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Shrimpy Salad
lettuce carrots cooked shrimp Catalina salad dressing. Tear lettuce into salad bowl. Layer in carrots. I like to use the pre-skinned baby carrots. layer in more lettuce. Add boiled, cooled shrimp. Top with salad dressing.
Smooth Operator
Jill: Jack! You messed up the bed, and the real estate agent is going to be here any minute now. Help me make it. Jack: All right. Jill: Pull. Pull harder. Both: Huff, huff, huff. Jill: There. Just in time. Jill: Don’t even think about it. Previously in Jack and Jill Sprucing the Place Up saturday photo scavenger hunt The rules for Photohunt can be found here. Today’s theme is wrinkled Be sure to visit the home page.
Suzie’s House 81: Mrs. D’s Revenge
Deloris Dieter, affectionately known as Mrs. D by so many students she couldn’t possibly be expected to keep track of them all, thumped the stack of papers against the tabletop to even it out. She set the stack in her briefcase, and closed her grade book. Another day’s job well done. She might not have a lot else to show for her life; no family like most of the other teachers, no awards or accolades like Mrs. Grant constantly received, […]
T13 40: Jack and Jill's Packing List
Every Saturday I do a little story thing for Saturday Scavenger Photo Hunt using a couple of bendie dolls. The dolls are named Jack and Jill. They are a married couple who are trying to move, which means fixing up the house and packing. Here’s their packing list. 1. Shoes 2. White-chocolate chips 3. A ladder 4. Beer 5. Midol 6. Hairspray 7. A camera 8. Popsicle sticks 9. Bandages 10. Pet food 11. Curtains 12. A diamond ring 13. […]
By George! It's a Wedding… er, Another Wedding.
Regardless of all his misgivings, Prince George went ahead and married his cousin Princess Caroline. The Big Day was 8 April 1795. The ceremony was held in the Chapel Royal at St. James Palace. The Princesses dress was so heavily embroidered that the weight of it almost caused her to fall over. The bridegroom was about ready to fall over also, but not from the weight of his clothing. The bride was led into the chapel by the Duke of […]
Guardian Dragons and the Happy Home
I like two-story houses. The thing about two story houses is that there is the barrier between one part and another. It’s a small thing – a staircase. It shouldn’t slow me down, but when I’m busy, I don’t generally want to take the time to run something up or down the stairs. So I put whatever needs to be moved on the newel post and let it sit there until the next time I’m going up or down. […]
Underwater Restaurant
Want to see a cool restaurant? Me too. I’d love to try their fish sticks. This is the Ithaa restaurant, part of the Hilton Maldives Resort and Spa. It was created by MJ Murphy Ltd, a design consultant based in New Zealand. The walls and ceiling are transparent, curved acrylic similar to those used in aquarium attractions. The email this came in said they were planting a coral garden on the reef to add to the rays, sharks, and colorful […]
The Yummy Summer Snack Book
This week instead of offering a recipe, I’m offering a book. I never got much use of this one because I got the book with the intention of sharing it with my kids. They out grew it before we used it. There are some great recipes in it, but when ever I reach for a book, It’s generally Better Homes and Gardens, or The Kid’s Favorites, or some such. If you have little kids, I think you’ll like this one. […]
Sprucing the Place Up
Jill: Are you done painting the bedroom, Jack? The real estate agent says every room has to be white. Jack: Oh. Previously in Jack and Jill Jack and Jill in the Dark Previously in Jack and Jill Lights On! saturday photo scavenger hunt The rules for Photohunt can be found here. Today’s theme is colorful Be sure to visit the home page.
Suzie’s House 80: In Comparison
Up, B, down. Splat. The little skateboarding figure on the TV screen hit the ground with a spattering of red droplets that disappeared almost as soon as they appeared. “No, no no!” Gene yelled. “You aren’t doing it right.” A week ago Ben would have been upset if over-sized, bad-rep Gene yelling at him. Today he curled his lip and snarled, “Lay off.” Gene crossed his arms in a huff. Ben glanced out the window. It was already dark. He […]
Thursday Thirteen: Signs I Drove Past Today
1. Road Construction Next 5 Miles 2. Speed Limit 45 mph 3. Fines Double in Work Zones 4. Abrupt Edge 5. Bump 6. Speed Limit 35 mph 7. Motorcycles Exercise Extreme Caution 8. Be Prepared to Stop 9. Detour Next 1000 Feet 10. Road Closed 11. End of Construction 12. Speed Limit 65 13. a white cross You should have seen the rest of the Interstate. In order to get the permalink from this post you must both put your […]
By George! Who Do They Like the Best?
Princess Caroline and Prince George were primed to get along like oil and water, thanks to Lady Jersey. Let’s see what happens when they meet. Take it away Mr. Al. It did not come as a shock to Lord Malmesbury that Princess Caroline’s behavior at dinner was everything he feared it would be. That didn’t make being embarrassed to within an inch of his life easier to suffer through. The Princess forgot every social rule dad had ordered her to […]
Hiking
I like hiking. I love getting into the woods, following the twists and turns of an interesting trail, catching the occasional panoramic view or natural detail. I don’t mind the exercise, though I only notice it when I think about hiking, now while I’m doing it. I’m happy going with others or on my own. Until this year most of my camping and hiking went on hold. It was simply too hard to do with a couple of little kids […]
Lights On!
Did you wonder what we would have seen if we could flip on a light switch just as Jill started to say “beep, beep, beep?” Wonder no more, simply click on the word “more” below:
Jack and Jill in the Dark
I messed up this week. I was out of town, away from keyboard, and didn’t have anything prepared. If I had done something, it would probably have looked like this: Click here to see what is in the picture. Jack: Jill, what are you doing sitting in the dark? Jill: The light bulb burned out. Jack: Oh. I thought you were going to change it. Jill: I thought you were going to change it. Jack: Oh. Well…. (long drawn out […]
