thriller

thought this was funny

here is the original thriller, if you want to compare :)

a thought for the day

Oh, what a tangled web we weave when we conspire to jump into a hammock.

afghan for isaac

 

afghan i made for isaac

a simple granny square, with alternating colors based on prime numbers.

killer high chair, pt 2

partly stained. I have determined that staining a high chair with all its knobs and funky areas is more trouble than it is worth. in fact, i probably would have saved money and time just by buying a high chair (full price) instead of looking for one at a garage sale. arg.

i don't know what to make of it. here's the backstory on this high chair.

for you other science nerds/ lab workers out there

http://www.kcprofessional.com/us/mkt/kimtech/60th/

here's to the kim wipe! good for so many uses, including blowing your nose. though i had a friend tell me that they were very expensive kleenexes.

apples

a friend just dropped off a bag of apples. yum. if i had time, this is what i would make with them. instead i will take the time to type it out? anyways, this is from my mom...and i think it is manna from heaven.

danish apple pastry

combine:
2 1/2 c. sifted flour
1 tsp. salt

cut in 1 cup shortening. Beat 1 egg yolk with enough milk to make 2/3 cup liquid and stir into flour mixture. On floured surface, roll 1/2 dough to 17 x 12 inch rectangle. Fit into and up sides of 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1 inch pan. sprinkle with 1 cup corn flakes. top with 8 to 10 tart apples, pared and sliced (8 cups). (my comment: the tarter the apples, the better, otherwise too sweet.)

combine:
3/4 to 1 c. sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon

sprinkle over apples. roll remaining dough to 15 1/2 to 10 1/2 rectangle. Place over apples. seal edges. cut slits in top. beat 1 egg white till frothy; brush on crust. bake in 375 degree oven for 50 min.

combine:
1 c. sifted powdered sugar
3-4 tsp milk

drizzle on warm pastry. makes 3 dozen.

water beads

frozen cilantro

 

sling

made a sling for the new baby out of scraps of flannel. it was a really easy project (and would have been easier had i used one length of fabric instead of piecing together flannel). I got the directions from here. which is the same sling that miranda made. I did end up taking it in a couple of inches.



I was glad i made it, because i have a hard time putting down the cute baby and getting things done. so now i can do both.

frozen tomatoes

finally bringing our potted tomatoes inside. however, i keep on forgetting to cover (and uncover) our planted tomatoes. i told doug i can remember dwight eisenhower's campaign slogan but i can't remember to do a simple thing like covering and uncovering tomatoes. sad.

some of the tomatoes that i had planted late from seed, i put in my flower garden because i had nothing else to do with it. (having seven big potted plants was enough i determined) they never grew very high or big, but one of them actually has a tomato on it.

I haven't been covering it, so it might not make the frost. but i thought it was a cute little tomato.