Category: MISC

Collage Photo Meme

Meredith got me on a chore procrastination trip today so I’ve spent the morning getting caught up on blog reading and ran across this at her blog which diverted me for another 1/2 hour ~ Thanks Mere! I did enjoy it!

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.
2. Using only the first page of results, and pick one image.
3. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into Big Huge Lab’s Mosaic Maker to create a mosaic of the picture answers.

THE QUESTIONS:

1. What is your first name? Tamy
2. What is your favorite food? right now? Bread
3. What high school did you go to? Canyon High School
4. What is your favorite color? Purple
5. Who is your celebrity crush? George Clooney
6. What is your favorite drink? Strawberry Daiquiri
7. What is your dream vacation? A relaxing cruise
8. What is your favorite dessert? Boston Cream Pie
9. What do you want to be when you grow up? A Writer or a Photographer
10. What do you love most in life? Life Itself
11. What is one word that describes you? Loyal
12. What is your flickr name? 3 Sides of Crazy

Friday Fill-Ins


hosted at Friday Fill-Ins

1. A smile is contagious.
2. Spite and malice is my favorite card game.
3. I would love to have more down time in my life and less stress.
4. When I think of the Summer Solstice, I think of picnics, BBQ’s and warm summer evenings on the porch.
5. I just remembered I need to take meat out for dinner.
6. One of my favorite song lyrics goes like this: We all live in a yellow submarine (left over from Wordless).
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to organizing the bookshelf while I watch a movie and eat popcorn while hubby is at work, tomorrow my plans include planting new plants along the hedge area of the fence and Sunday, I want to take flower pictures!

Aloha Friday ~

In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that we take it easy and look forward to the weekend. So I thought that on Fridays I would take it easy on posting, too. Therefore, I’ll ask a simple question for you to answer. Nothing that requires a lengthy response.

If you’d like to participate, just post your own question on your blog and leave your link at An Island Life. Don’t forget to visit the other participants! It’s a great way to make new bloggy friends!

Today’s question is:
Can you remember a time when your to do list
was smaller than your accomplishments list?

Another Fine Day in the Garden ~ A long time coming, but well worth the wait!



It’s been a long time coming this year, but well worth the wait.

One of the best things about these flowers is the fact that they are antiques and original to the yard for as long as anyone can remember. The house itself is 116 years old and in speaking with descendants from the area and of those that have lived in the house, I’ve been able to take the flowers back to at least 1948. I have yet to meet anyone that remembers before that or was related to the owners before that time, so who knows maybe they go back even further. I did dig them up last year and clean and split the bulbs the way HGTV suggested and they seem just as beautiful this year. I passed on the splits to my mom, cousin, Kathy and Barbara. Barbara says hers are about to bloom too.

Friday's Feast

Friday’s Feast is hosted by The Chef at Friday’s Feast

Appetizer~ If you could live on another continent for 1 year, which one would you choose? Antarctica ~ maybe that way I could finish a few projects without distractions.

Soup ~ Which browser do you use to surf the Internet? I used to use Netscape, but now I use Mozilla Firefox-Much better & faster

Salad ~ On a scale of 1-10 (with 10 being highest), how much do you know about the history of your country? I used to think about an 8, but as I get older it seems I learn something new everyday.

Main Course ~ Finish this sentence: Love is…Worth it

Dessert~ Have you ever been in or near a tornado? Yep as well as hurricanes, floods, fires and earthquakes. I’m done with natural disasters. SO, the cold of the North Woods is a welcome relief!

Kind Blogger Award

I’m honored that Meredith at Mercedes Rules has bestowed
this wonderful award upon me this morning.
Thank you so much Mere.

I’ve met so many wonderful people blogging,
it’s hard to not pass this along to absolutely everyone.
So I’ll start with a few of my kind bloggy friends.

  • Barbara whose kindness and friendship has helped me develop my blog, MY way and who has become a dear friend whom I’ve known all my life, or so it seems.
  • Joy whose kindness and friendship keeps me smiling.
  • Penelope whose kindness always finds a positive aspect at all times.
  • Kathryn whose kindness makes her such a great mom.
  • Sandy, Stephanie and Sharon whose kind words always arrive to put a smile on my face at just the right time.
  • I’d like to tag back Meredith who has been so supportive and kind as I maneuver through my first year blogging with themes and keeps me on my toes to stay organized.

Photo Hunt ~ Water


THEME – WATER – and LOTS OF IT!!

SPRING THAW AT Tahquamenon Falls State Park, U.P. Michigan

TIOGA CREEK ROADSIDE PARK, HWY 28, U.P., MICHIGAN

About the PhotoHunt: A theme is given for each Saturday. Post a photo that best represents the theme. New and old photos welcome but must be from your personal collection and not photos obtained from the web. Play along once a week by posting your photo on your site.

