tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32126363624249746772024-02-19T02:34:07.551-06:00LLYYNN - Lynn DavisAging Gracefully With ArtLLYYNN - Lynn Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11538418994323990630noreply@blogger.comBlogger1027125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212636362424974677.post-57987424436204102542020-04-07T09:48:00.002-05:002020-04-07T09:48:30.413-05:00It's Nice To Have Fabric Stashed Away<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisxFmGmBe-RzJ4JneNyX3LAATUY7tQmDrm2vWtBR6N_lBmkVaFctFIuo5_m5APZbpB27ws6G2NtcGUWKePW0lkO0jtYo5KSIRbfrMZtaqQy6yO4hweiInxNf0yq-Mn92DOZV7hEpG8ZXe2/s1600/IMG_2590+-+Edited.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="680" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisxFmGmBe-RzJ4JneNyX3LAATUY7tQmDrm2vWtBR6N_lBmkVaFctFIuo5_m5APZbpB27ws6G2NtcGUWKePW0lkO0jtYo5KSIRbfrMZtaqQy6yO4hweiInxNf0yq-Mn92DOZV7hEpG8ZXe2/s320/IMG_2590+-+Edited.jpg" width="274" /></a></div>
I tend to buy fabric at stores in two-yard lengths when I find something I like, even if I don't have an immediate project for it. That is coming in handy right now, as I sew face masks for family for grocery trips and other times when they have to go out in public. I also buy the large spools of thread, so I should have enough to use, because I think all the suppliers are either closed or out of stock right now. <br />
<br />
I downloaded two patterns recommended by hospitals, but they obviously are not pattern-writing experts, so I am altering them a bit to make them more sewable for me. And since elastic is now as scarce as hen's teeth, I used a 2 1/2" wide jelly roll to make ties on each side. <br />
<br />
The little space in the house where I do crafting was all set up for cardmaking, but I put all that away and set up for sewing and serging so I can make more masks. Hopefully as I do more of them, they won't take as long as this first one did. I have now learned that I don't sew as well at 8 pm as I do at 8 am, probably true of most things but definitely true of sewing.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBnsZV_FILpmMzAHGCe9B0vCQgjJol8X4ccSCd1oE1oyxkRnB5LnmRPzurYL6jJsOGLNTvx5A9-f5vzCA4VWYKTBqc9tQjm4saxIGi8i8bA75VRrD00ejo7xYZWP40eYxuNCvEVP6TrdZ4/s1600/IMG_2584+-+Edited.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1288" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBnsZV_FILpmMzAHGCe9B0vCQgjJol8X4ccSCd1oE1oyxkRnB5LnmRPzurYL6jJsOGLNTvx5A9-f5vzCA4VWYKTBqc9tQjm4saxIGi8i8bA75VRrD00ejo7xYZWP40eYxuNCvEVP6TrdZ4/s320/IMG_2584+-+Edited.jpg" width="257" /></a></div>
I have a rolling chair that's elevated to be higher than the desk height of this table, to try to minimize back pain and to allow me to roll around to the ironing board, sewing machine and the serger. <br />
<br />
And a big jug to keep hydrated!<br />
<br />
Sewing masks makes me feel useful while locked down in Louisiana, so that family have a way to protect themselves and others.<br />
<br />
Hopefully this lock down status will ease up soon, but I think at that time the masks will be even more important as the State transitions back to regular times of work, shopping and church.<br />
<br />
Back now to the sewing project. By the time I've made all I plan to do, I'll probably know how to do them!LLYYNN - Lynn Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11538418994323990630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212636362424974677.post-55655609981666939122020-03-31T08:39:00.001-05:002020-03-31T08:39:09.877-05:00Self-Serve Yogurt at Home<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtAsT0javHDQArf5XSpfCb9JhLLJxK-qbXpJC2RtFrFKZhQc7jjst29mCw_9Z1qlSrpsBx8c8H7tFyvKCmCkQfn8hETNXu6kUd7-O2tYpbJWin27y9XocDof5_OVscVO1LQ_-EjrTtmwOp/s1600/IMG_2568.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtAsT0javHDQArf5XSpfCb9JhLLJxK-qbXpJC2RtFrFKZhQc7jjst29mCw_9Z1qlSrpsBx8c8H7tFyvKCmCkQfn8hETNXu6kUd7-O2tYpbJWin27y9XocDof5_OVscVO1LQ_-EjrTtmwOp/s320/IMG_2568.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
Yesterday I pulled out a gallon of organic milk and a starter of plain Fage Greek Yogurt and made eight cups of homemade yogurt. If you've never made and tried homemade yogurt, it's so much better and tastier than store-bought, and can be made in quantity and stored in small pint mason jars in the refrigerator. <br />
<br />
For breakfast I made a bowl of blackberries and strawberries with fresh yogurt right out of the crockpot and some honey drizzled on top. <br />
<br />
While staying at home I'm trying to go as long as I can without making a trip to the grocery store. Baking bread and making yogurt helps extend the time between trips to buy groceries. <br />
<br />
And bonus, it is fresh and tasty, too.<br />
<br />
Go to my <a href="https://z-llyynn.blogspot.com/2013/05/its-yogurt-thing.html" target="_blank">"It's a Yogurt Thing"</a> post if you want to see the process in action. LLYYNN - Lynn Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11538418994323990630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212636362424974677.post-87991494632643183682020-03-30T09:12:00.000-05:002020-03-30T09:13:17.039-05:00Why Is There No Bread In The Store?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga8NfGLxFUJPZT0SfMSyw9kJHLM92ikqZWqIFDMFW1rH8yX7tmSIeiYvsUhtgMR0uZYLPT8j-CTdSZHPuNYwt1uB2742edfvHpx6Qs2GUh3sjJeV5K8JQCh53lEOh1HfHGE5k72K9jqyWn/s1600/IMG_2553.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga8NfGLxFUJPZT0SfMSyw9kJHLM92ikqZWqIFDMFW1rH8yX7tmSIeiYvsUhtgMR0uZYLPT8j-CTdSZHPuNYwt1uB2742edfvHpx6Qs2GUh3sjJeV5K8JQCh53lEOh1HfHGE5k72K9jqyWn/s320/IMG_2553.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
Hello from socially-distanced Louisiana, where I have been baking bread at home because there is none in the grocery store to buy for sandwiches.<br />
<br />
I posted a message on March 1 just to say hello, still here. And since then the Coronavirus Pandemic has come into full force, and here we are on March 30, staying at home to avoid spreading the virus. Businesses, the museums, the library and schools are all shut down.<br />
<br />
I had a bag of flour in the freezer and half a jar of yeast, so I started baking sandwich loaves when I couldn't find bread in the store, but now flour and yeast are in short supply.<br />
<br />
I'm planning to make a big batch of yogurt today so I can avoid going to the grocery store. Here is a link to my yogurt-making post, <a href="https://z-llyynn.blogspot.com/2013/05/its-yogurt-thing.html" target="_blank">"It's a Yogurt Thing."</a><br />
<br />
Life has turned upside down right now. Yesterday the Boyce Methodist Church held services on Facebook Live instead of in person, second Sunday with the church not open for live services.<br />
<br />
I'm doing yard work while it's not raining. I've cleaned the house and pulled out some half-finished knitting projects to complete while staying at home. Thinking of doing some french lessons on Rosetta to brush up my dormant french. Using this time as an opportunity, until this crisis passes and the country goes back as much as possible to what we're used to seeing. Stay positive, stay home, stay healthy.LLYYNN - Lynn Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11538418994323990630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212636362424974677.post-9917146567726164552020-03-01T21:05:00.002-06:002020-03-01T21:05:30.880-06:00The World Is Still Turning and I'm Still Riding Around On ItYes, I'm back writing a blog post. It's been so long, I'm not sure I remember how to do it. And I'm sure a lot of things have changed in the blogging world. <br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxUFOhyYiQk7XoIh0RLApMyDOvDyU9KL2Cs_o8-zUKDVtZBPZXEdVmFFPMIOqfklq2H-KVibMwi_WZgF3VZk8DZe2rcVRTqxdo_jsEmFKMGdu8JkHlrtdzUNKaYRPmCc2YAbVllF53Vm3R/s1600/IMG_2498.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxUFOhyYiQk7XoIh0RLApMyDOvDyU9KL2Cs_o8-zUKDVtZBPZXEdVmFFPMIOqfklq2H-KVibMwi_WZgF3VZk8DZe2rcVRTqxdo_jsEmFKMGdu8JkHlrtdzUNKaYRPmCc2YAbVllF53Vm3R/s200/IMG_2498.JPG" width="150" /></a>Since my health scare in 2015 I've been keeping a low profile, trying to get well and enjoy life. I'm still working at a law firm, and I'm doing art, but I haven't been making jewelry or components. The studio where the faux-tiques were made has been boxed up, and I'm doing just a little artwork in a room in the house. Mostly I'm doing paper art, painting and making handmade cards. It keeps me creative but doesn't require the torching, soldering and glass fusing I was doing in 2015. <br />
<br />
I'm not sure anyone is still around to read this short update post, and I'm also not sure if this is the beginning of a new round of blogging from me, but I wanted to pop in and just say HELLO and that I'm still around, after all this time. Lately I've been teaching monthly card making classes at the Downtown Branch of the Rapides Parish Public Library, and maybe that's motivated me to drop into my old blog space again. <br />
<br />
Cheers, until I return, hopefully soon. Lynn - LLYYNNLLYYNN - Lynn Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11538418994323990630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212636362424974677.post-48131290429607844612015-12-11T07:19:00.002-06:002015-12-11T07:19:30.407-06:00Grateful And PeacefulHello, friends. I've been away most of this year, due to some serious health complications.<br />
<br />
All my life I've been very lucky and very healthy. I had never had surgery, almost never got sick, and had no serious or even minor health issues. I don't know that I appreciated my good fortune as much as I should have.<br />
<br />
This spring, in May, I had something apparently minor turn into something very serious and eventually life-threatening. It all happened so quickly, it was hard to understand what was going on. Fortunately my family, and especially my wonderful daughter, helped me with hospitalization and tests and surgery and recovery. I am more grateful than ever for her, and for church friends and others who stood beside me and helped me through a very scary and difficult time.<br />
<br />
I was hospitalized for almost a month, and spent another month at home healing and recovering. I was prepared for the fact that six months after the original surgery I would have another surgery, to complete the healing process. It has been a long six months, and somewhat anxious, but I have appreciated each day feeling better, being able to move more, having less pain and anxiety. More gratitude to friends and family, for all the small things they have done to support me through all the changes.<br />
<br />
Now, I am on the other side of my second surgery and home recovering again. This time I was only hospitalized for a week, and the healing process is going very well. I am grateful I was home before Thanksgiving, and in time to enjoy the Christmas tree my daughter and granddaughter set up for me to come home to share.<br />
<br />
I now understand what health changes are like, what is involved with surgery, and how it alters life and mindsets, in a way I didn't understand up to now. I am grateful to the home health caretakers who came regularly to help me with recovery, and thankful to be able to be in my own home and sleep in my own bed!<br />
<br />
Often I have heard others who have had health issues and have recovered talk about how it increased their appreciation for the small things of each day, how it changed their perspectives and increased their appreciation of others in their lives. I understand that attitude much better now after the last half-year, and share that feeling intensely.<br />
<br />
