Something About Nothing

Christmas Past 1987 Mamaw, my darling husband, Me, J and Mom (oh and Babycakes the cat) Lets see how we can tell it's the 80's in this photo: Look at the very large lenses on every one's glasses, the stonewashed jeans, my curly hair style, my wild shirt phase and of course the fact that it was J's first Christmas and he is now 22. Here is Sistah looking hot and skinny. And my loving mother spoiled us this year with our very first VCR! I can trace many things back to this first VCR, namely my darling husbands aversion to electronics, and J's addiction to watching movies over and over. My darling husband left me to figure out how to hook up this first VCR while he was busy with school, and the pattern has continued. Every new electronic gadget we receive is my responsibility, and he feigns ignorance, kind of like my ignorance of how to clean an oven - we could do it if we took the time to figure it out but why bother when our spouse will do it. As a child J lov...

Mister Man And Sunset Swim are going to be hanging around my house a little longer. They are very sad they didn't get to take the USPS airplane ride to the east coast, but I am happy to have them staying with me. I'll have to see what I can do about creating other quilts that get to go for a plane ride.

Dinner Does this image bring feelings of peace and comfort or perhaps stress and dread? I've been aiming for something closer to peace than stress lately by planning my menu for the week. After I make the plan I go to the grocery store and purchase everything I need. I've been doing well except for at least once a week when I realize I am missing one key ingredient that I could swear was in the fridge when I made my plan. This means yet another ten dollar trip to the store because I can't seem to buy just one item when I head into a store. Here are a few of the menus I have made these past few weeks: Beef Soup I always start my soups by sauting up some onion and celery in a little oil, followed by adding whatever vegetables and meat I have available. In this instance it was carrots, leftover green beans and asparagas, along with some left over medium rare roast beef. And here, my friend, is my secret ingredient that makes all my soups divine! Pacific Foods Organic...

Where the week has gone I do not know, but it is Friday already and it's time for a Flashback! I dug into a couple of my "scrapbook" boxes today (read: pictures dumped into boxes in no particular order with the hopes of being organized someday) trying to get an idea of what photos I should start scanning. There are so many photos I am overwhelmed and having a hard time making a decision. However, you will be happy to know that I did make a decision and that decision is to let you, the reader, decide for me! I will give you some categories to choose from and you can cast your vote by posting a comment below. Okay? Ok. Thanks for your participation! So, shall I start with Really Old Photos (The term "really old" is subjective and so I appologize to those reading who do not think that 60 year old photos are "really old."): This is a photo of my Great Grandmother, Jocie, and two of her daughters, Della and Marie (my grandmother) and three of her ...

My friend started a new feature on her blog (which she found on another blog) called Flashback Fridays. She is using it as an excuse to scan her old pictures onto her computer and blog about them. I think this is a great idea and I've decided I will copy their idea! This week I will be using some photos I already have on my computer, but each week my goal will be to scan at least two photos, and then after a year, I will have over 100 new photos scanned into my computer. Wahoo! I will start this flashback with a photo of my dear husband and I celebrating our 20th wedding anniversary. It's hard to believe that was 5 years ago! I had a great time feeding the giraffes. I couldn't stop laughing! As you look at this picture I want you to notice one thing: my chin. Got the image solidified in your mind? Next is a picture of my sistah when we went to a Cub's game in 2003. Look at her chin. Notice any resemblance? Next we have a picture of my maternal grandmother from her reti...

My dear neighbor, who has been a generous supporter of my art, asked me to draw our friend Kirby in charcoals as a gift for his people. I hated the charcoal drawing I tried at first. I just couldn't get Kirby's fluffiness into the charcoal and his personality wasn't coming out. I put the drawing away and after a day of thinking about it, I decided that Kirby would best be created in a simple line drawing. And then in another line drawing -because I got a spot of something on the paper! Ugh, I hate redrawing, but it's good for me, and now he is finished.

Just in case you were wondering, this is what 49 looks like. . . My darling husband turned 49 today. Isn't he cute? He would not let me take a regular photo of him, and so he is going into my blog looking just as cute as can be with his old man face! It's his own fault. But in all honesty, I LOVE IT! This photo makes me laugh, and laughing is very good, especially when you laugh as hard as I do every time I look at this picture. Speaking of good, this not so lovely looking cake pictured below tastes FABULOUS! It is a Lemon Glaze cake and so easy to make. You might even say that it's a piece of cake, but that would be silly, so I won't go that far. Happy Birthday Old Man!