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Check it out
If you enjoyed traveling cheese, and like Romance, you might enjoy today’s post over at Romance Roundtable. It has it’s moments.
T-13: Thirteen Identical Slices of Cheese
Featured T13 post from last week: Tricia pulled off a very creative TT. Last week I let my kids come up with suggestions for T13 topics. A fair number of you wanted to see what I, and my kids, could do with item # : 13 identical slices of cheese. Well, where it is: What? Not enough? But there are 13 of them. All right, fine. We did kind of have a little fun figuring out where the slices should […]
By George! I have no idea
Mr. Al sent this week’s By George! in last night. I know I should have stayed up for it, but I didn’t so it’s late and I haven’t even read it yet. Forget about having a picture with it. Anyway, I hope it’s good. In our time when communication with anyone nearly anywhere on the planet instantaneously is a fact of life, it’s hard to imagine a time when communication was more or less limited to the people one could […]
What Are You Afraid Of?
The boy has been playing around on Google lately. He says the thing most people want to know is how to set the table. I’m not sure if I believe it, but I happen to have an expert on tap – someone who used to teach Meal Management at a university – so I’m putting together a short series of blogs talking all about it. He said a few minutes ago that the thing people fear the most is heights. […]
Painted Trucks
This email said something about painting the trucks in Europe to look like the products inside. Or, almost anyway.
Cinnamon Twirly Gigs
When I got done making my pie last week I found I had a fair amount of crust dough left. Ever wonder what to do with it? I don’t like these enough to make them on their own, but I’m glad to do it to use up the extra dough. Roll out all the rest of the pie crust. Spread butter on top. Sprinkle cinnamon and sugar. I like to put about a tsp of cinnamon in half a cup […]
Nostalgia
Jack: Takes you back, don’t it? Jill: I’ll say! It’s been so long since we visited the old place. Jack: Well get an eye full now because now that we’re going to rent it out, we won’t be here much. Jill: Know what I’m going to miss the most? All the space! This house is huge! Jack: Sure is! Our new trailer house could fit inside the living room of this place. Look at that fireplace. I remember putting whole […]
Suzie’s House 107: The Case Before Me
Judge Jennifer Armatage steepled her hands before her thoughtfully. She loved her job, despite all the ambiguities. She loved the sense of purpose, the importance of choosing the best path for the salvation of a family or a child. She prided herself on allowing even the youngest child a chance to have his or her say. But how far could she let it go? “Young man, are you saying it is all a conspiracy?” She addressed her question to the […]
TT: 13 suggestions my kids gave for my Thursday Thirteen
Featured Thursday Thirteen from last week: Actually, there were two I couldn’t choose between: Jenn provided us with free TT banners! Claudia of Out On a Limb fame links to some very useful programs . I was telling my kids I needed a subject for my Thursday Thirteen list. In the mood to be helpful, they started throwing out suggestions. Here are thirteen of them. 1. Fingers 2. Cookies 3. Muffins (I’m kind of getting the feeling they don’t understand […]
By George! What to Do With The Woman?
Mr. Al has now brought us well into the Regency, touching on such topics as Tsar Alexander, and Boue Brummel, but what of his dear wife, Princess Caroline? The Prince’s treatment of his wife netted her a great deal of public sympathy. While he could exclude her from his personal life and from official functions, his control over her personal life was limited. He had to support her, parliament made sure of that. As long as she had her own […]
Square Root Day
I know, I already have a post up for today, but I want to get this into my archives because it doesn’t happen every day. Today is Square Root Day. You know: 3/3/09. I feel so privileged to be alive today. 🙂
Does This Scare You?
I’m not ready. Worse, I don’t think my kids are even close to being able to handle this.
Why Fairies?
Today’s feature is a guest blog with friend and American Title Award winner Helen Scott Taylor. Welcome Helen! Before I wrote my recent release The Magic Knot, I spent a while deciding on the paranormal/fantasy world in which to set the story. I thought of the usual vampires and shape shifters, but so many authors have written marvelous books about these paranormal beings, I wanted to try something different. During my research, I discovered the fairy world provides scope for […]
Chocolate Bear Winner
And the winner of the Chocolate bear is Fiona, whose name was drawn by The Boy. Fiona, send your shipping info to me at AliceAudreyJ at Yahoo dot com, and I’ll get that bear right out to you.
Apple Pie
6 cups thin sliced apples 2 Tbs tapioca – uncooked 3/4 c sugar ½ tsp cinnamon 1/4 tsp nutmet 1 tsp lemon juice Cut up apples. Mix all ingredients together. Set aside for 15 minutes. Make a double layer pie crust. Very important the pie has a crust top and not just some decorative crust pieces placed on top. Without the full covering, you get apple leather bits on the top layer and cooked apple pie underneath. This is not […]