For those who have wondered about my absence and silence, that should help you understand what's been happening. I've been concentrating on recovery and healing, and in finding peace in life after a brush with the stark fact of my own mortality. Whew! That sounds way more ponderous than it should, especially coming from me!<br />
<br />
I haven't chosen to put the details of my illness here - I don't think it really matters, especially since I believe I'm now on the downhill slope back toward wellness. I don't expect any future recurrence of illness from this, but if this has taught me anything, it has taught me that we really can't know what tomorrow will bring and to just live as fully and mindfully as possible, every day.<br />
<br />
Thank you to friends, family and healthcare professionals who stood with me and lifted me up to reach this hopeful point. I have been doing some small creative projects here and there as I could, but it will be a while before I'm able to really do art again. When I do, I will have a lot of new ideas and feelings to express, that's for certain.<br />
<br />
And if you are reading this, and you have been wondering where I've been, give me a comment to encourage me to keep on the path to full recovery. And thank you in advance - I appreciate this, too. Hugs and best wishes to all of you. Nothing is more important than remembering friends, gratitude and maintaining a peaceful existence.LLYYNN - Lynn Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11538418994323990630noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212636362424974677.post-38275911035582900522015-03-26T19:01:00.002-05:002015-03-26T19:01:42.478-05:00Hi! A New Chapter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxE5QICWHSvsAQd_Z4QL1JnlDDdlP7FkQbvY6h7iHvIhH6z8mo_YmjIaDTPe0GngG-GsSEjIvgKcWj7eCaoplnA9iGUmuPs8CsfAVqKAmxLhGWBHBsy73pkldAhizd0bn30eqmPUircZu0/s1600/timer6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxE5QICWHSvsAQd_Z4QL1JnlDDdlP7FkQbvY6h7iHvIhH6z8mo_YmjIaDTPe0GngG-GsSEjIvgKcWj7eCaoplnA9iGUmuPs8CsfAVqKAmxLhGWBHBsy73pkldAhizd0bn30eqmPUircZu0/s1600/timer6.jpg" height="320" width="249" /></a></div>
Wondering where I've been?<br />
I'm here and there, very quiet and apart.<br />
It's almost Easter time with the grandchildren. I think all holidays are more fun with small children to enjoy them with.<br />
<br />
The garden is just waking up, here at the end of March.<br />
I'm still working on my goal to "eat from the garden" and decided to include more flowers and color right along with the edible vegetables. I need to pull up the overgrown lettuce and plant some new things. Maybe over the weekend, if the rain stops long enough.<br />
<br />
A year ago I added a screened-in porch to the side of the house, with a deck and brick patio. I spend a lot of time sitting on the porch, watching the birds. Reading a book. Crocheting an afghan. Relaxing.<br />
<br />
I've been doing some bookbinding, with handmade papers and embellished papers decorated using a Gelli plate, acrylics, watercolors and colored pencils. I'm crocheting and knitting quite a bit, because it's fun and gives me a restful break.<br />
<br />
I just got a delivery of some jewelry findings, so I can make an intaglio necklace I've had pictured in my mind. If it turns out well, I'll take some pictures to share. It will be the first jewelry piece I will have made in a long time, if I do. And I think I will.<br />
<br />
I've given myself permission to do whatever thing creatively that I enjoy doing. Or as little as I feel like doing. No production pressures, or pressures for deliveries. Just doing things that I find fun and fulfilling.<br />
<br />
And that make me feel creative and productive. And just plain happy.LLYYNN - Lynn Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11538418994323990630noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212636362424974677.post-76775098034813791732013-05-08T07:00:00.000-05:002013-05-08T07:00:02.804-05:00In Ground and In Pots<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgljmIpY5ZAP95jSaRjHUwL7xBs25Rf8m0AmKMuSrw5FSBL_zPwi2ZGTMXYKeLm96Vh_j6SxLZ6DA5W6SxExmUOcjvaabczhmLzCQqh4gHrnU-2SMvqWAtZZO1yvTrv8GvDlcOdViuaJt9k/s1600/07-blogger+014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" lua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgljmIpY5ZAP95jSaRjHUwL7xBs25Rf8m0AmKMuSrw5FSBL_zPwi2ZGTMXYKeLm96Vh_j6SxLZ6DA5W6SxExmUOcjvaabczhmLzCQqh4gHrnU-2SMvqWAtZZO1yvTrv8GvDlcOdViuaJt9k/s320/07-blogger+014.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I have a section of the garden that has small pots full of herbs next to the raised beds. The pots allow me to move things around as the season changes. And hopefully, when winter comes I'll be able to move some of the pots indoors, for fresh herbs all winter.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">Here there's thyme, cilantro and purple basil. I want lots of purple basil, so I can use the leaves to make glorious basil jelly!</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj08ibzb3ljqEZhR761cADvoWVHRvNLYwSf3vebnoNev3vJTQSgtFrfjzFld2TXq2QTRLk0yRUCMTIQ8GP3KynQPeyc3S09ZIMdTEc4b9SRPWz0JBnnMFXzvA-piajVF4Vgy-bJUpWobOvD/s1600/08-blogger+015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" lua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj08ibzb3ljqEZhR761cADvoWVHRvNLYwSf3vebnoNev3vJTQSgtFrfjzFld2TXq2QTRLk0yRUCMTIQ8GP3KynQPeyc3S09ZIMdTEc4b9SRPWz0JBnnMFXzvA-piajVF4Vgy-bJUpWobOvD/s320/08-blogger+015.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">This container has my special "On The Deck" corn seeds sprouting. This type of corn is supposed to be able to bear well even in a half whiskey barrel. I have this one that's sprouted already, and a second one that is planted but not sprouted yet, to extend the hoped-for sweet corn harvest. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">I've never grown corn before, my little raised beds are kind of small for it to be successful, but I'm hoping these new seeds from Burpee will turn out well in this container.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh609ae8kYLSISDWQ-rCP9DgolPPDvKYTzpFTMlaHMrBLJVPspwJ3dB8MQ42ql8_aDsXuXOMHN4JQw_Y17O1_pa6CQo4pr8YxdDmfjaO_Ps2nJq0oTzuQcMWdEsQarucNmJ0-crWQTcdClK/s1600/15-blogger+022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" lua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh609ae8kYLSISDWQ-rCP9DgolPPDvKYTzpFTMlaHMrBLJVPspwJ3dB8MQ42ql8_aDsXuXOMHN4JQw_Y17O1_pa6CQo4pr8YxdDmfjaO_Ps2nJq0oTzuQcMWdEsQarucNmJ0-crWQTcdClK/s320/15-blogger+022.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">This raised bed has all herbs, onions and garlic. Some herbs are perennials, like rosemary, so this bed doesn't get changed out every season like some of the others. This is the bed the harvested garlic bulbs came from. See how some are lying on their sides? It's probably time to get them out, too.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">It's so nice to run out to the garden, snip some parsley and rosemary, cut some cilantro and thyme, and run back in to the kitchen and use it! I used to dread it when recipes called for "fresh parsley" or "sprigs of fresh rosemary" - but now I love it!</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">I have onions, garlic, cilantro, two kinds of sage, rosemary, parsley and bee balm in this bed. I hope by summertime it will be tall and fragrant and bushy with fresh herbs for the kitchen. It is 4 foot by four foot in size.</span>LLYYNN - Lynn Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11538418994323990630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212636362424974677.post-31780701996532066682013-05-06T07:00:00.000-05:002013-05-06T07:00:17.866-05:00It's a Yogurt Thing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2FyOT8V_lhTE8xgL7K55d4HNv3dFQwzvlTblNh9RMj39qvV9wqK_MFYY_rLbgQ7vMSIbcQ_GvNYjlmvMF0u73oGNcMeo8V7bgTNGca81KZH_0mTfgEoQeXD6eRcOlx6SAxxxAmuF9Yz-_/s1600/08-blogger+073.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="247" lua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2FyOT8V_lhTE8xgL7K55d4HNv3dFQwzvlTblNh9RMj39qvV9wqK_MFYY_rLbgQ7vMSIbcQ_GvNYjlmvMF0u73oGNcMeo8V7bgTNGca81KZH_0mTfgEoQeXD6eRcOlx6SAxxxAmuF9Yz-_/s320/08-blogger+073.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">This is what happens to fresh ripe strawberries. Loaded up with homemade yogurt on top of almond cake. Tastes like springtime, tart and creamy. Sometimes with a drizzle of local honey on top.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">I make my own yogurt every other week. I never liked yogurt much, until I tried making it at home and tasted it. It's fantastic when it's freshly made, nothing like the store's yogurt, with its long list of ingredients. </span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ30vXZxo5RqlREhKlu1Xq7UqOLGll0i22hHH5RJml9H0qw7JX2OCKkiPk9IJW5xLOdiAaeNuxXGQveiEs9ebcmwPY2S3RAqOyuiTScX6fHYUMpC_VbqoHXe-Tb2FUyHmFV9_6BlEtOVo8/s1600/01-blogger+054.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="296" lua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ30vXZxo5RqlREhKlu1Xq7UqOLGll0i22hHH5RJml9H0qw7JX2OCKkiPk9IJW5xLOdiAaeNuxXGQveiEs9ebcmwPY2S3RAqOyuiTScX6fHYUMpC_VbqoHXe-Tb2FUyHmFV9_6BlEtOVo8/s320/01-blogger+054.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">For a starter I use 2% Fage Yogurt because it has 4 cultures in it, and for the milk I splurge and get a gallon of organic milk.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">I make the yogurt in the crockpot. I've never had a batch fail, and it really doesn't take that much time. </span><br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoWI9sxyAwkMQXXGHSBBLekjeSzhtOQCQcMg4ERNgNc2Qv0XFKaUb06paNQdBgWS2bYUcNIfNRJO1OC4yC8JjeQ80DzeBq9NflLI4z0gT71RNPXauj8xCLgT9Bs2OiI7iQskCio9z-MvHx/s1600/02-blogger+055.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="231" lua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoWI9sxyAwkMQXXGHSBBLekjeSzhtOQCQcMg4ERNgNc2Qv0XFKaUb06paNQdBgWS2bYUcNIfNRJO1OC4yC8JjeQ80DzeBq9NflLI4z0gT71RNPXauj8xCLgT9Bs2OiI7iQskCio9z-MvHx/s320/02-blogger+055.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"></span><span style="font-family: Courier New;">Before I do anything, I boil water in the kettle and sterilize everything. The crockpot and its lid, the ladle and whisk. Anything that's going to touch the milk gets a boiling water bath, to make sure only the good bacteria get a chance at the milk.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">This is 10 cups of organic milk in the crockpot. I turn it on high and cover with a dishtowel, checking every so often until the milk is 180 degrees F. </span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-JVi9MDIbu1x6A_6bZrHRk-pH4B0r-Z26pZeoEYztLrytOpxi9qOBfI-ugsYijXwe9F2hM5SeaNHRwkswe4X7OBR1pKMOG7gakFVf9HqCW-zs86zFVPagUIfhpEoh77Mf5CWofhi2Y912/s1600/03-blogger+064.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" lua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-JVi9MDIbu1x6A_6bZrHRk-pH4B0r-Z26pZeoEYztLrytOpxi9qOBfI-ugsYijXwe9F2hM5SeaNHRwkswe4X7OBR1pKMOG7gakFVf9HqCW-zs86zFVPagUIfhpEoh77Mf5CWofhi2Y912/s320/03-blogger+064.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I check with a candy thermometer until it reaches the right temperature. I try not to boil the milk, turning the crockpot off when the milk reaches 180 degrees. </span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBtanxN6K9r8iPin5kPrsohHi3EatEGCHaGQFkWDIk4rPzNzrih6NNU3yTuxyMjC9zpZwfVdi2hq7y08uSYdArFjdAyfIril00PLMlz7nttUHb5tLieZEE4K1SU0vfmkto49N1-f5q1SVP/s1600/04-blogger+065.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" lua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBtanxN6K9r8iPin5kPrsohHi3EatEGCHaGQFkWDIk4rPzNzrih6NNU3yTuxyMjC9zpZwfVdi2hq7y08uSYdArFjdAyfIril00PLMlz7nttUHb5tLieZEE4K1SU0vfmkto49N1-f5q1SVP/s320/04-blogger+065.jpg" width="257" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I like a thick yogurt, so I add 1/3 cup of powdered dry milk per quart. I take some of the hot milk out of the crockpot with the ladle into a sterilized two-cup measuring cup, add the dry milk to that, and use the whisk to mix together. It's too hard to get all the lumps out if you add the dry milk directly to the whole crockpot at once.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCyVCRSanGMD5jCxQVT6ITMJMmcO9Ld8JCM7V1r7EKeMUrE1FNWBmxofR8uoIXUr9CWv-iV_4uL4HZnm1vXe2iROUtW5Q8_jW2BXAGygnXBtECo_Eha9E0zvXbyR362cEuht_K03mcvKL1/s1600/05-blogger+067.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" lua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCyVCRSanGMD5jCxQVT6ITMJMmcO9Ld8JCM7V1r7EKeMUrE1FNWBmxofR8uoIXUr9CWv-iV_4uL4HZnm1vXe2iROUtW5Q8_jW2BXAGygnXBtECo_Eha9E0zvXbyR362cEuht_K03mcvKL1/s320/05-blogger+067.jpg" width="249" /></a></div>