Scrumptious Sunday – National Dairy Month


Scrumptious Sunday hosted by Meredith at Mercedes Rocks
CHEESE FONDUE

1/2 pound swiss cheese, shredded
1 1/4 tablespoon flour
1 teaspoon finely minced garlic, Jar
1 cup white wine (Reisling is y favorite)
salt, pepper and nutmeg to taste
Brandy (optional)
1 loaf crusty French bread, cut into bite size pieces

  • Dredge the cheese with the flour.
  • Pour wine into fondue pot and stir in garlic.
  • When wine is heated, NOT boiling, add the cheese by handfuls, stirring well in between.
  • Stir continuously until mixture begins to bubble.
  • Add salt, pepper and nutmeg.
  • Add Brandy if adding.
  • Remove dish from stove and immediately set over the heating element.
  • Enjoy.

TACO CHEESE DIP

8 ounces cream cheese
16 ounces sour cream
1 package taco seasoning
1 jar jalapeno bean dip
1 bunch green onions, chopped fine

  • Blend together well and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
  • Serve with tortilla chips

I do the memes: Menu Plan Monday hosted by Laura at I’m an Organizing Junkie, Favorite Ingredient Friday hosted by Kathryn at Overwhelmed with Joy, Freezer Food Friday hosted by MJ at mjpuzzlemom, Scrumptious Sunday hosted by Meredith at Mercedes Rocks, Tasty Thursday hosted by Pumpkin Patch, Watchin’ What We Eat hosted by Lorie at Honey I Shrank Myself and Slow Cooking Thursday hosted by Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom. Doing them all make great additions to help keeping me on track and finding so new recipes!

Favorite Ingredient Friday ~ Brown Sugar Bourbon Marinade

Today is refreshing drinks edition, but I’d already planned to post this so I’ll leave this for a great BBQ marinade and also direct you to my recipe for Patio Coolers (which I posted recently for Scrumptious Sunday – yum – they’re like cool aid for adults.

hosted by Overwhelmed with Joy
BROWN SUGAR BOURBON MARINADE

1/4 cup PACKED brown sugar
1 bunch green onions, minced
1/3 cup Bourbon
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 teaspoon Worcestershire
1 teaspoon dry Coleman’s mustard
1 teaspoon white pepper

  • Mix together well until all sugar is dissolved.
  • In a large ziploc bag add desired meat and pour marinade over.
  • Release as much air as possible and massage marinade into meat for a minute or so.
  • Refrigerate for at least 8 hours, preferably overnight. Turn the bag periodically.
  • Grill & Enjoy!

I do the memes: Menu Plan Monday hosted by Laura at I’m an Organizing Junkie, Favorite Ingredient Friday hosted by Kathryn at Overwhelmed with Joy, Freezer Food Friday hosted by MJ at mjpuzzlemom, Scrumptious Sunday hosted by Meredith at Mercedes Rocks and Slow Cooking Thursday hosted by Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom. Doing them all make great additions to help keeping me on track and finding so new recipes!

Sharing the love ~ A pay it forward style Award to raise organ donation awareness

My dear blogging friend Meredith at Mercedes Rules has bestowed upon me another award. And I like the way she has decided to award it so I too will pay it forward to everyone on my list over there on the right. Have I forgotten you? Let me know and I’ll add you.

This award was created by Memoirs of a Mommy. It’s a very special award that she created in Honor Of The Donor That Saved (her son) Noah’s Life. Noah received a heart transplant, and she hopes that by passing this award around the blogosphere everyone can help raise awareness of the need for Organ Donation.

The rules of this award are: SHARE THE LOVE!!! Share this award with all those blogs out there that you love. All the people who make you smile. All those that make you laugh. All those that make your day. All those that leave uplifting comments on your blog.

**All I ask, is that you include a link to this post with the award and ask your recipients to do the same**

This is such a special award and I want to share it with everyone on my Blog List! See it there over on the right? Don’t forget to pick up your award and share the love with your blogosphere~just remember to link back to the originator: Memoirs of a Mommy. ;)

Every good cook has a vintage apron or 2 or 3 or 4…

Head on over to Confessions of an Apron Queen to participate.

This is the post from her site:

In 1928, Herbert Hoover promised “a chicken in every pot & a car in every garage”… Today, I’m promising a vintage apron around every waist!

Rick Rack Attack is moving on up! A year ago, if you Googled “vintage aprons”, Rick Rack Attack was literally on the 200th page. I bet ya’ll didn’t even know there was 200 page results for “vintage aprons”. Today, Rick Rack Attack has climbed to the 4th page on Google. I am absolutely tickled with our growth & success. But, I don’t want to stop until we’re on the 1st page!

Unfortunately, I am sorely lacking in an important area in search engine placement- other websites & blogs with links to Rick Rack Attack. So, this is where ya’ll come in. I need your help! And I’m not ashamed to ask for it! And I’ll even bribe ya’ll with vintage aprons to help me shamelessly promote my website.

Here’s the deal… If you place the above button on your blog or your website & link to Rick Rack Attack, I’ll mail you a free vintage apron! How easy is that?!

Head on over to Confessions of an Apron Queen to participate.