CATCH THE BABY

2011-11-25T20:43:00.002-05:00

I wanted to post this to see what the elongated pic would look like. Of course this is just photoshopped but I thought it was neat!

Still ALIVE after not forwarding - PTL!

2011-11-24T22:56:00.004-05:00

Since I do not 'TEXT' - for me this should read "....from not forwarding EMAIL message to 10 people."

2011-11-24T18:32:00.004-05:00

Stupid diets!!!!!!!!

WWW.CHILDSOWN.COM

2011-11-24T18:24:00.004-05:00

What a great idea from the above website. Have a picture that a child draws and have it made into a stuffed toy - Cheers to Childs Own website.

NEW SWISS RICKSHAWS

2011-11-23T20:19:00.001-05:00

Fit easily in bike lanes.

JAZZ FOR COWS

2011-11-22T15:49:00.003-05:00

Having fun with numbers - age numbers that is!

2011-11-16T13:06:00.010-05:00

I am in my last year of quinquagenarian bliss. Looking forward to as JT says - THE SEXY SIXTIES (SEXAGENARIAN)

Denarian: someone between 10 and 19 years of age ---Vicenarian: someone between 20 and 29 years of age---Tricenarian: someone between 30 and 39 years of age--- Quadragenarian: someone between 40 and 49 years of age---Quinquagenarian: someone between 50 and 59 years of age ---Sexagenarian: someone between 60 and 69 years of age ---Septuagenarian: someone between 70 and 79 years of age ---Octogenarian: someone between 80 and 89 years of age--- Nonagenarian: someone between 90 and 99 years of age ---Centenarian: someone between 100 and 109 years of age ---Supercentenarian: someone over 110 years of age

2011-11-15T21:33:00.002-05:00

Toronto is known for its streetcars. As someone who did not get their license until 1997, I rode alot of them. Remember, CLR, riding the Howard Park Streetcar? Here are the new ones which will faze out the old ones.

Wedding Oct. 2/2011

2011-11-11T16:21:00.008-05:00

My neice just sent a few pics to me.

I am still awaiting an official pic of the wedding couple. Interesting pic of Jen and I with the word Babylon above her head (I am singing Babylon Sisters by Steely Dan). Mom looked good in my Fascinator. J.T just has to mess around.

So cute - Denver THE GUILTY DOG!

2011-11-07T18:48:00.002-05:00

Our youngest Shih Tzu is funny too - When he makes a mess - I sternly, in a deep slow voice - say "WHO, MADE, THIS MESSSSSSSS, IN MY HOUSE? DID YOU, MAKE THIS MESS, IN MY HOUSE?" He comes towards me growling and whining. (I am finding all these videos tonight in my saved Hotmail and thought I would revisit and share)

I love the voice of the dog - Priceless

2011-11-07T18:46:00.000-05:00

Pretty neat! Man playing an IVY LEAF

2011-11-07T17:26:00.001-05:00

These costumes are AMAZING!!!

2011-11-07T16:52:00.002-05:00

My great nephews dressed up on Oct. 31 - I think their Dad loved doing this a ton!!!!

Re-visiting J.T. Retirement Song

2011-11-07T16:47:00.001-05:00

My friend put this on Newfie Tube just recently and it got quite a few hits. Click on link below:

For Jimmy T - NewfTube

Sunday Homecoming Pics

2011-10-31T13:52:00.006-04:00

SPEAKING OF PUMPKINS

2011-10-27T16:43:00.006-04:00

I was just on the weather channel as I do alot for my PEEPS to see how their weather is - i.e. Utterson, Victoria, and Whitehorse. Anyway, the weather channel had a questionnaire as to whom had the WORLDS LARGEST PUMPKIN this year and it was Jim and Kelsey (his daughter) Bryson from Ormstown, Quebec. Apparently this pumpkin has made it to New York City and this family is being Wooed in the BIG APPLE and their pumpkin is being artistically carved. This got me wondering about my dear friend Terry Chappelle who has been growing BIG PUMPKINS for the Port Elgin Pumpkin Fest. I found out (thank you Google) that Terry is number 205 out of 1,687 entries (thereabouts) for the WORLDS LARGEST PUMPKIN and this year he came in at number 5 for his 1058.40 pumpkin at the Port Elgin Pumpkinfest. I just emailed them to see if they have a pic. STAY TUNED!

Here is a pic of the worlds largest pumpkin

HA HA HA - PUMPKIN PIE

2011-10-25T18:31:00.003-04:00

This weekend is our annual party at a friends place that this year is themed 'NERDS' - ANYWAY - because it is Autumn I usually make pumpkin pie. 5 years ago I made 8 pumpkin pies for the party. That was the 'WILLIE NELSON PARTY' where all dressed up with pigtails etc. Anyway, only a few like pumpkin pie. So the next year I made one and even then it was not well received. Last year I made a PLETHORA of chocolate chip brownies which were very well received. Anyway here is a pic of why pumpkin pie is - well - not so liked - LOL!