</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Sometimes I add the dry milk in two batches, to make sure there's enough milk to really mix them together well before putting the hot milk back into the crockpot with the remainder of the milk.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">I keep the Fage yogurt out on the counter so it can reach room temperature. It isn't time to add it to the milk yet, but that way when it is time it isn't refrigerator temperature when it's added in.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">If honey, sugar or vanilla extract are added, this is the time, and they are added the same way as the dry milk. Then the cover goes back on the crockpot and it cools down until it is 110 degrees F. That can take an hour or so depending on the temperature of the room.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQHMUF0JWIbo_RvCf39dgsSgrMdKj8tQoaWvnc874UMXJiAM4J8JgTjcvCCkOnkU4qlldzgvL48orbGWP5wJ2YwLYoucqhJADZAO6nHtHfuuAxznut5uGAZfoEim1D8Xt-0s9lNWsnunOj/s1600/06-blogger+071.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" lua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQHMUF0JWIbo_RvCf39dgsSgrMdKj8tQoaWvnc874UMXJiAM4J8JgTjcvCCkOnkU4qlldzgvL48orbGWP5wJ2YwLYoucqhJADZAO6nHtHfuuAxznut5uGAZfoEim1D8Xt-0s9lNWsnunOj/s320/06-blogger+071.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">When the thermometer reads 110 degrees F, some of the milk is taken out and put into the 2-cup measuring cup, the starter yogurt is added and whisked in well, and all of it is added back to the main crockpot mixture.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiE2cXZUjKzo5zCbQTCe9IzMSdTRqi-J2GucuXZmDI68iOYfGwQgzz488_7q7iQpPsc3SRjPqoI1PtZnknRa1p3jO4YRrkVDmdIYQlHS2m74jJvj2UBIhHlZ3A7weQOLcxTvfyVyjcv5Tn/s1600/07-blogger+072.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="283" lua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiE2cXZUjKzo5zCbQTCe9IzMSdTRqi-J2GucuXZmDI68iOYfGwQgzz488_7q7iQpPsc3SRjPqoI1PtZnknRa1p3jO4YRrkVDmdIYQlHS2m74jJvj2UBIhHlZ3A7weQOLcxTvfyVyjcv5Tn/s320/07-blogger+072.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Wrapped in a large beach towel, the covered crockpot is put into the oven with the oven light on overnight. The oven light puts out just enough warmth to maintain the 110 degrees for 8 to 10 hours in the oven. But don't forget and turn the oven on! </span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-_th82ciDNYW99Ro6gFCVB1PIYMfxXSMbspo5xUNT2oNbnbHvledh4Ke1bTO0pTufwWhzglat3M9EsRJrdGDXnZ4sdWyeKqTMIQwXY7yKClrgDZXb8tYZeluWPDGHSh9n3IIWinFeiwfX/s1600/09-blogger+074.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="199" lua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-_th82ciDNYW99Ro6gFCVB1PIYMfxXSMbspo5xUNT2oNbnbHvledh4Ke1bTO0pTufwWhzglat3M9EsRJrdGDXnZ4sdWyeKqTMIQwXY7yKClrgDZXb8tYZeluWPDGHSh9n3IIWinFeiwfX/s320/09-blogger+074.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I usually put the crockpot in the oven before bedtime and take it back out the next morning. The yogurt has firmed up, and it's ready to be ladled into sterilized mason jars. If I plan to make frozen yogurt, I will use a quart jar and make the full gallon of milk. With 10 cups, I like to use the small mason jars with lids, and use one per day at breakfast and on desserts.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUiMeBAGlRPmnaJgWDzukGfxMdkumKD_aEv1GlpUiH49PfFlBoMDMRW-0u7pinSzlXgNOMbafEhbFPY9xgR8t1nvdciiaQP6phH1vh8hEAp_SbddTcrY05kDneJNX8q1qAO6UQeqk59Qok/s1600/10-blogger+075.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" lua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUiMeBAGlRPmnaJgWDzukGfxMdkumKD_aEv1GlpUiH49PfFlBoMDMRW-0u7pinSzlXgNOMbafEhbFPY9xgR8t1nvdciiaQP6phH1vh8hEAp_SbddTcrY05kDneJNX8q1qAO6UQeqk59Qok/s320/10-blogger+075.jpg" width="202" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Here's a week's supply or so, depending on how many I eat each day, and whether I use a recipe to cook with some of it. It's sweet, tart and thick like cream. Super deluxe on anything you add it to. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">With vanilla wafers on the bottom of a bowl, bananas cut up in the middle, a generous dollup of homemade yogurt with local honey drizzled on top - it's just like banana pudding!</span><br />
LLYYNN - Lynn Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11538418994323990630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212636362424974677.post-31480143631275047382013-05-05T07:00:00.000-05:002013-05-05T07:00:01.843-05:00Cooking With A Green Thumb<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjghOvi8Bb3dxigKluetFn7WZ7ABSBSXpCdtsj7jv5PbhMoT8c-JLkynaCrQgFGl8HZSOJTgsV4-gN24DfzWnrtsIOdLqFN9E3_Zgnl1OA3TBcLQ7ovxxvQ_iyfOZHTphJNlIYdK3uny6mv/s1600/03-blogger+010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" lua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjghOvi8Bb3dxigKluetFn7WZ7ABSBSXpCdtsj7jv5PbhMoT8c-JLkynaCrQgFGl8HZSOJTgsV4-gN24DfzWnrtsIOdLqFN9E3_Zgnl1OA3TBcLQ7ovxxvQ_iyfOZHTphJNlIYdK3uny6mv/s400/03-blogger+010.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">This is the first yellow squash of the season. It was raised from seed started in February, and already it's fruiting, here at the very beginning of May. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzf4_KL67UcQXuCmABYsFgCKvhSz5IlGFpbqSSWd3_e41DxYEiXGlDTf8SBwqtsRC_6zcDC3aDqEyt-GMSMxNtsyObnc7D0CLUHZMpeb8HsZUoh32Wm8FoBgJdBhKW3RvFFzqx-muUcUGk/s1600/09-blogger+016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" lua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzf4_KL67UcQXuCmABYsFgCKvhSz5IlGFpbqSSWd3_e41DxYEiXGlDTf8SBwqtsRC_6zcDC3aDqEyt-GMSMxNtsyObnc7D0CLUHZMpeb8HsZUoh32Wm8FoBgJdBhKW3RvFFzqx-muUcUGk/s320/09-blogger+016.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">The garden is varied, with raised beds combined with containers and hanging planters. The main idea is to maximize the amount of food coming out of a small space, including herbs, fruits and vegetables. The raised beds are either 4 foot by 4 foot or 3 by 3, to make it easy to reach inside the beds and take care of the plants. The cedar planks separating the beds are walkways, and keep the weeds down. Plus, they look nice next to the cedar raised beds.</span> <br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFs4saXtV8uZnwbxxi9ED2HwTzZrpilekHBTbrae_r0W8ZGsYuB3Q5snEA0oxd9kq20NNx1V4U7leSJFU6OIVFOADdJxQrk2aChSU4XmiLxvy1OC8oLq0CUA01_zeGq39SMXQ4U-kh4BhP/s1600/16-blogger+023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" lua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFs4saXtV8uZnwbxxi9ED2HwTzZrpilekHBTbrae_r0W8ZGsYuB3Q5snEA0oxd9kq20NNx1V4U7leSJFU6OIVFOADdJxQrk2aChSU4XmiLxvy1OC8oLq0CUA01_zeGq39SMXQ4U-kh4BhP/s320/16-blogger+023.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">The lettuce is doing really well. We eat a fresh garden salad almost every night. I planted more mixed lettuce seeds yesterday, hoping to get more started before the really hot weather starts.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieRE-jGRT92XHijW-kIOHya3u0qIUIKBaSiMBtxhJeN2R13UdZ_2FI-jYNd44ZfeO8gdH9XIU4iIo9bHIwTtbIGWTwCAE4gzci1CPv-XSCr3ilpxnvOBJrhCKVlAP4xf2oPV6VW_eoIgT8/s1600/05-blogger+012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" lua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieRE-jGRT92XHijW-kIOHya3u0qIUIKBaSiMBtxhJeN2R13UdZ_2FI-jYNd44ZfeO8gdH9XIU4iIo9bHIwTtbIGWTwCAE4gzci1CPv-XSCr3ilpxnvOBJrhCKVlAP4xf2oPV6VW_eoIgT8/s320/05-blogger+012.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I've never raised strawberries before, and last October I found two of these strawberry jars on sale and bought them. This spring I filled them with strawberry plants. And look! They are making fruit already, and turning red! These strawberries are nothing like what you find in the store - they are sweet and red all the way to the center of the berry. Strawberries are perennials, so I hope to get even more plants going soon, now that I've seen what I need to do to raise them.</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVDf5eO3iCXG4BGvvVJ-nwPkHqmmV52odx5aLfuz-q-tdIma3b0dlUWL4huECbKeRKoeAOQrQaNtwdMVuIfd7jJeSOLjQff3jUvwkWahBhnmU9PhBhyphenhyphenQtxzZ3hzf5GZ7QsLjXV6xkHK8qu/s1600/14-blogger+021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" lua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVDf5eO3iCXG4BGvvVJ-nwPkHqmmV52odx5aLfuz-q-tdIma3b0dlUWL4huECbKeRKoeAOQrQaNtwdMVuIfd7jJeSOLjQff3jUvwkWahBhnmU9PhBhyphenhyphenQtxzZ3hzf5GZ7QsLjXV6xkHK8qu/s320/14-blogger+021.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">This is the pole bean tee-pee. They have reached the six foot high top already, and are trying for the sky now. I need to cut the growing tips off the tops, so they will bush out more from the bottom. They are blooming like crazy, and baby beans are starting on them. I planted them in February and covered them with a mini-greenhouse until they sprouted and got several inches high. They are Fortex and Kentucky Wonder pole beans. I hope to be harvesting some fresh green beans soon.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5f0BC00CmTkR2XJBIK2Lt1QdRxQW6KdmVzIO9j3Rc3sn8Rhw42r1Rz433u-ob6GHPUpHdAyZkKeq3b0l99mWldJ3su75T3MTaNFzsCKuhdWg7NnMNaVbxAybJwztPN884k-NrML2w1s1q/s1600/01-blogger+008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" lua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5f0BC00CmTkR2XJBIK2Lt1QdRxQW6KdmVzIO9j3Rc3sn8Rhw42r1Rz433u-ob6GHPUpHdAyZkKeq3b0l99mWldJ3su75T3MTaNFzsCKuhdWg7NnMNaVbxAybJwztPN884k-NrML2w1s1q/s320/01-blogger+008.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">And the zucchini is starting to bloom. It always amazes me how huge their leaves get. They are inside a frame with a bug netting over them, to keep the squash bugs off of them. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">Tonight the low is going to be in the lower 40 degrees. Chilly for the first week of May. But the garden seems to like the cooler temperatures. With raised beds to grow in, and containers, it's easier to cover them if the temperatures dip down too low overnight.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">Eventually the squash, strawberries and beans will be harvested like the lettuce and end up on the menu!</span>LLYYNN - Lynn Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11538418994323990630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212636362424974677.post-15156328351125636872013-05-03T07:00:00.000-05:002013-05-03T07:00:10.036-05:00Bulbs of Flavor<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnaRWLjVmAIQ_Wo0JYEJoYZmyJO5tW9nyU0OUWhl6E0xhYapbRy2ZuAmfOYpDB5KiDkL2D1OsVHWH6G7sbNrFpesHUIdZk9grGWCPZXCxSmDvfxhcXk2G85n-dl9CxbvmHkewNqI5lI4x5/s1600/1-blogger+076.