Showing posts with label hot weather. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hot weather. Show all posts

Friday, July 9, 2010

WEATHER IS TOO HOT TO HANDLE

I hope you enjoy this beautiful Fall treasury I created today in search of cooler temperatures and my favorite season!

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4c370ff1a4088eef64a12430/fresh-fall-finds-from-etsy

Wow it has been incrediably hot. I was made sick for a few days because of the heat. I have many illnesses and suffer when it is hot. A/C is not central in my home and in NH most homes don't have any A/C at all. Many fans and a struggling window A/C unit is what is keeping me alive. It has been miserable. It is feeling a bit cooler today and we are supposed to have big thunderstorms this afternoon. That will help. I once again apologize for no Feature Friday this week. Blame it on the heat! We are now set for the next two Fridays to have features from two talented ladies.


In search of a refreshing and cool recipe I came accross this one to share with you!

Watermelon-Lemonade Ice Pops

Makes 8

Recipe by Rozanne Gold
July 2002
From Bon Appetit website

Ingredients

•2 cups (packed) finely chopped seeded watermelon

•3/4 cup frozen lemonade concentrate (half of 12-ounce can), thawed

•3 tablespoons sugar

•Pinch of salt

Preparation

•Combine all ingredients in processor. Puree until very smooth. Divide mixture among 8 ice pop molds (each about 1/4 to 1/3 cup capacity). Cover and freeze until firm, at least 4 hours and up to 5 days. ENJOY!

The grandbabies are now two weeks and one week old. Where does time go?



Emelia two weeks old




                                                          
Carter one week old


STAY COOL!


Wednesday, June 23, 2010

FOCUS ON ETSY

Yesterday I received a letter from Dr. Dewayne Williams. I looked at his shop and there was an iris wood cutout done in scroll saw work. Dewayne says that you can add stained glass to it. Then for a moment I realized that I have a monogramed tie tack for sale in my shop and the initial is W. So I wrote back to Dr. Williams and he was so kind. I told him I would write in my blog today about him and his ETSY shop. These are the different mediums that Dr. Williams creates fine artwork in acrylics, water color, pen and ink, and pyrography on canvas, wood, paper, bone, leather and leather products. He also has scroll saw designed pieces, carvings, and one of a kind specialty pieces using a combination of the above. You can visit him at http://www.dewaynewiliams.org/ for a complete showing of his artwork. Please check out his ESTY shop at http://www.dewaynewilliams.etsy.com/ He does beautiful work and is such a talented artist. I could go crazy with favorites from in his ETSY shop. I hope you enjoy this blog and meeting Dr. Dewayne Williams from Misssouri. This blog takes the place of the Feature Friday for this week.

I had a huge creative streak yesterday. I made earrings, real .925 silver of course, shepards hook .925 silver bookmarks, a greeting card and a pair of .925 silver and glass beaded earrings. All of these ideas have been in the works I was just waiting for some more materials to arrive. Now what to do. My memory card is full in my camera. I tried deleting pictures and the camera is still behaving badly. Time for a new memory card. This last one held almost 1,200 pictures. The life of a photographer. I finished up my last swap package for June yesterday. It is the Big Fat Stuffed Envelope #4 Swap. I spoiled my swap partner with a bunch of goodies. She is only 20. I am well let's say twice her age plus some. I tried to imagine what someone that age would like. She said in her profile she liked animal print I said to myself "great" because I know I have some perfect ribbons for that I don't like. That is what is so great about the swap, I always have some things to pass along. She likes Hello Kitty so do I. Now I had to share something with her that I liked, my Hello Kitty stickers. I just got them...oh no...I was thinking but then in another thought she will love them. I had an assortment of 100 in this particular set so I gave her 20. I wouldn't do that for just anybody but since she is a Hello Kitty fan well I would feel guilty if I didn't share.



I like to decorate boxes from tiny matchbox size to cigar box size.

YAY it is 70 in Manchester, NH currently and it rained last night. The plants, bugs, birds and wildlife are happy again. It feels cool but the humidity is supposed to build and be ferocius, somewhere around 75% is predicted for tomorrow. I don't mind heat it is the humidity that I don't like. I lived in FL for 15 years near the Indian River and the Atlantic Ocean with nice breezes. It was comfortable not really humid just plain HOT. How has this summer started for you? We still have July and August to go!

From Kraft Foods Kitchen:

What You Need!
1 whole wheat pita bread, cut in half 1 Tbsp. MIRACLE WHIP Light Dressing 6 slices OSCAR MAYER Deli Fresh Shaved Smoked Turkey Breast 4 thin tomato slices 4 thin cucumber slices 2 thin red onion slices 1/2 of a small green pepper, cut into thin slices

Make It!

SPREAD insides of pita halves with dressing.
FILL evenly with remaining ingredients. ENJOY!

Kraft Kitchens Tips Special Extra
Top filling with a sprinkle of cracked black pepper or chopped fresh dill.

Take Along
For best results, assemble sandwich just before serving. If transporting the sandwich, pack the filling ingredients in separate containers and pack in a cooler until ready to assemble sandwich.

Disclaimer: I am not endorsing Kraft Foods here you may use any ingredients as an equal substitute.

Sunday, May 23, 2010

SUNDAY SHOPPING TRIP


I had a great time shopping today. It was for supplies of course. I finally found postcards. I bought a beautiful set of notecards too, frog stickers, a package full of nice pink things for the PINK swap for my partner, oh and then I get a new swap tonight a private one and that person loves pink too. I have found some things for her she likes cupcakes, ribbons and shiny sparkly things. Glenna's Garden studio is full of things like that. The best thing I found was an 8 1/2" by 11" 140 lb. coldwater tablet of water color paper YAY!  I can watercolor again. I forsee a busy week coming up! It is going to be hot too 80's and muggy AC is on again. All my running around tomorrow is going to be done early. I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend~stay cool! I like botanical prints the one I have shown you here is from Dover Publishing.