3 posts tagged “food”
This is the last day to wish me a happy birthday and get a treat. I've been stitching them up and I must say they are very cute and even useful. (I'm keeping one myself.) If you have a friend, I'd mention this blog before the end
of today...
I'd been to the Sharpie website, searching for more colors about a year ago. I saw them, but there was no way to order them directly on-line. What a lovely surprise to see them at Wal-mart today, while I was picking up dirt cheap school supplies. Apparently, I don't shop at Wal-mart very often as I was completely surprised that they'd removed their sewing section. Months ago. (I missed a fabric clearance sale?!)
I showed you some shots of Jenna's wedding shower last week and I have some of the wedding this week. It was lovely with the same "beach colors" theme.
My cousin Cheri is due next month and thinks my blog is beautiful, except that I post photos that make her hungry. My apologies, but you'll wish for some of these "steak frites". Here's a link to a New York Times article on where to find the best steak frites in Paris.
My birthday is next Friday, the 14th. That means that I get to party and you get to open presents! Some of the past presents include the bag to the left and the item listed on my blog here. They are surprises, as I like most things to be a surprise, so email me with your mailing address before my birthday if you want a package to arrive at your house!
In case you didn't get the email, my cookbook template is now accessible on Microsoft's template page. It is fully editable for you to add all of your lovely recipes and family history. It also has my lovely elephants marching around the border. (Hurrah!)
I made Italian sodas for Jenna's shower last week, but Meredith took the cake for decorating the room. Jenna's wedding decor theme is tropical, and the party room was bamboo and lime green.
They were eating apples and the tender leaves off the trees in the orchard in the afternoon, trying to escape the heat. As they took their time, I was able to fit the 300 mm lens on to get a close up. I shot until the camera was full, as I don't often get them to hold still long enough to get a clear view. I think it paid off...
My flowers were absolutely lovely early in the week. The blossoms all bloomed out and I got photos of most of them. However, since we had unusually hot weather, by the end of the week, they had been burned. (Heat stroke for flowers too, I guess.)
The bees have continued to work faithfully, both good and naughtily.
Bumblebees are pollinating my blackberries and the yellow jackets are eating the cedar on our patio railing. I set out to capture a bee in flight, but it was so hard! Because they just lift off and are gone in a blur, I had a heck of a time. I must have taken 50 shots to get just one I liked! If I was still working with a film camera, I could never have justified the cost!
Dh grilled ribs out on the patio, though he thought it would probably work just to lay them directly on the concrete this week. I thought it must be a subliminal message of hope for cooler weather that the munchkins set the table with the snowmen tableware. It looked rather funny to me to see watermelon and ribs with the blue rimmed plates.
Here's a little exercise for you. I took a photo of this in order to use it for the play of light across the surface. I thought it would work in quite a few applications. Just what do you think it is?