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" lua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnaRWLjVmAIQ_Wo0JYEJoYZmyJO5tW9nyU0OUWhl6E0xhYapbRy2ZuAmfOYpDB5KiDkL2D1OsVHWH6G7sbNrFpesHUIdZk9grGWCPZXCxSmDvfxhcXk2G85n-dl9CxbvmHkewNqI5lI4x5/s320/1-blogger+076.jpg" width="253" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">In October, the garlic bulbs went into the ground in the garden beds. Not having grown garlic before, there was a sense of discovery in planting it. Over the long winter, it grew big stalks and kept an area looking alive and green in the winter garden beds in the months of short, cold days. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">The garlic is called "Kilarney Red" - but the planted cloves were white. The books say that when the stalks start to fall over and the lower leaves turn brown, it's time to pull up the garlic. So a few were tentatively dug up, to find fully formed cloves underground.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbSRFf5rVYtSUUBOsdmc4h6EkVTuvOxZxZW-7aYR_E4mQCq5qkzC2p2gO3qtTKF2plrwO9QHRYBThn_CyFyXT0sYT-CbvZf2koXQfRW7ghTcCW8yJt0JphxZ47V6rCsiUOR1SwahvhGPFV/s1600/2-blogger+077.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" lua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbSRFf5rVYtSUUBOsdmc4h6EkVTuvOxZxZW-7aYR_E4mQCq5qkzC2p2gO3qtTKF2plrwO9QHRYBThn_CyFyXT0sYT-CbvZf2koXQfRW7ghTcCW8yJt0JphxZ47V6rCsiUOR1SwahvhGPFV/s320/2-blogger+077.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Growing from October until May from a single clove each, these bulbs are now drying on a rack so they will keep for later use. The outer skins will turn papery and thin, and the bulbs sweet and mild.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">It's easy to see now why the bulbs of this garlic is called Kilarney Red!</span></div>
LLYYNN - Lynn Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11538418994323990630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212636362424974677.post-46585491264608666312013-05-01T07:00:00.000-05:002013-05-01T07:00:00.917-05:00Happy May Day Feast<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2nfLlULllz1c8nVdYML-X2IzD8xycQaw01bMTQ4DLSGfLGeAD_qVOp5D8QD9eA06-rZuC6NWE1GICvCXZSXUbbEwZG2ZCYmeHc8mTKpGO2hYgUGUSKRLLenR8BiXgfkstPhmo8G-ibh3B/s1600/9-blogger+068.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" lua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2nfLlULllz1c8nVdYML-X2IzD8xycQaw01bMTQ4DLSGfLGeAD_qVOp5D8QD9eA06-rZuC6NWE1GICvCXZSXUbbEwZG2ZCYmeHc8mTKpGO2hYgUGUSKRLLenR8BiXgfkstPhmo8G-ibh3B/s320/9-blogger+068.jpg" width="296" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Beet, mint and lentil salad served chilled. </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Fresh hot brussel sprouts pan-seared with a coating of asiago cheese, grated right before it goes into the bowl. </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Mesquite grilled pork loin. </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">What a dinner on Sunday evening!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ZfUmNdFYhk9eN6fH03Ek7ainof_362EWUrhcRmnFsCNEFCNpkT26votN3Dts291RVUL2SSX4Jxd7j1_YLPbqYKIo9tV8NTGbBZ4zEexl_yi8-QP8YmOM36Dm6_1l1FtUUeulb-25uG_o/s1600/2-blogger+056.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="217" lua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ZfUmNdFYhk9eN6fH03Ek7ainof_362EWUrhcRmnFsCNEFCNpkT26votN3Dts291RVUL2SSX4Jxd7j1_YLPbqYKIo9tV8NTGbBZ4zEexl_yi8-QP8YmOM36Dm6_1l1FtUUeulb-25uG_o/s320/2-blogger+056.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">The brussel sprouts came home with me on Saturday from Inglewood Farm Harvest Barn, and they are so pretty. Like tiny cabbages. </span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLA4l6dDQSJlRAy1wPylfDjH5FMrdWvwJxmIpB-WWqqzcMZdjzF3B3dHwCa3TZ_dhyphenhyphenXiAGJEZ6p03H4aLix_t5WEp08MuXytx6A5JGOOlS7n0yVOYa_1G3JRZtU7JnIxNRT1ogShCR-6KY/s1600/7-blogger+062.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" lua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLA4l6dDQSJlRAy1wPylfDjH5FMrdWvwJxmIpB-WWqqzcMZdjzF3B3dHwCa3TZ_dhyphenhyphenXiAGJEZ6p03H4aLix_t5WEp08MuXytx6A5JGOOlS7n0yVOYa_1G3JRZtU7JnIxNRT1ogShCR-6KY/s320/7-blogger+062.jpg" width="246" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Cut in half, they're rolled in a bowl with a generous dollop of olive oil before going into a hot saucepan.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj275baeJS8090KdLfahPURvK_OwGvwAbsUH5mWemczxWRZqvM5XPv-ddtduXDdqclQ6YAsjXmgS-1jyhl8Rm0q15XryHMSPV1Sm6w1ZTYwMvqZ6O7895Yw5oqKwMsocflnYedpFm_knGUe/s1600/8-blogger+063.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" lua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj275baeJS8090KdLfahPURvK_OwGvwAbsUH5mWemczxWRZqvM5XPv-ddtduXDdqclQ6YAsjXmgS-1jyhl8Rm0q15XryHMSPV1Sm6w1ZTYwMvqZ6O7895Yw5oqKwMsocflnYedpFm_knGUe/s320/8-blogger+063.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Cooked flat side down first to get a nice crust, then rolled over to let the back side get toasted too. It doesn't take very long, but it adds so much to the flavor cooking them this way. When they come out of the pan, the fresh grated asiago cheese is sprinkled over them while they're still warm. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Best eaten right away, crispy and good!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">There's a recipe <a href="http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/goldencrusted-brussels-sprouts-recipe.html" target="_blank">you can check out here.</a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmiCVwz4gfRuQUEHeEz-5qiP73-FZI0fKJE5uzDq4AGZJDxxVPPLWzZ1hsl8viX4ZQvbbjtKT0xbBsUfo1O4dnTPQrWmERK2pXPeJ3Zp6R9KI0SVit_vDwLy4QTUM5ihebvAHa6vCFkeBg/s1600/1-blogger+053.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" lua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmiCVwz4gfRuQUEHeEz-5qiP73-FZI0fKJE5uzDq4AGZJDxxVPPLWzZ1hsl8viX4ZQvbbjtKT0xbBsUfo1O4dnTPQrWmERK2pXPeJ3Zp6R9KI0SVit_vDwLy4QTUM5ihebvAHa6vCFkeBg/s400/1-blogger+053.jpg" width="256" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">The beets also came from Inglewood Farms. I cut the tops off but saved those for a salad later. There's also fresh picked mint and dried lentils to be added to the beets. </span></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Look at those bright red beets. Beautiful!</span></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizq7D1GYnmQhyphenhyphennkzn7DZH1KsaRVzjlZHUGMJiEyXfI3LGYN4-4FTa0HSEIJNZWB83ik2dflbL-bJ5_Oq45vXX3YpNdQX3o7sPomeTM_z5vCdBNDT8eWhJ8jUbHBpDZuH2ATZOQyVSt4AwV/s1600/3-blogger+057.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="264" lua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizq7D1GYnmQhyphenhyphennkzn7DZH1KsaRVzjlZHUGMJiEyXfI3LGYN4-4FTa0HSEIJNZWB83ik2dflbL-bJ5_Oq45vXX3YpNdQX3o7sPomeTM_z5vCdBNDT8eWhJ8jUbHBpDZuH2ATZOQyVSt4AwV/s320/3-blogger+057.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Boil until tender, cool slightly then cut up into small cubes. Once boiled, the outer skins just peel right off, and they are shiny red globes!</span></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlyIXYxQFLkiRCwSihElAsexOndGUlY4xvv8X8ox4SFkNp2N5NNkp7Lq-UeY30UOdTrG0FSKBLXAuFjoEpqVZthSZ6XEPNGrUN6sETKWV0jVOWPOUSit1qpqYuG9IuLApF53IcrnuN4MvN/s1600/5-blogger+060.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="258" lua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlyIXYxQFLkiRCwSihElAsexOndGUlY4xvv8X8ox4SFkNp2N5NNkp7Lq-UeY30UOdTrG0FSKBLXAuFjoEpqVZthSZ6XEPNGrUN6sETKWV0jVOWPOUSit1qpqYuG9IuLApF53IcrnuN4MvN/s320/5-blogger+060.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Lentils don't have to be soaked before cooking like so many dried beans. They cook up very quickly, in 20 minutes or less.</span><br />
<br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Spread out flat into a clear pan, they will cool off quickly so they can be added to the waiting beet cubes.</span></div>
</div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7YTFo7UHQ69D4zgmdO3uSoh7xfGyt9BktfZYDHsJk98GkXpyx6_R_P6M4ylWGKc-LVyeFBYvv_pwVMt0QESdk4kdGl6NA0VprCRKL-ES97pZvZINnJcKu8_bJgILJ0uioqX8v8ci34Fil/s1600/4-blogger+058.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" lua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7YTFo7UHQ69D4zgmdO3uSoh7xfGyt9BktfZYDHsJk98GkXpyx6_R_P6M4ylWGKc-LVyeFBYvv_pwVMt0QESdk4kdGl6NA0VprCRKL-ES97pZvZINnJcKu8_bJgILJ0uioqX8v8ci34Fil/s320/4-blogger+058.jpg" width="229" /></a></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Vinagrette dressing in a mason jar, fresh and waiting to go over everything, to give a lift and a zing to the flavors. Add all the dressing ingredients, put on the jar lid and give it a good shaking to mix them up well.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQFFmdx3KNH7Ner1Jdb_a1wi0QEWJqtnUVhbeEikWqDeqPbAKe7QeinoZCwo8H49CVIHJT9MniSlVsCcb6VXbyFfm3MuXV5EtkIrWM205YvdtrydS3TuwCWMzoB0A05CcToQHHfmpDJzNO/s1600/6-blogger+061.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="246" lua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQFFmdx3KNH7Ner1Jdb_a1wi0QEWJqtnUVhbeEikWqDeqPbAKe7QeinoZCwo8H49CVIHJT9MniSlVsCcb6VXbyFfm3MuXV5EtkIrWM205YvdtrydS3TuwCWMzoB0A05CcToQHHfmpDJzNO/s320/6-blogger+061.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Rolled mint leaves, cut into thin strips, are put over the top of this salad just before serving, with the addition of the vinaigrette dressing to boot. </span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">All put together, it has a beautiful color and tastes just wonderful. S</span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">erved cold, it does improve in taste the next day. All the fresh vegetables provide a flavor boost that's impossible to beat!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">And healthy ... Here's <a href="http://kitchenetteblog.com/2013/01/roasted-beet-and-lentil-salad/" target="_blank">a recipe to get you started</a>.</span></div>
