September 16, 2009 – 4:36 pm
I’ve been uploading family photographs that my mother gave me. Lots of fun to look at. And it’s a good project to have underway. Here are some of my favorites, so far.
Dad’s and Mom’s high school graduation pictures.
My parents nine months before they were married. I think they were on their way to the State Fair in this picture. Someone correct me if I’m wrong…
My parents on their wedding day.
My paternal grandparents
My maternal grandparents and my mother’s youngest brother.
My mom and siblings…Mom’s the one with the feathers in her hair.
Dad
~~Rhonda 🙂
September 14, 2009 – 11:37 pm
Here are my submissions to this week’s flickr group Macro Mondays. The theme is “transparency.” The group allows five submissions each Monday.
I took this picture while waiting for DD at riding lessons.
We have a small box full of old negatives from DH’s family. This one caught my eye. It was probably taken in Kansas. There must have been a circus going through. Someday, we’ll get these developed and see what we’ve got.
This shade of blue is my favorite color.
I like the light coming through this old green pitcher.
There is something about glass that I really like. Especially transparent colored glass.
Those were my submissions. Here are a few more I took, but didn’t submit to Macro Mondays.
The green light from the pitcher caused some pretty effects in the iced tea.
Blue canning jar with marbles.
Clear marbles in a little blue dish.
~~Rhonda 🙂
September 14, 2009 – 2:34 pm
Last week, I tried these new recipes and both were very good. DH said several times, “this is a good meal,” which is always nice to hear. And DD asked me to make the potatoes and chicken again.
Rosemary Ranch Chicken
The chicken recipe called for the chicken to be cubed and grilled on skewers. I just sliced it thinly and broiled it in the oven. Delicious!
Quick and Easy Home Fries
I didn’t peel the potatoes. I washed them, cut off unsightly spots, then cubed them. I rinsed them and drained them on a dishtowel for a few minutes before cooking. DD dipped the finished fries into ranch dressing mix.
I served them with corn on the cob, peas, and a green salad. Two thumbs up. We’ll definitely make the chicken and potatoes again.
~~Rhonda
September 13, 2009 – 4:21 pm
Buttercup loves to sit on the stool in the kitchen. This morning she found it in a spot of sun and took a little snooze.
~~Rhonda
September 8, 2009 – 11:11 pm
Monday we spent some time camming with our daughters who are out east, attending college and pursuing their paths in life.
They were laughing at Zilli. We were teasing her with a foxtail.
Fun was had by all. 🙂 ~~Rhonda
September 7, 2009 – 11:09 pm
I participate in a flickr group called Macro Mondays. I haven’t posted many pictures the last month or so, because I’ve been adjusting to a new-to-me camera. My old camera, which finally died, let me get *real* close to a subject. I’ve had to get used to the new one, which DD gave me when she got an even better one. Anyhoo, members of Macro Mondays can post up to five pictures to the group each Monday. The pictures have to correspond to the week’s theme. Here are my submissions for this week’s theme “fuzzy.”
Fuzzy pipecleaners…I took this shot in the scrapbook room. I have drawers full of fun things the shoot.
These fuzzy fibers came from my scrapbook room drawers, too. Isn’t the sparkle great?
Love the colors and the sparkle on these fuzzy pompoms.
DH brought the foxtails in for me to shoot. I put them in a black tray and used a desk lamp to light them.
The wooly lamb’s ear was fun to shoot. I was at riding lessons with DD. While she and the trainers were on a trail ride, I picked the leaf and took some pictures for the flickr theme. I set it on my day planner for the black background and used the sun light to highlight the leaf’s detail. It was interesting to see how transparent the leaf was when the sun hit it from the back. All the veins became visible. That spot has as much fuzz on it as the left side where the sun hits it from the top of the leaf.
Macros are such fun. They bring to life amazing detail that usually goes unnoticed. ~~Rhonda 🙂
September 3, 2009 – 11:21 pm
The Christmas open house invitations are done! Yeah!
~~Rhonda ::happy::
September 3, 2009 – 5:19 pm
Because I changed this recipe so much from the one I found online, I am putting up my own version here, as a complete recipe. Delicious and easy to make. Give it a try!
Mexican Chopped Salad
8 cups shredded romaine lettuce and/or spinach
2 tomatoes, chopped (I didn’t peel mine, but peel away if you like)
1 cup cucumber, chopped (did peel and seed these…again, your choice)
2 T finely crumbled Feta cheese
1 cup broken tortilla chips
Dressing
1/4 cup olive oil
Juice of one lime (or 2 T. bottled lime or lemon juice)
1 T salsa
2 T parsley, finely chopped
salt and pepper to taste
1. Place the lettuce/spinach, tomato, cucumber, and Feta in a salad bowl.
2. In a lidded container, place olive oil, lime juice, salsa and parsley. Close and shake vigorously until well mixed. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
3. Toss salad with the dressing. At the last minute, toss in tortilla chips.
Serves four.
The ingredients can be adjusted to any amount that floats your boat. And the original recipe uses 1/2 c. red (or substitute white) onion, but DH doesn’t eat onions, so I leave those out. They’d be great in there.
~~Rhonda
