lennynatural's Blog - page 16

Juicy's Christmas blog got me thinking about what I want for myself. What I want will give me pleasure too, but in a much different way than Ju's Christmas wish, lol.

I really enjoy making bread. Most store bought breads lack flavor and character, so I usually make my own. Plus I like the aroma it fills the house with as it bakes. Lately I've been honing my skills and have come to realize the standard kitchen oven has it's shortcomings when it comes to making the classic artisan loafs (a brick oven provides the best results). Well, there is a company out there that has heard the wishes of home bread makers and has come up with a solution. Here it is, [url]http://www.hearthkitchen.com/store/[/url]. I'm just not sure it's worth the price, but if Santa left it under my tree I would sure be happy.

I usually cook on Thanksgiving. This year was no exception, actually, I enjoy it. I watched all the turkey cooking shows on the Food Network for the last 30 days or so looking for some fresh ideas on how to spice up the bird a little. After much thought I decided to give the bird a good shot of herbs.

I made an herb butter that I inserted between the skin and the breast meat. Rubbed the outside with olive oil and gave that a good shot of herbs.
I made fresh cranberries (what is turkey without cranberries?), stuffing, homemade buttermilk rolls, mushroom gravy and roasted vegatables which consisted of potatoes, butternut squash, carrots and peppers. Not pictured was a (store bought) cherry pie. I'll make a pumpkin pie when I have the leftovers.

This Monday is Thanksgiving in Canada. As far as I can tell, this is as big a holiday in Canada as it is in the U.S. It's my understanding the festivities start on Saturday and run through Monday, although I suspect by the time Monday rolls around many ppl will have had their fill already.

Turkey, pies and beer!

As the title says, Happy Thanksgiving to all Canadians.

My puter was freezing up, so bad I couldn't even play a decent game of scrabble, do any perving or chat. It started Monday afternoon (while playing scrabble). After 2 days of trying homemade solutions, I decided to call Dell support. I should have had lunch first. I spent more than 5 hours on the phone with them. The problem is fixed. They fixed a couple of minor issues as well. Turns out the problem was my spyware program. It was bundled with virus protection, however I was also running another virus protection. So, after many months of running both, a conflict occured.

The moral of the story, it's ok and desirable to run more than one spyware program, but only one virus program should be run.

I had a taste for apple donuts for a few weeks now. I couldn't find them at the store so I googled for a recipe. I made them today. Problem is I have too many. Come over and have some will you? They taste great with tea.

Here's one more pic of the butterfly. Catching one on cam with its wings open makes a good pic.

I had pizza. I love making pizza as much as I enjoy eating it. This one has a pesto sauce, topped with chicken breast, fresh tomato, red pepper and red onion. But I have too much. Who wants a slice?

Most of the flowers in my garden are supposed to attract butterflies. I've seen a few fluttering about, but not as many as I hoped for. I did catch this gal feasting on one of my Mexican sunflowers.




The next flower is a Picotee Cosmos


Afterwards, I wanted a drink, so I cut a fresh lime.

Sometimes I wonder if it's normal to want other ppl to see me nakie. I mean when you talk to ppl you know, you might get the idea that ppl generally consider such things "perverted". Yet those same same ppl are the ones who will stare out of the windows at work when they see a naked person in the high rise across the street. And they are the same ones who ask me to go with them into the adult book store because they are embarassed (or don't have the balls) to go in there alone. And then I look at the 4000 pics that are posted here every day, and the vids of ppl doing what is done in private for the world to see and I realize that NN is only the tip of the iceberg. Then I realize, yup, it's pretty normal. Perv away!

Re yesterdays blog, I didn't think they were wasps because the hive doesn't look like like the wasps cones I have seen. So I assumed they are bees. The pest control man came out today and said they are bald face hornets. They will enjoy their weekend in their palacial estate which happens to reside on my property but come Monday morning, they will have to take up residence somewhere else (Mondays are a bitch, aren't they?)

And yes, it was my beer can opening finger that got stung, however it has no effect on my ability to open a beer bottle.

I googled bees stings and got a couple of suggestions for treating it. One is to apply anti-perspirant to it and the other is to apply a paste made of baking soda. Also recommended is to apply an ice pack or cold water for 10-30 minutes. I did all of the above. The swelling went down after a couple of hours and it is completely normal today.

Plums wants to know "But what I really want to know is was ya ever stung by a dead bee mister". Indeed, I remember that quote very well, it is from the movie "To Have or Have Not" with Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. Nope, I have never been stung by a dead bee but if it happens, I will let you know.