LLYYNN - Lynn Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11538418994323990630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212636362424974677.post-55258578158122224962013-04-30T14:54:00.002-05:002013-04-30T14:54:17.144-05:00Inglewoods Farm Saturday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDqnTmNv6XUQv_Qicuo_-jT89El9cqN9Ok_UjmizAB3435DVRap7j1xBFke7Grmnva3AwDKoQiKFW8avjgM0456ij8owiwaILv-twHtwHHw21iGpJxTIETwYmtDAz9bgM_KIIw4GnlSMo-/s1600/3-blogger+046.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="216" lua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDqnTmNv6XUQv_Qicuo_-jT89El9cqN9Ok_UjmizAB3435DVRap7j1xBFke7Grmnva3AwDKoQiKFW8avjgM0456ij8owiwaILv-twHtwHHw21iGpJxTIETwYmtDAz9bgM_KIIw4GnlSMo-/s400/3-blogger+046.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">On Saturday my daughter and I went to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/InglewoodFarm" target="_blank">Inglewoods Farm, to their Harvest barn</a>. Many of the things they have are already in my garden, but I got some fresh brussel sprouts and beets. In another post, I'll show you what I did with them! They didn't last long, for certain.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn_Z-mhpvyTrkWTKduFxZo_TFn8Zo1UyNA8aprP15rYqHulXQZnWLRMvxzeKmYBW1LepmbDmMHTcEua4MgzhBd9D8zSnVpL1DKyl_1kr3dixUAH-9hSLguCwr7PLE04c2MPtbCVbzTFtTI/s1600/4-blogger+047.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="317" lua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn_Z-mhpvyTrkWTKduFxZo_TFn8Zo1UyNA8aprP15rYqHulXQZnWLRMvxzeKmYBW1LepmbDmMHTcEua4MgzhBd9D8zSnVpL1DKyl_1kr3dixUAH-9hSLguCwr7PLE04c2MPtbCVbzTFtTI/s400/4-blogger+047.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">Their produce is just beautiful! and they have the prettiest eggs, some of them have sky blue shells. Just like natural easter eggs. </span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwI_ZkU48t9f_OgBPzTh2HGBbjSYylJYgvLzK3fkuVEWcX1DuBCrOo0ke4j4P_EO1_Z3UDYrDelVMpaeNo5TC_iFfv-4O3ZuafczABSOfYwIuKxB7fgGz__c4ZFMvcH1s-vebLp8t-Wb_e/s1600/5-blogger+048.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="176" lua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwI_ZkU48t9f_OgBPzTh2HGBbjSYylJYgvLzK3fkuVEWcX1DuBCrOo0ke4j4P_EO1_Z3UDYrDelVMpaeNo5TC_iFfv-4O3ZuafczABSOfYwIuKxB7fgGz__c4ZFMvcH1s-vebLp8t-Wb_e/s320/5-blogger+048.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Such gorgeous strawberries - I bought two baskets of them. I washed them and cut off the tops, but left them whole in the refrigerator. I slice them up right before I eat them! So sweet, they don't need any sugar, but honey is a plus.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSC0eUFtQ_gs0xJioW7SkSuwBQ3T81YhoVt41RSoe089oJTP5FsT4qVlZMcbQV8RTL81y8r38c-l20aOuqCmXaIgCvPbrXO90ri-iEKUaV0SdOrzLUAr1yJmrT2aIi2lTdMiSJ9IskMyqA/s1600/6-blogger+049.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="245" lua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSC0eUFtQ_gs0xJioW7SkSuwBQ3T81YhoVt41RSoe089oJTP5FsT4qVlZMcbQV8RTL81y8r38c-l20aOuqCmXaIgCvPbrXO90ri-iEKUaV0SdOrzLUAr1yJmrT2aIi2lTdMiSJ9IskMyqA/s400/6-blogger+049.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">They have a really nice setup. Lots of organic vegetables, plants for transplanting, a chicken house and covered greenhouse.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip2rAbFJBf-25hhNHahHsgXooyu-uu94uURIPY3KWhmAUXGoH52D7OrFTZZmy5H10Q5Js7FhE2CADEK4OYiUQqy_KOqmDlwoF3z3lNGUXYMRAPJqudIdvcdWtoU9DFDn7Pvh7UFDmZJ7_u/s1600/8-blogger+051.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="352" lua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip2rAbFJBf-25hhNHahHsgXooyu-uu94uURIPY3KWhmAUXGoH52D7OrFTZZmy5H10Q5Js7FhE2CADEK4OYiUQqy_KOqmDlwoF3z3lNGUXYMRAPJqudIdvcdWtoU9DFDn7Pvh7UFDmZJ7_u/s400/8-blogger+051.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">There were quite a few people there, taking classes and buying produce. It was a beautiful day. I was tempted to take home some transplants, but I'm almost out of room in my raised beds, so I held myself back.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbuZWI7oPoqFouJA69gipggs6cPRss8yClxNd2_L_0eJ7v1GmrIMYI27efqJVvbeEjkyuATH96sFDtqCohbegGuwzzUh8i688UXOZxjVY-FKyNxKqRwcDbCvBB7Q9OoZdsAVWDKk1G1PM7/s1600/9-blogger+052.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="276" lua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbuZWI7oPoqFouJA69gipggs6cPRss8yClxNd2_L_0eJ7v1GmrIMYI27efqJVvbeEjkyuATH96sFDtqCohbegGuwzzUh8i688UXOZxjVY-FKyNxKqRwcDbCvBB7Q9OoZdsAVWDKk1G1PM7/s400/9-blogger+052.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Here they are cutting up the roasted pig for our sandwiches at lunch. They had quite a setup for cooking it, I'd never seen it done that way before. </span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiatxhtIpS4HP2bW4FjhUOj8uCghToeCNExcd2ke-WLJdsAMnkIGOA9l0Jl5mGtPuZiS5nDsn62LrvV0u6ybVLt-uc_Epj7SU9gDVoyZhkF0upC9mN4k2aljm8A1ibM5fPI0Zbp-V4TiT77/s1600/1-blogger+044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="205" lua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiatxhtIpS4HP2bW4FjhUOj8uCghToeCNExcd2ke-WLJdsAMnkIGOA9l0Jl5mGtPuZiS5nDsn62LrvV0u6ybVLt-uc_Epj7SU9gDVoyZhkF0upC9mN4k2aljm8A1ibM5fPI0Zbp-V4TiT77/s320/1-blogger+044.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">That's their cooker, that big black enclosure. I'm sure it has a name, but I don't know what it's called. But the results were very tasty!</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">I took a class in "Backyard Chickens" and my daughter took a class in "Juicing and Healthy Snacks." They were well done, and we had a great time. We picked up some grass-fed beef to try, too. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">Do you have something similar near you? I feel really lucky to have this resource so close to me, here in Louisiana.</span>LLYYNN - Lynn Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11538418994323990630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212636362424974677.post-48545321280322433912013-04-27T06:00:00.000-05:002013-05-03T15:22:18.702-05:00Pasta From Scratch, Garden Style<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJyf259MFM3wXl1JBvLEn9wycpfZVLLijX2eQ0__p0ZEboel0AW7GlsCXNncWMDwfyeisnl3VuWBdJgY50XLADGMmvdAZyoGScqL5SuNf3QRdhO8_ZhgxxS5yueMQp5Z4a_YR-32wMiqvv/s1600/08-blogger+039.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="285" lwa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJyf259MFM3wXl1JBvLEn9wycpfZVLLijX2eQ0__p0ZEboel0AW7GlsCXNncWMDwfyeisnl3VuWBdJgY50XLADGMmvdAZyoGScqL5SuNf3QRdhO8_ZhgxxS5yueMQp5Z4a_YR-32wMiqvv/s400/08-blogger+039.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Have you ever tasted fresh, homemade pasta noodles? They are so good, you really don't need much of a sauce. A little butter and salt is enough, and a fresh basil pesto can be like noodle heaven. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">This bowl of pasta is what I like - fresh peas and basil and baby broccoli from the garden in a light cream sauce. I picked and shelled the peas right before lightly steaming them, so they still had that garden-fresh green taste. Nothing compares to things picked right before eating.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxkXFcu4KHv-tWzUJRqeW07LvfMmKcBUgOZXiexvm-8mkYbgIYzd89nNEi7E9-A1U7JKmEzolz3X9v5EXjlvQuEaOeS_o78xCxDW1BUucuV7N3tbaD_VhSUeyBycqMV9Rc12Tc-tHjF7cV/s1600/02-blogger+032.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" lwa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxkXFcu4KHv-tWzUJRqeW07LvfMmKcBUgOZXiexvm-8mkYbgIYzd89nNEi7E9-A1U7JKmEzolz3X9v5EXjlvQuEaOeS_o78xCxDW1BUucuV7N3tbaD_VhSUeyBycqMV9Rc12Tc-tHjF7cV/s320/02-blogger+032.jpg" width="234" /></a></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> I haven't been able to find semolina flour locally in the grocery store, so I ordered a pound of it and had it shipped to me. It arrived this week, so I had to take it for a test run. It really doesn't take all that long to make homemade noodles from scratch, and there aren't many ingredients.</span></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_FqGGIc6zEvQSLzidkSh2u3v03BG82rs05MsZq_7lZQGcT0RdqQOipdin1xoeL0jnvh1QwlmGMH0tm4GBVNiECczUhAtWyfXCas5Bw8OymvNkBvaOeQMRsqyO1fkWC66WXmuj_ODYfNw/s1600/03-blogger+033.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="216" lwa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_FqGGIc6zEvQSLzidkSh2u3v03BG82rs05MsZq_7lZQGcT0RdqQOipdin1xoeL0jnvh1QwlmGMH0tm4GBVNiECczUhAtWyfXCas5Bw8OymvNkBvaOeQMRsqyO1fkWC66WXmuj_ODYfNw/s320/03-blogger+033.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">This is my pasta-making setup. I use a large bowl and my pasta machine to make homemade fettucini. It's not a fancy pasta machine, I got it on sale, and it does everything I need for pasta making. You can use a rolling pin if you don't have a pasta machine, it's just a bit tricky to get the thinnest dough. You'll need a large area and a long, skinny rolling pin. Here are the simple ingredients:</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
<strong><u>Fresh Semolina and Egg Pasta Ingredients</u> </strong></div>
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
2 cups all-purpose flour </div>
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
2 cups semolina flour </div>
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
1 pinch salt </div>
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
6 large eggs </div>
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
2 tablespoons olive oil </div>
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
(use the good stuff if you have some)</div>
<span style="font-family: Courier New;"></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9jeSYFvf6k4dj5Q5LFppk-Kgcg2jQ9L9Bm_fUSQilg0BxDN8OLqA2NaaI1gAPeyVgoTcoX-WZQIGDBkXBPPpPtcGY06xYQAW2JE7_clhkvdfus-zfQcDZBd3oa7gPJt8Rn6NdKpYqDg3g/s1600/05-blogger+035.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" lwa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9jeSYFvf6k4dj5Q5LFppk-Kgcg2jQ9L9Bm_fUSQilg0BxDN8OLqA2NaaI1gAPeyVgoTcoX-WZQIGDBkXBPPpPtcGY06xYQAW2JE7_clhkvdfus-zfQcDZBd3oa7gPJt8Rn6NdKpYqDg3g/s320/05-blogger+035.jpg" width="232" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Thoroughly sift together the all-purpose flour, semolina flour, and pinch of salt. I've made it many times without the semolina, and I wondered if having both types of flour would make a difference. It really does! The dough is stiffer and the noodles roll out better. The texture of the noodles is better, too. So if you don't have the semolina, make the effort to find some. It really is worth it.</span></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLJ4z47QFNfZsDlsaMBtTMtQ4md6U1mud_iS-WxzCLrIHD9LypSWCh6a5miU1xXmVkb6C873JwpVLTPphuUfnnUH-bRVfqLR-YhQr6mndPBScpzKsyGbJ7wIwnLIibGYSBmYTEJ6sXVx4k/s1600/04-blogger+034.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="250" lwa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLJ4z47QFNfZsDlsaMBtTMtQ4md6U1mud_iS-WxzCLrIHD9LypSWCh6a5miU1xXmVkb6C873JwpVLTPphuUfnnUH-bRVfqLR-YhQr6mndPBScpzKsyGbJ7wIwnLIibGYSBmYTEJ6sXVx4k/s320/04-blogger+034.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">In a deep bowl, make a mountain out of the sifted flour mixture then make a deep well in the center. Break the eggs into the well and add the olive oil. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">Just think, if I get hens in the backyard someday, I might be using my own eggs for this! But that's a while down the road. For now, these will have to do.</span> </div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdDJ0nMnAWMruJej9bULcjqsCEKwZ9E8Y2VPs4U_kEsRStmGBR9bxFc4XRyb-JwwqUCoD7aDcE6dcUa_8WX4TC-_xztx30hxqh1vEIbEMhpQBQHeBM2z1vWDPoqSP87ehCZQV6n3rWisg2/s1600/06-blogger+037.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="229" lwa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdDJ0nMnAWMruJej9bULcjqsCEKwZ9E8Y2VPs4U_kEsRStmGBR9bxFc4XRyb-JwwqUCoD7aDcE6dcUa_8WX4TC-_xztx30hxqh1vEIbEMhpQBQHeBM2z1vWDPoqSP87ehCZQV6n3rWisg2/s320/06-blogger+037.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Whisk egg and oil mixture very gently with a fork, gradually incorporating flour from the sides of the well. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">Here I was using a whisk, and really a fork works much better. So ignore the whisk in the picture and just use a regular sized fork.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">Or if you're really in a hurry you can put everything in the food processor and whizz it up almost to the point it's ready, and finish it by hand. But doing it by hand doesn't really take very long, and you can get the feel of the dough as it gets silky and ready to use. So try it with your hands, like this.</span></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbN3i80OyJnlVid2nVAjVf9FpRIkdBAg0hCVGtNoUJ4YxN0S0fDZDM1KkfWUI1NBiHXK4-PuTPXOEcms65JdHvg5DHIndKoxrRlGR9WGX_ES7Q9ztwNi5G20KxN7tYk9WpFu38wSf4Kcrk/s1600/07-blogger+038.