Autumn Christmas Cactus

2011-10-25T18:18:00.004-04:00

In August on my way back from Burlington went to a Garage Sale on the Lakeshore in Oakville. The people had a ton of stuff but what got me was about 7 Christmas Cactus's in bloom. I bought one! At that time they were in bloom and then a week after it was dormant. I left it out on the deck until the end of September and then brought it in and today - October 25th, they are all in bloom again. I will next week - after the bloom is gone, no longer water and hide into darkness in the hall cupboard and then bring HER out again around a week before Christmas and Voila - She will bloom again. Fingers crossed.

COUNTRY ROAD by James Taylor

2011-10-24T22:43:00.003-04:00

I heard this song the other day and it reminds me of driving in the Autumn in the country and seeing all the beautiful colours of the season. Wish I could teleport to Utterson, Meaford or the Yukon to do this with a few friends.

Autumn Dinner Party

2011-10-24T20:57:00.017-04:00

See you all again in December!

Berry Tip

2011-10-24T20:41:00.003-04:00

I do not know about you but I find that particularly raspberries go moldy. Put berries in bowl with 1 part vinegar and 10 parts water and swish them around. Drain and rinse with water again if you wish. The vinegar kills any mold spores and other bacteria that might be on the surface of the fruit - Raspberries will last a week or more, and strawberries go almost two weeks without getting moldy and soft. Thanks Margie for the tip

AUTUMN

2011-10-24T20:35:00.002-04:00

I love Autumn. Here is a pic of our homestead

AUTUMN ANGEL by Debbie Mumm

A Day With THE DAHLS

2011-10-24T20:25:00.004-04:00

Spent a day with Horst and Anne. Anne had fallen the week before so we headed to the hospital and Anne got fitted with a splint. After we went to THE CHICKEN PLACE and got a ton of wings, chicken and other groceries. A great day with two great people.

I'M BACK - LET'S START WITH A RECIPE - Blueberry Muffins

2011-10-21T14:25:00.005-04:00

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 egg
1/3 cup milk
1 cup fresh blueberries
1/2 cup white OR brown sugar
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup butter, cubed
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease muffin cups or line with muffin liners. Combine 1 1/2 cups flour, 3/4 cup sugar, salt and baking powder. Place vegetable oil into a 1 cup measuring cup; add the egg and enough milk to fill the cup. Mix this with flour mixture. Fold in blueberries. Fill muffin cups right to the top, and sprinkle with crumb topping mixture. To Make Crumb Topping: Mix together 1/2 cup sugar, 1/3 cup flour, 1/4 cup butter, and 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon. Mix with fork, and sprinkle over muffins before baking. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until done.

Yahoo.....

2011-06-10T13:35:00.002-04:00

The garden is finally all planted including pots and planters. We are all 2 weeks late in Tdot due to the weather so while I would have had this done by the end of May, we are now on track. Now to paint outdoors whereever it needs to be freshened up and sew new stuff for the porch. Getting all this done this year means that we will not have to do it next year. Pics to follow - Have a great day!

Happy Birthday J.T.

2011-06-10T13:28:00.003-04:00

Nice relaxing day, good food and conversation.

THE DAY AFTER

2011-05-26T15:54:00.002-04:00

Poster that appeared the day after Harold Campings false prophecy:

Judgement Day May 21, 2011

2011-05-20T22:33:00.003-04:00

How I found out about this was a friend gave me a world band receiver and one night around 2 months ago hooked into Harold Camping who said the world was in judgement day on May 21, 2011. I googled and researched Mr. Camping and the most common agreement is that at that time years ago Harold got kicked out of the church that he was giving wrong doctrines - At that moment in time - Harold went off. But not off enough to get a whole cult gathering that has posted his end of world signs all around the world. Unfortunately, the people who have done this are mostly the vulnerable. Nothing has been said about this until today when various medias posted - CNN etc. Poor old Harold Camping - in his late 80's is a misguided soul. Oh, and this was not the first time that he predicted the end of the world - Lord have mercy on all those that have followed him and believed his angry theology. Albeit, all things work for good and maybe some will consider the days we are in. Yet woe to those that have believed his lie and what will they do when it does not end tomorrow.

Mom's Life DVD

2011-05-17T11:06:00.005-04:00

Met yesterday with the gentleman that is doing my Mom's Life story on DVD. We got thru my 10 page questionnaire and he brought a pic that mom had loaned him. It is a pic of dad and mom taken in September 1943. Mom would have just been preggers with my bro albeit she may not have known yet

"CHECKIN HIS EYELIDS OUT FOR HOLES"

2011-05-17T11:00:00.002-04:00

Just got this pic of my dear friend out west who always used that expression.

