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Month: July 2009

Where Do You Hide Yours?

FYI - I hide mine in the fridge. :grin: When was your last? Um...I have to think about that... What More Could I Wish For? Ooh yes...I'll take one now... :mrgreen: Timtams are an Australian invention--one of their best, I have to say. And I don't think we can take...

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What’s For Lunch?

Wanna share your lunch with me? This inquisitive mountain sheep got a little close for comfort. My window wouldn't go up fast enough! To view other Camera Critters go here.

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My Point of View…

...is that I enjoy reading romances and other genre fiction in both first and third person points of view. I like being in the main character's head in some books while in other books seeing things from both the hero and heroine's perspective is interesting. For a...

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Black Forest Muffins

Whenever I have a cup of coffee in a cafe, I always check out the muffins. Any flavor will do as long as they're fresh. If I manage to time it when they're still warm from the oven so much the better. I think muffins are good because they're reasonably healthy and...

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Reasons I Dislike Winter

Last week author Jess Dee blogged at Samhain about 15 reasons she hated winter. Since it's winter here in New Zealand, I thought I'd borrow her timely topic and do a list of Thirteen Things I Dislike About Winter. 1. It's cold. 2. The cold means I have to dress in...

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Pasta

When we were in the supermarket at the weekend, hubby and I debated purchasing some fresh ravioli. We decided it was too expensive and thought that maybe we should try making our own. Tonight hubby searched through our recipe books, made the pasta dough and filled it...

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The Egg-Timer Method

I don't know about you, but there are times when I'm terrible at procrastinating and my usual "Just Do It" attitude hides at the bottom of the garden. It can be writing procrastination or housework related or perhaps the ironing pile. When I find things are out of...

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Standing Tall

My animal this week is a giraffe. This particular photo was taken in Kenya, I think at Samburu National Park. We were also able to visit the giraffe center near Nairobi during a different trip. I still remember feeding the giraffes. It was amazing, although their...

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