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" lwa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbN3i80OyJnlVid2nVAjVf9FpRIkdBAg0hCVGtNoUJ4YxN0S0fDZDM1KkfWUI1NBiHXK4-PuTPXOEcms65JdHvg5DHIndKoxrRlGR9WGX_ES7Q9ztwNi5G20KxN7tYk9WpFu38wSf4Kcrk/s320/07-blogger+038.jpg" width="244" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">When the mixture is too thick to mix with a fork, begin kneading with your hands. Knead dough for 8 to 12 minutes, until it is smooth and supple. Dust dough and work surface with semolina as needed to keep dough from becoming sticky. If dough seems too dry, moisten your hands and continue to knead with wet hands rather than adding liquid to the dough. Your moistened hands will get the water into the dough much more easily.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">I set a timer and really give the at least 10 full minutes of kneading. That way I know it is well-kneaded and I don't have to guess if it's ready or not.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtg-y7_ZRHGpAlkR2a6HJ2Icio8dq1yKWITax-cI8CfC8xpS6GmvYnUHpoTvWDytaDG_RDcGHujqxwn0jeNdOWvedoLeB5zlMRRlHJdWdxAgO4lVUkiGv0IfCTqtGgVJDnKf1rogQOCWqZ/s1600/01-blogger+031.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="269" lwa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtg-y7_ZRHGpAlkR2a6HJ2Icio8dq1yKWITax-cI8CfC8xpS6GmvYnUHpoTvWDytaDG_RDcGHujqxwn0jeNdOWvedoLeB5zlMRRlHJdWdxAgO4lVUkiGv0IfCTqtGgVJDnKf1rogQOCWqZ/s320/01-blogger+031.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Wrap the dough tightly in plastic and allow it to rest at room temperature for 30 minutes. This is a good time to prepare your sauce, get your pot of boiling water set up, and get your pasta machine assembled and ready, if you haven't done that yet.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">After the dough has rested for 30 minutes, cut off 1/4 or 1/3 of the ball, and re-wrap the test in plastic wrap. Flatten the cut off piece with your hands so it's a ribbon shape. Then roll out the ribbon of dough with a pasta machine to the desired thickness and cut into your favorite style of noodle. I start at the largest opening, number one on my pasta machine, and roll through a couple of times. If the dough is silky and not sticky, I start going through smaller and smaller roller settings, down to number 6. I usually cut the ribbon into two pieces before I cut it with the pasta machine into fettucini noodles, so they aren't too long.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiFO6btD9vdd1m9HyVMB3Y1-wKeCBZSPrA37REZd8NkXigsZ-oVwRDRatPN0lLCsTq7QYl-oXz1nQkdMCB8i9NWgBpmAXBK7PLvMuFkJN9ptBkMC4yhQSqKLe-UZNnPepS4aObyriFVcr0/s1600/09-blogger+040.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" lwa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiFO6btD9vdd1m9HyVMB3Y1-wKeCBZSPrA37REZd8NkXigsZ-oVwRDRatPN0lLCsTq7QYl-oXz1nQkdMCB8i9NWgBpmAXBK7PLvMuFkJN9ptBkMC4yhQSqKLe-UZNnPepS4aObyriFVcr0/s320/09-blogger+040.jpg" width="220" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">These noodles are a little too long, so I had to hang them over the edge of the counter off the drying rack.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">To eat immediately, bring water to a boil in a large pot, then add 4 teaspoons salt. Cook noodles until tender but not mushy, 1 to 5 minutes depending on thickness. Fresh pasta doesn't take very long to cook, so don't overcook it. The noodles will swell up and get nice and thick.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I don't drain and rinse the noodles when they're done, I take them right out of the water and put into the saucepan with the sauce, to let them get lots of flavor. Just toss well with your favorite sauce right in the pan the sauce is simmering in. That means you have to prepare the sauce while the pasta is resting, and let it simmer so it's ready when the fresh pasta is cooked. To dry and store for later, hang noodles on a drying rack and leave overnight. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp6Io42zej3LjHIJ6Cq2YdtuwWs_frFeCrKqge-48Q6VI9K8pc5T2agpdLspq0IBzfXjIAPshjn7-mOm3ZwiX9Fgy-mcB9DY05glx1jldz7SZ1C5bPTmzk0k6eeg3IEWflWUl_1mUe5Kkw/s1600/10-blogger+041.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" lwa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp6Io42zej3LjHIJ6Cq2YdtuwWs_frFeCrKqge-48Q6VI9K8pc5T2agpdLspq0IBzfXjIAPshjn7-mOm3ZwiX9Fgy-mcB9DY05glx1jldz7SZ1C5bPTmzk0k6eeg3IEWflWUl_1mUe5Kkw/s320/10-blogger+041.jpg" width="217" /></a></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">The noodles will be brittle when dry, so store in a tall spaghetti jar with a hermetic seal, or in a large bag sealed with a twist-tie. This is my homemade pasta storage jar. </span></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">I'm so glad my semolina flour came, it was well worth it to make these great, tasty homemade noodles. You'll have to try for yourself to see how easy it really is - and how great they taste.</span></div>
LLYYNN - Lynn Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11538418994323990630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212636362424974677.post-57889966509143911302013-04-26T06:00:00.000-05:002013-04-26T11:03:21.289-05:00Pig Roast Lunch and Learn<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLQ-tX5N2A_y-z6GpASgv3xQNVC_z4180_hcRV7BaECh1RQEHLVApX1FK3nXnM1GBqJ7-pAnlSExeSFFEmhP5yTnvPGT1Fmyy0A1Yv8rmHtDEDuV1cmrEsQZVaofa4868-N19ckHTMqdA-/s1600/inglewood+roast.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" lwa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLQ-tX5N2A_y-z6GpASgv3xQNVC_z4180_hcRV7BaECh1RQEHLVApX1FK3nXnM1GBqJ7-pAnlSExeSFFEmhP5yTnvPGT1Fmyy0A1Yv8rmHtDEDuV1cmrEsQZVaofa4868-N19ckHTMqdA-/s1600/inglewood+roast.jpg" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Tomorrow, my daughter and I are going to a Lunch & Learn at Inglewood Farm south of town. They have great topics:</span><br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Canning</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Raised Bed Gardening</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Organic Garden Management</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Juicing / Healthy Snacks</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Backyard Chickens</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Container Growing</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">My daughter just got a juicer, so she's interested in that class, and I am interested in having a few chickens, if I get brave enough. I already garden in containers and raised beds, but you can always learn a little something new, so those classes sound good, too.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New;"><a href="http://www.localharvest.org/inglewood-farm-M50137" target="_blank">Inglewood Farm</a> are the ones who come to the local 2nd Saturday Farmer's Markets in town, and they have a Harvest Barn Market on Tuesdays, where I've been getting my eggs and strawberries.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">And goat cheese, there's a lovely man with herbed goat cheese.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">You're missing out until you've eaten freshly baked bread with homemade, fresh goat cheese!</span>LLYYNN - Lynn Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11538418994323990630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212636362424974677.post-83934798112967203672013-04-25T06:30:00.000-05:002013-04-30T16:51:35.388-05:00Eating What Grows, Making What Is Eaten<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXSVs0YA-Km-Q418zzUbXz02OWdS-cZydbdmIJcY6oGG5esrlzEYPTeaJffv7Tmnzx1HeCiVPHtg5oRBkXfP3tPbOOpyq_pqzQx3mIbCqLdcvGWATzXUj3z_KDqRzKm05jXel8-AHh-cFr/s1600/1-blogger+001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" lwa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXSVs0YA-Km-Q418zzUbXz02OWdS-cZydbdmIJcY6oGG5esrlzEYPTeaJffv7Tmnzx1HeCiVPHtg5oRBkXfP3tPbOOpyq_pqzQx3mIbCqLdcvGWATzXUj3z_KDqRzKm05jXel8-AHh-cFr/s400/1-blogger+001.jpg" width="317" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">It's like a challenge I give myself.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">How much of what I eat can I grow or make myself?</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">It gives me a lot of pleasure to see how many things I can grow or make for myself, without using pre-packaged or grocery store ingredients. Some things, of course, you have to buy. But as much as possible, I try to make or grow what I eat.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">In this picture, I can see many things I had a hand in creating. I grew the lettuce, dill, cilantro and the broccoli in the salad.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">I baked the bread, and used the cubed cut up homemade bread to make the croutons in the food dehydrator. Double-made --- don't you think I can count that twice? (Even if I used my bread machine while I was away from home to bake the bread?)</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">The tomato is not home grown, it is a locally grown hothouse tomato I got at the 2nd Saturday Farmer's Market. Same thing with the pastured-chicken eggs. I don't have hens (YET) but these are organic and local. I believe that at least counts as eating locally, especially since I picked up local honey and fresh-picked strawberries on the same trip.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">And the salad dressing is homemade. It is an attempt to reproduce an asian-ginger salad dressing that I like a lot, from a restaurant we don't have here. It's got a sweet and sour flavor, with a zing of vinegar tanginess. </span><br />
<br />
<br />
<strong><u><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Asian Salad Dressing</span></u></strong><br />
<br />
1/4 cup Mayonnaise (either homemade or store bought)<br />
4 tablespoons Rice Wine Vinegar<br />
2 tablespoons Sugar<br />
2 tablespoons Sesame Seed Oil<br />
1 teaspoon Toasted Sesame Seed Oil<br />
1 teaspoon Dijon Mustard (either homemade or from the store)<br />
<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
In a small bowl combine sugar, and rice wine vinegar; mix until sugar is completely dissolved. Add remaining ingredients and whisk together until well blended. It won't separate.<br />
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">You can use the seasoned rice wine vinegar if you like it sweet the way I do, or get the regular rice wine vinegar if you don't. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Look for the sesame seed oil and the toasted sesame oil in the oriental food section. You will need both, they aren't the same thing. You'll only need a small bottle of the toasted sesame oil, since you only use such a small amount for each batch. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">This recipe </span><span style="font-family: Courier New;">doesn't make a whole big bottle full of dressing, more like 3/4 cup. I get two salad's worth out of it. If you need more at once, you can double the recipe.</span> <br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">I store it in the refrigerator in a very small jar I cleaned and saved. It doesn't last long, but there are no preservatives. And it's always fresh!</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">In fact, I made a fresh batch this morning for my lunch salad!</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">From the garden:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">Arugula, Romaine and Loose Leaf Lettuces</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">Broccoli</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">Garlic</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">Onions</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">Cilantro and Dill</span><br />
