Archive for May, 2007

yummy yummy cucumber!

Friday, May 25th, 2007

when i was a kid… when we lived in millington tennessee, there was a guy down the road with a huge vegetable garden.? occasionally i did my best peter rabbit impersonation, and snuck into said garden to snack.? my favorite thing to eat in his garden was the cucumbers.? they were so good.? crisp and delicious and truly the flavor of a summer day.

since moving from there, i’ve longed for a cucumber as delicious as the ones i swiped from his garden.? i’ve always chalked up the lack of equal flavor up to the cucumbers i get not being homegrown.? i haven’t tasted a cucumber as delicious as those since i was 5 or 6 years old…

until yesterday.

i bought an english cucumber at the grocery store this weekend.? i cut it up yesterday… i thought the texture of the “shaft” of the cucumber felt familiar (oh hush you perverts!) when i was slicing it, but i couldn’t place it… and when i put the first slice in my mouth, there it was.? that flavor i’d been longing for.? that delicious summer day flavor.? and to think, if the cucumber seeds i planted last year hadn’t frozen and actually grew, i would have been very disappointed by the flavor.

hooray for english cucumbers!!!!

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it pains me so…

Friday, May 25th, 2007

but i’ve put up a bunch of my books on half.com. there will be more listed soon, no doubt. need to lighten the load and raise a little dough. there are also the ebay auctions if anyone’s interested.

gage is having fun today… he’s currently running around in his avalanche jersey, a pull-up and his snow boots.? and i think he wants a bath.? hopefully not in his clothes.

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Cruising

Friday, May 25th, 2007

I have a deep love and passion for the ocean. I went on a day cruise with my father and grandmother when I was a kid, and I loved it. I would love to go on a real cruise, one that takes several days to beautiful places. Directlinecruises.com has a variety of cruise options that are just singing to me on a number of different cruise lines, including Celebrity Cruises. A Bahamas cruise, which they’re offering with free travel insurance would be the perfect getaway right now, or perhaps an Alaskan cruise — I’ve always wanted to go there.? Heck, a cruise anywhere, just so long as I could be on the sea enjoying the air and the tranquility.? The shore activities are appealing too, of course, but to be out on the ocean would just be heaven.

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much cuteness…

Thursday, May 24th, 2007

gage has been saying “avalanche” all day.? very cute.

he’s been a sweetheart allday… except for destroying the living room a couple of times.? he even let ziggy go after he’d cuddled with him as long as he wanted.? didn’t cry when ziggy scratched him, either.

should get my noah’s ark starter kit in a couple of days.? that’s a good thing.

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Dream Home

Thursday, May 24th, 2007

I think I found my dream house. It’s gorgeous and is in an idyllic setting. From the photos I’d say it’s only a couple of miles from the beach. What can I say, I was reading about North Cyprus Property and decided to browse a website with homes in North Cyprus. I wouldn’t mind living on the Mediteranean, and I am of Mediteranean descent (Sicilian), so I’d fit right in — I’d just have to learn the language. The place has 4 bedrooms, so friends can visit, a pool and a roof-top terrace. So gorgeous. I’m in love with a house.

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picture of the week

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007

gage paintingok, i’m a little slack this week. a day late, but hey, i’m posting it now! this weeks picture of the week is of something that gage painted. well, we painted it together. he picked the colors and poured them on the canvas while i tipped and turned it. it swirled in a really cool way.? i’m tempted to get more canvas and paints to see what gage does with the same process… now that it’s dried completely, it’s got a cracked surface and looks really cool.? this picture was taken while it was still a little bit wet.

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well…

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007

NAAW starter kit ordered… they called a few minutes ago to find out what size shirts i need, since it comes with a Noah’s Ark polo shirt and a Bella Bee t-shirt. my goal is to be ready to do “promoting” by the time gage starts the summer program at the school. :D

he he, gage is reading dr. seuss’s abc’s to me. it’s so cute.

someone’s supposed to come over today and do the lawn. there is much to do today… unfortunately, cleaning the living room can’t happen till gage goes to bed. but i can get other stuff done.

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On the Beach

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007

I love the beach, always have. Probably comes from spending so many summers in Florida. For me, the perfect vacation would be renting a place — be it hotel room, condo or even a house right on the beach somewhere with sun and sand and that wonderful salt air that comes in off the ocean. Just out of curiosity, I was looking up Rocky Point Mexico rental properties. The rates are fantastic. I’d love so much to take Gage down to one of those houses or condos and spend days with him on the beach. I love that they’ve got places that sleep up to 14. It’d be a lot of fun to go down there with the whole family and spend some time together.

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eet ees cheely, no?

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

very chilly and rainy. and my comforter is outside on the clothesline. i put it out there to dry a little before it started raining and forgot about it. once the clothes in the dryer are done i’ll haul it in, put it through the spin cycle and then pop it in the dryer.

i ordered a starter kit for noah’s ark animal workshop today. i’m working on an introductory letter to put in the mini catalogs for when i go putting them on every door and windshield i can in town *g*

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Hadn’t Thought of That

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

It’s a simple fact, at some time in everyone’s life, they have need to obtain a loan. Most of the places you go to to obtain one, do business with individuals and businesses — all kinds of businesses. Wouldn’t it feel good to give your loan business to a company that doesn’t simply give loans to any business that comes their way? Seriously, if you’re a devoted Animal Rights activist, would you want to know that you got your mortgage from a bank that also finances the local slaughterhouse? Would you believe that the Co-operative bank won’t extend a loan to a business that is in conflict with their own ethical policy? How nice is it to see a business that actually holds to some ethical standard, instead of casting it all aside in the great quest for the almighty dollar? I think it’s pretty refreshing, myself. And if you’d like you can even check out their website and see just what their ethical policy is.

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