And so time passes

Whoa, where did the time go and what have I been doing? I'm going to blame it on Pan for buying me a 3DS for Valentine's. Yup, it has to be his fault. And he got me one of the new Pokemon games. Addictive.... You bet. So it I disappear again, you know where I'll be :)

Pluto's Moons

Now that the weather is getting cooler, it is a perfect time to take a moment and take a test to jog your brain. Encyclopaedia Britannica has one on their website: here

Zamioculcas Zamiifolia

Say that one 3 times fast and while you are at it, look up the care of this exotic plant at Plant Care Today.

Aeschynanthus

Wouldn't it be fun to just walk outside and pick lipstick from a tree? Aeschynanthus, aka the Lipstick Tree, may just having believe you can. Check it out at gflora.com: here

Heptacodium miconioides

Want to know what else it is called? Check it out at the Missouri Botanical Garden page: here

Brachychiton populneus

Got you hooked yet? Better known as a Bottle Tree. Check out pictures and more information on Floralbank.org's fact sheet: Here

Mute? Not really

But less vocal than their cousins are the Mute Swans. Take a moment read up on them: Here

A botanical lesson

Amorphophallus Titanum aka the "Corpse Flower". Check out the YouTube video by coolhunting: here.

will be back to

regularly scheduled program soon. As soon as I figure out how to resize photos on my netbook. Knew I should have installed psp here. But when I do, I'll have some really great photos to share. Will tell you all about it then.

Into the Freezer

    I don't know whether to thank my mother or throttle her, LOL. Indy and I spent our Monday together cooking up meals for the week and more. This is the chicken tetrazzine we made along with some blanched asparagus which went into the freezer. I had saved some of the trays from frozen dinners I had bought then put the dinners in the freezer to harden before vacuum packing. Word of note, frozen dinner trays warp when vacuum packed. Next time just freeze then wrap the vegetable and entree separately in plastic wrap then vacuum pack together. Will take up much less room in the freezer as well. We also made spaghetti sauce. I probably, now have enough dinners frozen to last a month. I need a bigger freezer.

That's an RC?

Tinks are really big in this house hold. We have Tinkerbell ornaments, a tree topper, lotion container and the list goes on. But one of my favorite has to be my radio-controlled Tinkerbell. Mostly she just sits around looking lovely, but once in a great while we let her into the living room to spread her wings. Or, at least we use to. Guess I need to take her out for a test drive sometime soon.

Tink's Blueberries

I loooove blueberries. In muffins, on cereal (to the point having been asked if I would like a little cereal to go with the blueberries) and on salads. You just can't go wrong with those tart little morsels of deliciousness. I think I need to buy some blueberry bushes and grow my own. Right next to the plot where I intend on growing turnip greens, which is the only thing I love more than blueberries.

Who's scarier

Also nestled up there is a ceramic pumpkin that one of the kids made, OMG, fifteen plus years ago. The little Jedi has a scowl on his face but I really think the "blood" drenched teeth and spider webs in the interior of the pumpkin win the scary feature hands down. I also think that bookshelf is in need of some serious dusting. We don't notice because of the height at which it is set, and besides I kept hitting my head on the ceiling fan just trying to get these pictures.

Star Trek v. Star Wars

Remember yesterday when I mentioned the hidden Legos figures? Where here is one of our little Jedi preparing to take on a ST Bird-of-Prey. I think he may being having second thoughts here. That is one awesome BOP and heavy too. This is actually the second one Pan got. He took the first to work to show it off and while he was away from his desk, one of his co-workers came by and wanted to look under it. Not realizing that it was not permanently attached to the stand, he turned it over and snapped the neck. Great guy though, owned up to it and replaced it.

Oh Lasagna

Taking a break from scrapping. This is the lasagna I made last week before leaving for Atlanta. All my mom's idea. And a brilliant one too. We have all thought about. I'm sure you have. Why waste all that time and money are frozen dinners when you can make your own. Made the meat sauce one night. Put is together and baked it the next day. Once it had a serious cool down in the fridge, it was time to cut, wrap and freeze. Once solid, into a large food saver bag they went. Now when I get a hankering for some good Italian cooking, I'll pull one of these babies out. Nuke it, then serve with a super-large salad and a glass of good wine. Now I just have to think of something else to prepare ahead of time and freeze. And when I do break down and buy those frozen dinners, maybe I should save the containers to fill with my own food.

Margaritaville

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     Love those margarita's at Margaritaville. Funny, since we have been going back to Orlando after a couple of years of going to Las Vegas, I don't think we have been to Margaritaville. Next time, we will have to try it out again. See if they made any changes. Speaking of margaritas, Chili's has one of the best...platinum presidente'. Yummy.... Made with fresh lime juice. And I always squeeze just a little more with the lime they put on the side of the glass.

     Does anyone know why restaurants are now serving margaritas in martini glasses instead of the traditional margarita glass? Just curious.

Frog Jerky

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     On the phone with my sister, Bug, a couple of weeks ago (how is that not unusual?) Had her on the speaker phone as I was trying out a script she had written and didn't want to take the time to go find my bluetooth. When we finished with the script, I took the phone with me to watch Pan play his video game but neglected (probably on purpose) to take it off speaker.

     Suddenly we hear her telling the puppy to give her what was in his mouth... "Ugh, yuck," we hear, "It's a dried up frog." Pan started silently laughing and when Bug & I got off the phone, he turned to me and said "Frog Jerky."

Downtown Disney

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Trying to get back into getting the travel pages done. One of these years I would really like to have a coffee table book made (but then that would mean I would have to get a coffee table). Speaking of coffee tables, do you know anyone that still has one or uses one? My little sister does but she is the only one I can think of off hand that does.

Good Friends,

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Once a month, several women of the community (me included) get together for a night out. Wine, dine and good conversations, spark a evening of frivolity and fun. In January we met at French restaurant. More tomorrow.

VC at it's finest

     Talk about the height of laziness, now the cat thinks he can conference while in bed (okay, on top of the bed). He and Indy spent a good 20 minutes with one another before one of them got bored. I think it was Indy. The cat is just not as exciting as Mindcraft or Lord of the Rings Legos.

     Speaking of Lord of the Rings Legos, did you hear the rumor about them making a Batman 2 Legos movie? Pan was telling me about it. Should be interesting. And does anyone know anything about Legoworld Atlanta? We are thinking about taking the kids there soon.