<br />LLYYNN - Lynn Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11538418994323990630noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212636362424974677.post-71263358648755460682013-04-24T11:19:00.000-05:002013-04-24T11:52:30.476-05:00The Purpose of Life is .... <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9YH5_Caint8tyf1AThdj6oy17TcKx_QyGjfaArAWutN3INH_LOEdmAnTY_hzoxbPXmH0OsxlU84fibRjftwaPweFd2DjEnfN3Hm5LpaEtGJcUj_yAK5b9tGkgnGympvATOROg0uWTt85L/s1600/garden+002.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="400" lwa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9YH5_Caint8tyf1AThdj6oy17TcKx_QyGjfaArAWutN3INH_LOEdmAnTY_hzoxbPXmH0OsxlU84fibRjftwaPweFd2DjEnfN3Hm5LpaEtGJcUj_yAK5b9tGkgnGympvATOROg0uWTt85L/s400/garden+002.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">What do you think is the best way to express your purpose of life? I've been thinking about that a lot lately, as things stay the same and yet constantly change around me.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I've been away from the blog for several months now, but I haven't been idle in real life, of course. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I wonder, though, if what I'm up to will be of any interest to anyone to read about here?<br /><br />Gardening - planting seeds, taking care of the plants. <br />Learning how to cook using the things I'm growing in the garden.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Baking. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Making homemade yogurt.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">The regular, routine things.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">So I decided just to go for it, to write about what's going on, what I'm learning and what's working or not working.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">Many of the followers came here to see what I was creating with the jewelry components. Lately, life has been so full, I have not been very active in that area. So some folks may not care about the other things I'm doing.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">But maybe some will. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">Never know unless I start, right? </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">And one thing is for sure - the non-posting to the blog is definitely not interesting! Having a blog is like having a mini-magazine, in some ways. Publishing information, sharing it publicly. Some blogs are primarily about one thing. Maybe it's cooking and recipes, or gardening and vegetables. Maybe it's art and techniques, or how to use certain materials. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">I think this blog is evolving.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">It is about creativity. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">Living creatively. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">Thinking about creative ways to do things, solve problems.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">So, watch this space. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">I will be talking about what I'm doing, which will likely involve creativity in some way, and solutions or problems -- and probably both in equal parts.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New;">And I hope to bring you along with me, if you are interested, too.</span>LLYYNN - Lynn Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11538418994323990630noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212636362424974677.post-75904364048104722013-02-13T13:22:00.001-06:002013-02-13T13:22:07.073-06:00Purple Green and Gold<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB5XX-a7myZwSdm3sHqMx2uLPVHtT_lgeIMRkEaZRyPp8lKrDyMsgTyYLnRd9eL5qVgb6AAzT7Oj7vWuDQP-nqdB2yQvqbVvFoP0n2O5DkOONVfQdu6XJvv_bUeDzB9qfSFSMwts0DGQ0z/s1600/mardigrasking.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB5XX-a7myZwSdm3sHqMx2uLPVHtT_lgeIMRkEaZRyPp8lKrDyMsgTyYLnRd9eL5qVgb6AAzT7Oj7vWuDQP-nqdB2yQvqbVvFoP0n2O5DkOONVfQdu6XJvv_bUeDzB9qfSFSMwts0DGQ0z/s400/mardigrasking.jpg" uea="true" width="266" /></a></div>
February 12 was Mardi Gras! My daughter took this photo at the Children's Parade on Saturday. The Children's Parade had been rained out for the last two years, so I had never been able to go. And this time, I had two grandkids and my daughter to go with me! <br />
<br />
I caught a neckfull of colorful beads. Today is Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent. I hope your celebrations of various holidays, Valentine's Day and President's Day are all exciting - and they all come in the same week, too!LLYYNN - Lynn Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11538418994323990630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212636362424974677.post-39385090111240081922013-02-08T10:22:00.004-06:002013-02-08T10:22:58.415-06:00He's a Climber<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSQ08aWxbrN3AuXFzwIgOfz-8qCwWCi5bHeOjC_TfCB2pmb-WLhVHy84Elt4e2x-CZIrXHTEIW5eVyOXxnp83sfppLKAuI-54L85AGbRCCYCyDT3Mg7LM7V3fAfS-T2Lq7NdEgPb95RhVq/s1600/sean+006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" jea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSQ08aWxbrN3AuXFzwIgOfz-8qCwWCi5bHeOjC_TfCB2pmb-WLhVHy84Elt4e2x-CZIrXHTEIW5eVyOXxnp83sfppLKAuI-54L85AGbRCCYCyDT3Mg7LM7V3fAfS-T2Lq7NdEgPb95RhVq/s320/sean+006.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
Yes, I know it's Sissy's chocolate milk. But she's not drinking it. And she's not here right now. Oh ... Hi-Mom! Who needs a silly high chair anyway. When I can climb up on this chair just fine. What? Get down? Leave Sissy's milk on the table? Okay.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8dr7rKB1jnxXTsQ9jjV8hfQqftbaM4ZxyoNxoDeK-1jrLsPq60fPPR70hadMYeC_hHQu0qyMV0uXa0hp-ZxWW3dOiAgg4FMvzEZJzq8HwHI1mETDKht5dvqt7OBvBBFN6uaFY9yb1CoMv/s1600/sean+008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" jea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8dr7rKB1jnxXTsQ9jjV8hfQqftbaM4ZxyoNxoDeK-1jrLsPq60fPPR70hadMYeC_hHQu0qyMV0uXa0hp-ZxWW3dOiAgg4FMvzEZJzq8HwHI1mETDKht5dvqt7OBvBBFN6uaFY9yb1CoMv/s320/sean+008.jpg" width="209" /></a></div>
My teacher at school took my picture because I was climbing up the wall to get out. I don't know why everyone gets so excited when I climb up on things. This is before my daddy took me to the barber shop. Hi, teachers! What? Get down? Okay.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNEgRN-AXDsdnjQxvbcGq15ETIcFpJPDd7RDQ60dzzdcM_YGCzRyE7GHBZua4hleYrtcNYX7jp47aPoQLQ2YOPuzsz1aox0u-fzh0ruZJ5s6MTKqC5_ZFYHR3eCH8Clnvm6mdgbE_L-vQ8/s1600/sean+007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" jea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNEgRN-AXDsdnjQxvbcGq15ETIcFpJPDd7RDQ60dzzdcM_YGCzRyE7GHBZua4hleYrtcNYX7jp47aPoQLQ2YOPuzsz1aox0u-fzh0ruZJ5s6MTKqC5_ZFYHR3eCH8Clnvm6mdgbE_L-vQ8/s320/sean+007.jpg" width="251" /></a></div>
The teacher took my picture again. Guess what I was doing? I want out of this side of the room, can't you tell? I'm trying to tell you, but my words aren't so good yet. But just look at my face, can't you see? And you can see my spiffy new hair cut after daddy took me to the barber shop. What? Get down? Okay.LLYYNN - Lynn Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11538418994323990630noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212636362424974677.post-84530612953436581212013-01-27T10:30:00.001-06:002013-04-24T10:57:01.198-05:00Playing Around<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpKZoUm00B6a5QqnizEH6uMIjlAKuEdO1Z8UIG7Bdk49M6QLR26CpYx4LrqN4jCIpmpTPhoAdGJtIGdklg05cPwf3cnqVdjiHXRwSGPEvwe5Ju1XVpOABFkZd_XPTW9BeapxvcdEwgMLlx/s1600/seanevelynzoo1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpKZoUm00B6a5QqnizEH6uMIjlAKuEdO1Z8UIG7Bdk49M6QLR26CpYx4LrqN4jCIpmpTPhoAdGJtIGdklg05cPwf3cnqVdjiHXRwSGPEvwe5Ju1XVpOABFkZd_XPTW9BeapxvcdEwgMLlx/s640/seanevelynzoo1.jpg" width="459" /></a></div>
<br />
Happy New Year!<br />
Yes, I know that January is almost over. It's been super busy, what with the holidays, and all that. I know you know, too. I took a break from creating for the Etsy shop for a while, and worked on handmade gifts and lots of cooking projects. Making jam, sewing, all kinds of things.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGbLYHkyzRdbV0nFG-4WAef9HMLOBDF700YZQzkHK0lNc3J7LpJ5YuN7aUr114o68iq6UiumebGEbCqM13yTtpJw7HtyOqs_39axRMsEOEdS7KxeVkyMRPjv8rTkjAyc7v2fSU1XWTJZBU/s1600/IMG_0005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGbLYHkyzRdbV0nFG-4WAef9HMLOBDF700YZQzkHK0lNc3J7LpJ5YuN7aUr114o68iq6UiumebGEbCqM13yTtpJw7HtyOqs_39axRMsEOEdS7KxeVkyMRPjv8rTkjAyc7v2fSU1XWTJZBU/s400/IMG_0005.jpg" width="363" /></a></div>
My granddaughter on a recent visit to the zoo. "Grandma, take my picture riding the crocodile!" She's wearing a granny square vest that I made for her - she likes lots of color!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJYsIzYijndBoiN75LWwK5tGWD_KswS0VqPqO-HA6QfBe2MNkx3rzgCL3pSjibl-tLrVxQv8J76gkdwsJrdyDGiXf0Kooa8D6VpPvJ09mcHbxd0aoc7IZ6QMWil9Jk9jQ_7nqpCAs8P9km/s1600/seanzoo2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJYsIzYijndBoiN75LWwK5tGWD_KswS0VqPqO-HA6QfBe2MNkx3rzgCL3pSjibl-tLrVxQv8J76gkdwsJrdyDGiXf0Kooa8D6VpPvJ09mcHbxd0aoc7IZ6QMWil9Jk9jQ_7nqpCAs8P9km/s640/seanzoo2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>
My grandson, watching me feed the Koi fish. While trying to figure out how to escape from the stroller. He has learned to walk, run, climb ladders and slide. He is afraid of nothing. I follow him carefully when he climbs with his sister at play park.<br />
<br />
<b>So what has happened since I last wrote?</b><br />
<br />
I have changed jobs - new law firm, new type of law, new part of town, new people. All good stuff.<br />
<br />
My husband and I got iPhones. Yes, for almost three years I was off-line. Now my daughter and I text again, like we used to.<br />
<br />
We picked, cracked, shelled, roasted and froze almost 50 pounds of pecans from the trees in our yard.<br />
<br />
I broke out the knitting needles and crochet hook again, after a long time away. I have a lifetime's worth of yarn and projects to work my way through.<br />
<br />
I started making homemade yogurt just about every week - it's so much better than store bought!<br />
<br />
We stocked up on our pool supplies, and got a solar heater for the pool water, to try to start the swimming season a little earlier this year, maybe.<br />
<br />
My daughter, granddaughter and I went to "Hello, Gorgeous" to get haircuts. My hair is very short now.<br />
<br />
<b>What hasn't happened? </b><br />
<br />
We didn't travel at all this holiday season. We just decorated the house and stayed local.<br />
<br />
We still haven't replaced the doggie we loved and lost. We just give extra love to everyone else's pups.<br />
<br />
I didn't keep my promise to myself to go to the gym several days of the week - my new job is further away from the gym and a lunch hour isn't long enough. Still working on figuring that one out.<br />
<br />
I didn't put the garden completely to bed this year. I planted cool season plants, and have tomatoes in hangers that I can move inside a plastic semi-greenhouse when the night temperatures drop. I'm still picking tomatoes, even in January.<br />
<br />
<b>And what comes next?</b><br />
<br />
More time with family.<br />
Getting back to the studio, now that it's warming up again. And giving it a MAJOR spring cleaning!<br />
Working on the garden beds, to get ready for spring.<br />
Finishing the last six pounds of cracked pecans, to put into the freezer for baking and candymaking.<br />