OH WELL!!!

2011-05-17T10:52:00.003-04:00

Was hoping to get the gardening done so as to have a relaxing long weekend yet to no avail. The clouds came in on Friday night and have brought with them bursts of rain. It does not appear that they will be leaving until the weekend which looks much more promising. I had to wear my winter coat today as it was so chilly even in my local coffee shop where the heat appears to be broken. I think I will put on my rubber boots and do something outside anyway. I saw that Victoria is getting sun soon yet colder than usual. Whitehorse is on a roll with fabulous warmer temps. Have fun gardening D.C. and CLR.

Busy time of year

2011-05-10T20:56:00.003-04:00

We have had a bummer Spring. Alot of rain and cold but the weather has been changing and today got out and started to clean up our beautiful backyard. Each year in our back garden sanctuary, I change things up and acquire new things to make it new and interesting. Everything is coming up that I had planted years ago. I went around our garden and purged the ugly things that try to immitate others. Ever noticed that - that there are other plants that do that? They actually grow stronger and more stouter than the others. Yet, they are so easy to elliminate. Some were growing inside my Iris's - some were growing beneath the side of our flowering bushes, some just showed up in open areas - yet they were so easy to get rid of.

In saying that, there are also things that invade your life that are really easy to elliminate. Just pluck them up so that the things that are growing positively around you are nourished.

What a weekend!

2011-05-02T22:48:00.001-04:00

Royal Wedding - beautiful --- Osama - out ---- Canadian election - amazing changes!!!!

Election Canada

2011-05-02T22:45:00.002-04:00

Just watching the election. Conservatives are in the lead but will they get a majority - Have to wait another 14 minutes to see when the polls close in B.C.

MAKE MONEY ON GOOGLE!

2011-05-01T17:19:00.002-04:00

A friend of mind just emailed me and told me that they left their day job to make money for google (for a small fee) - I thought - mmmmmmmmmmmm - lets research this - What I found is that people can make money by clicking on ADs google on different sites but now their are a bunch of people out their that will help you do this and - well - that costs too - DON'T LEAVE YOUR DAY JOB! - Anyone got a heads up on this?

What are those dots???

2011-04-30T18:17:00.011-04:00

(Taken in northern Italy at the Cingino Dam)

They are ALPINE IBEX (ancient biblical name AZELIM/AZELAH)

Note - two different forms of shofar (horn) were used in the Temple in Jerusalem: one made of Ibex horn and sounded at New Year's and during Yovel Days (Jubilee/50 years); and one made of ram's horn, and sounded on fast days.

Here is a pic of an Ibex Shofar I found online and then under that the one I got for $5.00 at a Sally Ann antique auction.

ITS SO QUIET ON TDOTBLOGGER!

2011-04-30T17:57:00.002-04:00

....because Playlist will no longer allow us Cdns. to have legit rights to the songs. The special songs I made for CLR are gone now but there are other lists out there - like Mixpod, Hypster or Grooveshark - Yet, for now I am enjoying the silence.

The Royal Wedding

2011-04-30T17:33:00.006-04:00

We got up at 6 a.m. to watch the wedding which I really enjoyed. I always have liked the song Jerusalem (which was played at the wedding) albeit my fav version was Emerson, Lake and Palmer whom CLR and I saw sing in the early 70's. (Are we over yet, the fact that someone patted us on our heads like we were dogs? - LOL!) My neice asked us to make up a name for the wedding using first a name of a grandparent, then the name of your first pet and lastly the name of the street that you were born on - My name is Lady Amy Shaughnessy of Glenlake. Hubby's is Lord Louis Tuffy of Evelyn and AT's is Lord Lorne Bubbah of Stephens. Great fun. Comment me on your name.
Time for a cuppa! Ta! Ta! for now!

Easter Blooms

2011-04-30T16:24:00.003-04:00

Happy Birthday S.

2011-04-30T16:18:00.002-04:00

You have got to see this!!!

2011-04-30T15:20:00.003-04:00

Amazing camouflage! albeit Photoshopped! I liked it anyway!

Feelin Groovy

2011-04-30T14:18:00.007-04:00

Milk (etc) trick. Reminds me of the place at the EX where you would make psychedelic art.

AURORAS

2011-04-05T12:21:00.001-04:00

On April 2nd and 3rd, Northern Lights spilled across the Canadian border into the United States. To the naked eye, the auroras were mostly pale-white, but exposures of 10 or more seconds with off-the-shelf digital cameras revealed spectacular color. - Pembine, Wisconsin