Author Archives: aliceaudrey
The Search
Jack: Bring out your dogs. *ding* Bring out your doooogs. *ding* Bring out your dogs. *ding* Jill: Jack, what do you think you’re doing? This isn’t Monty Python and the Holey Grail, you know. It’s not like Tonic’s dead, either. He just (shrug) ran way. Jack: Bring out your dooogs. *ding* Jill: Would you quit that? Besides, you’re starting to get a different kind of following. Jack: Oh, them? I asked them to come along. Jill: What? You expect them […]
Suzie’s House 112: Ready
Drew formed a fist, but managed to keep from pounding on his computer’s keyboard. An oath of an unsavory variety slipped out. Luckily, Ben was at school and everyone else was at work. At least, he thought everyone was at work until Vin tsked at him. “You know, you could always let me take a crack at it. I’m every bit as good with a computer as you are.” He leaned against the doorjamb of the dining room where Drew […]
T13: Thirteen Silly Recipes.
This week’s featured T13 post: Paige Tylerposted some fantastic Easter eggs. If you’ve checked out my blog on days other than Thursday, then you know I post certain things each day of the week. For instance, every Wednesday my husband gives us a cock-eyed view of history. Every Friday I post an episode of a story about an FBI agent, an ad executive, and a private investigator living in a boarding house. Every Sunday I post a How To piece, […]
By George! It's a Jail Break!
Princess Charlotte, daughter of Prince George IV and Caroline of Brunswick, was ordered by her father to marry a man she could not tolerate. When she refused, her father replaced all her servants and brought her before a bishop. What is poor Charlotte to do? Having resolved not to submit to her fathers demands, Charlotte did the only thing she could think to do. She ran away from home. Her own home no less. Leaving dad and the Bishop of […]
Are You Having Problems Leaving Comments?
It’s getting to the point where I cringe every time I see this screen. The vast majority of the time if I see this, it means I’m not going to be able to leave a comment. I’ve tried everything. I’ve used every part of the form that could conceivably be applied to me. No go. I cleared out my cookies. I made sure my pop ups were set right. Nothing I do seems to make a difference. Am I the […]
Hudson River Plane; Salvage
Ever wonder how they rescued the plane that landed in the Hudson River? Apparently they trucked it through East Rutherford NJ.
Tie Dye Eggs
My kids love these. We tend to do them year round, not just Easter. Hard boiled eggs food coloring Crack the hard boiled eggs. The more cracks, the more lines of color there will be. Place the eggs in a stain resistant container. Drop several droplets of color directly on the egg. Place in refrigerator. More colors are fun, but they tend to turn to brown if you let several collect for long at the bottom of the container. More […]
Lost and Found
Jack: Tonic! Jill: Tonic! Gin: Meeeooooowww! Jack: Here boy! Here, Tonic! Jill: Tooooonic! Gin: Meeeooooowww! Jack: Wait! Look at this! Jill: Yellow paint, just like he walked through before he disappeared. He’s been kidnapped! Today’s theme is Stripes Previously in Jack and Jill Sold! Saturday photo scavenger hunt The rules for Photohunt can be found here. Be sure to visit the home page.
Suzie’s House 111: Meanwhile, Back at the House
Ben came out of court firmly established in his mother’s household, considering his father ended up in jail. Suzie, Ben, and Drew are on their way home now. Miranda slammed into the kitchen at a quarter to five. She had her briefcase under one arm, a box of promo materials under the other, her cell phone in her teeth, and no idea what she was going to cook. Pizza? But Ben had said something about not liking pizza anymore. She […]
T13: Thirteen Stray Thoughts
My pick of last week’s T13’s is Angel’s list of what she would say to her teenage self. In case you didn’t see my notice in my comment last week, I’ve been having a lot of trouble with Blogger lately. There are some blogs that won’t let me comment at all. There seems to be a pattern to it, but Im not sure what it is yet, just that a pop up captcha does it every time. If I can’t […]
By George! What's Charlotte's Beef?
Previously in By George! Mr. Al left a little cliff hanger regarding the marriage of Princess Charlotte. With her father, George IV, pushing one of his drinking buddies on her and her mother sensing and opportunity to get under George’s skin, Charlotte is certainly put on the spot. While desiring to remain in England was the public face of Princess Charlotte’s refusal to marry William, there were other issues as well. Williams drinking was but one. One of Charlotte’s biggest […]
eMail Imbalance
Mr. Al tends to write long letters. Surprised? *grin* They are, of course, very entertaining and enjoyable letters, but it isn’t unheard of for him to go on for 15 paragraphs. We aren’t talking dinky paragraphs either. This is all fine and well until it’s time for whomever he emailed to reply. For some silly reason, some of his correspondents seem to think they need to write equally long and witty emails in reply. If you’ve read By George! then […]
Table Setting: A Progression
To continue from last week: I asked my mother, who used to teach Meal Management courses on campus, what the biggest, hairiest, most intimidating table setting might be. I’m looking for something I can use to scare the hero of a book I’m thinking about writing. She said something along the lines of Russian or European style would likely do the trick. Frankly, I don’t find European all that intimidating. They baby you along with wait staff that hands you […]
Ginger Yams/Sweet Potatoes
This is one my mother invented. I think I’m going to try the technique on regular mashed potatoes. Yams or sweet potatoes 2 slices candied ginger for each yam salt to taste Peel and slice the yams. Boil them in a pot with enough water to cover the bottom third. bring to boil with a lid on. Drop in the candied ginger and a pinch of salt. Simmer until soft. At my elevation with eighth on an inch slices it […]
Sold
Jill: Oh no! Look at my hands! And you’re hands too! They’re covered in paint. Why didn’t you tell me the paint was wet? Jack: I don’t know. I didn’t think about it. Jill: Well you better think about it now. Anything we touch is going to get yellow paint all over it. Jill: Did you just hear something just now? Jack: Not a thing. Jill: Hey, where’s Tonic? (ten minutes earlier:) Veronica: What a nice dog. Oh? For sale? […]
