Mini pink carnations with some boxwood from my front yard! Thank you, S, S, and S!
Birthday Flowers: I Love It When They're Early
Month: September 2011
Early Birthday Present: I'm Movin' Up!
With a brand-new state-of-the-art laptop with all the bells and whistles. Birthdays are a good thing.
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A field of grass flowers, aka, weeds!
Giant Cupcake For Labor Day: A Gigantic Effort
With an extraordinary cheesecake filling. And I can’t take an iota of credit for this– all of it goes to my firstborn. My only involvement in this endeavor was to buy this clever mold set, and offer a lot of oohhs and aaahhs as the piece came together. There are two molds, btw, and an “insert” that creates a cavernous spot in the center where the cheesecake filling went in. The frosting was creamcheese.
The top part of the cupcake was a “spice cake” and the bottom part, a “carrot cake”. Mmmmm! A true labor of love on Labor Day!
Laboring On Labor Day: And Feeling Good All The Way
Our humble spread for Labor Day: Heirloom Tomato Salad, Teriyaki and Ginger Marinated Grilled Chicken, Corn-on-the-Cob w/ Butter & Salt, Beets and Peas Stirfry, Garlic-Butter Foccacia Squares, Sangria, and for dessert the most incredible Giant Cup Cake w/ a Cheesecake Filling.
Bittersweet: The Word of the Day (As Summer Draws to a Close)
Happy Labor Day! Warm day, bit of a chill, school starting. A nice word comes to mind, from 1576:
“bittersweet”Definition of BITTERSWEET
2: of or relating to a prepared chocolate containing little sugar— bit·ter·sweet·ly adverb— bit·ter·sweet·ness nounSee bittersweet defined for English-language learners »First Known Use of BITTERSWEET
1576Other Food Terms
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Happy Birthday, Freddie Mercury! (I'm Havin' A Good Time!)
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The tall grass bush that puts forth the most amazing white blooms. See yesterday’s photo for a close-up of the one on the far right.