Trying out the cheesemaking kit I got for Christmas - homemade mozzarella cheese!<br />
<br />
And of course lots of other, everyday regular things.<br />
I'll try to take more photos (the iPhone helps!) and post more often this year. And keep up with other blogs I read, to see what's going on beyond my garden fence. I'm sure you know that a new job takes up a lot of mental activity and time, and spending time with family and gardening take time. I'll try to share more of it here.<br />
<br />
<b>What have you been up to?</b>LLYYNN - Lynn Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11538418994323990630noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212636362424974677.post-23062508113449721962012-09-02T14:02:00.002-05:002012-09-02T14:02:54.015-05:00Happy Sunday Sunshine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5okn3BfTojKsF9kxoyUP_qyRDaEUNqd7k0QcHVuhMeQYRej4oMph9txloXYuJV7_hnSLI5b20P-alFkHsmN8t3LMtm8Q9SPAWOFmpQnIGqxfeXWGUZkKAWNEDOrOj07qQJyMIfJ_MxSvG/s1600/SEAN1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5okn3BfTojKsF9kxoyUP_qyRDaEUNqd7k0QcHVuhMeQYRej4oMph9txloXYuJV7_hnSLI5b20P-alFkHsmN8t3LMtm8Q9SPAWOFmpQnIGqxfeXWGUZkKAWNEDOrOj07qQJyMIfJ_MxSvG/s320/SEAN1.jpg" width="301" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> The weather wasn't too bad in our area, here in Central Louisiana. Thankfully, we got some steady rain, some wind, but nothing destructive. My new rain barrel is completely full now!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> This is my grandson, enjoying being in the swing. He is walking now, and it's so cute. He holds his arms up like he's holding a balance pole - just a little bit tippy still. But when he falls down, he laughs out loud. </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnG6QZIL3d-yQdFdjw-v-9QUBsdQLBuFbi4lebghdPNkQDPUkaJ_UGhWVIW1T1Xr0NJWYwMzMCwNY052o0xV0jhLgK3qsYj3jAyy4Y1FjGEbA2jy0S3Nrh5YQ9LA93cyCJtk-HPvvrn7Kx/s1600/SWING1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnG6QZIL3d-yQdFdjw-v-9QUBsdQLBuFbi4lebghdPNkQDPUkaJ_UGhWVIW1T1Xr0NJWYwMzMCwNY052o0xV0jhLgK3qsYj3jAyy4Y1FjGEbA2jy0S3Nrh5YQ9LA93cyCJtk-HPvvrn7Kx/s320/SWING1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> Here is my granddaughter pushing her brother in the swing. She had a hard time figuring out exactly when to push, and when to back away so she didn't get clobbered by the swing. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> It's sunny and 90 degrees warm here today. I'm headed over to the studio to make up some orders. But I got a great bonus - the kids' daddy hooked up the electricity to the air conditioner compressor again - so it's cooler at the studio again! YAY!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> I hope everyone in Louisiana gets past all the damage and flooding from Hurricane Isaac soon! And thank you all so much for your encouraging words and thoughts, while we waited out the fate of the weather front.</span>LLYYNN - Lynn Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11538418994323990630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212636362424974677.post-39819120045629882212012-08-28T09:18:00.000-05:002012-08-28T09:18:02.654-05:00Weather Watching<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_4r6rUMVAq7UjCGnCYXYenWfXY41H9RG4XtGCgbd-CrfaMB3uVsYXja51xMiV7ww5HSkpMbmQGR6IsudOY22eM4ea_uP-TSMGooyBUJmTSvIBRKQ872223WGmJd6KBndfoza4T5_tEMQ7/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-08-28+at+9.14.56+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_4r6rUMVAq7UjCGnCYXYenWfXY41H9RG4XtGCgbd-CrfaMB3uVsYXja51xMiV7ww5HSkpMbmQGR6IsudOY22eM4ea_uP-TSMGooyBUJmTSvIBRKQ872223WGmJd6KBndfoza4T5_tEMQ7/s320/Screen+shot+2012-08-28+at+9.14.56+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">See that <a href="http://www.weather.com/weather/hurricanecentral/storms/2012/ISAAC" target="_blank">big red path there</a>? It goes right over my house. We started preparing for lots of rain and wind last night. The usual things, like bottled water, batteries, weather radio. Hopefully, the tree trimming I had done two weeks ago will make sure that no branches fall on the house in high winds, or take out the electricity. But it's good to be ready, just in case!</span>LLYYNN - Lynn Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11538418994323990630noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212636362424974677.post-62498667819559168642012-08-27T06:00:00.000-05:002013-05-03T15:16:44.364-05:00Saving for Winter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx0Xtg4XJbjv6A4HWP-K7Ydj-V3KDIWYJEn98js1098t1kiGvmQ2ahInbnZWwmgWRzL7hs2sANYUkeR48Ap-odICasdVPjj1a4h5HFky8WwgKJJ3ljKBDmuWPg-sxBcAehfuaqJg6qx3I-/s1600/sundrytomato2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx0Xtg4XJbjv6A4HWP-K7Ydj-V3KDIWYJEn98js1098t1kiGvmQ2ahInbnZWwmgWRzL7hs2sANYUkeR48Ap-odICasdVPjj1a4h5HFky8WwgKJJ3ljKBDmuWPg-sxBcAehfuaqJg6qx3I-/s320/sundrytomato2.jpg" width="219" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I'm so happy with my garden right now. The tomatoes are geting ripe! I planted for a fall garden of beans and cucumbers, as the ones I planted in spring are pretty much done right now. It had been really, really hot, but last weekend we got some nice rains. And that lowered the temperatures a bit. So what do I do with this wealth of tomatoes?</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOBljn5icOka7aYGAZZGtv91mMN-s64e5nx6ZesgVr0HnUS5fygQyywsYer6z9_h2iKsCM9-_dvncDxAUlPCG4Xk581NWBKvXoHmVAtsPRc-DTfEZIoiZG1jW8ntszaHt9ClyBRk8UcylV/s1600/sundrytomato1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOBljn5icOka7aYGAZZGtv91mMN-s64e5nx6ZesgVr0HnUS5fygQyywsYer6z9_h2iKsCM9-_dvncDxAUlPCG4Xk581NWBKvXoHmVAtsPRc-DTfEZIoiZG1jW8ntszaHt9ClyBRk8UcylV/s320/sundrytomato1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I got myself a food dehydrator! First I dried a whole bunch of basil leaves from the herb garden. It takes about 18 hours or so, with my dehydrator, to dry those wet basil leaves. Then, I cut up some of the tomatoes and put them on the dehydrator screens, sprinkled with the fresh dried basil and some sea salt, to give them some flavor.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaPcwVyBDLhIScnt_ePzaymWFZht72Rpgyh4QE6ymbZOlzkro2nrHt_de4A4eDH8gEQsf2LuEF1Cg7aMnV6Q7A-vVrwa4QK-QJd_X98a-0tMfW3PKvQbyriyGGYFrn2o58NvkK7evr_wUf/s1600/sundrytomato3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaPcwVyBDLhIScnt_ePzaymWFZht72Rpgyh4QE6ymbZOlzkro2nrHt_de4A4eDH8gEQsf2LuEF1Cg7aMnV6Q7A-vVrwa4QK-QJd_X98a-0tMfW3PKvQbyriyGGYFrn2o58NvkK7evr_wUf/s320/sundrytomato3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I have four trays for the dehydrator, and it sits on top of the clothes dryer. It's not too noisy, and I just fill it with fruits and vegetables to make dried snacks and un-sun-dried tomatoes.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-D48aKmwn_35K1Vnoh5fg25an-oUrXMux_XBzpVirPVCJyAmzBo_6O46A7FEIi8O1P1TFHjQfl9n4n9eB2sc56gIleT3y2WLKtYVcYyO92fLmCuyS5m2xd-1cazRSzpMVK-SkLhI4MJ2k/s1600/sundrytomato4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-D48aKmwn_35K1Vnoh5fg25an-oUrXMux_XBzpVirPVCJyAmzBo_6O46A7FEIi8O1P1TFHjQfl9n4n9eB2sc56gIleT3y2WLKtYVcYyO92fLmCuyS5m2xd-1cazRSzpMVK-SkLhI4MJ2k/s320/sundrytomato4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> I put some of them in olive oil, and they turned out really well. </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Pretty soon I'll make some spicy tomato chutney, too. Storing the summertime harvest for later, when the tomatoes are just a fond memory, makes me feel very productive!</span>LLYYNN - Lynn Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11538418994323990630noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212636362424974677.post-71819619102549577172012-08-25T06:00:00.000-05:002012-08-26T10:54:32.700-05:00Bead Soup Blog Party Celtic Spring<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDiqsynzTMyR3wQOhq4OBNi34qqgOezep_nshU9OYxraUc9NZprMdU_BogDTkRCMrfzzhaAdwPG3vCtNNXQOkeAzWGbPedm-Xt6XXnRwZI_imZBdWYAvLvkBoU8wye2NvOhKehacdkxrKL/s1600/BEADSOUP1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDiqsynzTMyR3wQOhq4OBNi34qqgOezep_nshU9OYxraUc9NZprMdU_BogDTkRCMrfzzhaAdwPG3vCtNNXQOkeAzWGbPedm-Xt6XXnRwZI_imZBdWYAvLvkBoU8wye2NvOhKehacdkxrKL/s400/BEADSOUP1.jpg" width="376" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I haven't sat down with a pair of jewelry pliers in my hand in a very long time. One reason I decided to participate in this <a href="http://lorianderson-beadsoupblogparty.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Bead Soup Blog Party</a> was because I needed some motivation to get me to sit down with some pretty beads and make jewelry! And the lovely lampwork beads from <a href="http://lutrick.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Lara Lutrick</a> were a great inspiration, along with the other goodies she sent to me.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4cC4xi9bxOgr0KO0qwlwEJNh9S4s4UPZOqXzDkZkOgh9fVYYGkD9XB3A2PwOj50vrL4ycKqzMj_ouV8i_2uvSsGjoJW7T9SLnf9YjD8O3jhDAt93W0GgVTUPdPVIAPSaeMC8p_VUNdTKZ/s1600/BEADSOUP2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4cC4xi9bxOgr0KO0qwlwEJNh9S4s4UPZOqXzDkZkOgh9fVYYGkD9XB3A2PwOj50vrL4ycKqzMj_ouV8i_2uvSsGjoJW7T9SLnf9YjD8O3jhDAt93W0GgVTUPdPVIAPSaeMC8p_VUNdTKZ/s320/BEADSOUP2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I was inspired by the spring-like colors to create something that reminded me of my garden. I used flower-shaped beads and ones that resembled snail shells, to go along with the flower and leaf design in the glass beads Lara sent me. I knew I wanted to feature the clasp, a Bali silver heart shaped toggle, and make the viking knit wire front and center.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ytanmiFOhhUShgnU7UutiyBmrmTAmXXm10J0zJQBpZSLHOE5Z_VU4I9LkcK5YXnn-fdnN9IawMs8lWPaqGWGyI1FeC8JAYjlhsbURsFDdwPYPExZ-xwV6F3gHh1H54aYm9J-GWtQsSaN/s1600/BEADSOUP3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ytanmiFOhhUShgnU7UutiyBmrmTAmXXm10J0zJQBpZSLHOE5Z_VU4I9LkcK5YXnn-fdnN9IawMs8lWPaqGWGyI1FeC8JAYjlhsbURsFDdwPYPExZ-xwV6F3gHh1H54aYm9J-GWtQsSaN/s320/BEADSOUP3.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">The pretty blue ribbon was used to give some softness behind the neck, the toggle is attached to it and tied to one side of the necklace. I like to wear necklaces with lots of color, and Lara's beads gave me tons of options to pull from. I like to keep things simple, so I used wire wrapped connections to make a single strand of color at the center.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ufJrWTleuAAs3R92ShPiiNzL1n7Vr3921H3bt3qX9-Vuz6fxxjowQesj1la2Qw7WH8MhnBDDuTFld70CMFU3IMFsfVaWpjJF5ZTHLf3RP2pcXmTYExZZQaOPgS4yJChNk3Oefzz3Vd_-/s1600/BEADSOUP4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ufJrWTleuAAs3R92ShPiiNzL1n7Vr3921H3bt3qX9-Vuz6fxxjowQesj1la2Qw7WH8MhnBDDuTFld70CMFU3IMFsfVaWpjJF5ZTHLf3RP2pcXmTYExZZQaOPgS4yJChNk3Oefzz3Vd_-/s320/BEADSOUP4.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The celtic knot in the focal bead reminds me of the pattern of a wrought iron garden gate! All in keeping with the spring garden design idea.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz7cCpeXJtERaKD_DM3Ar0xeI3cqnH348J-ntWgt3_prT9UP9WMmk2aYgvz9_h4UuaKsofhk0C4QrQrOecnhLH-sbhEcBLA0ZdRckd9VOx8RHU2Gl9XJ927iwt8buIZZvDR_4hYHUEv1cB/s1600/BEADSOUP5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz7cCpeXJtERaKD_DM3Ar0xeI3cqnH348J-ntWgt3_prT9UP9WMmk2aYgvz9_h4UuaKsofhk0C4QrQrOecnhLH-sbhEcBLA0ZdRckd9VOx8RHU2Gl9XJ927iwt8buIZZvDR_4hYHUEv1cB/s320/BEADSOUP5.jpg" width="273" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I started working with sterling heavy-gauge wire on the focal bead first. The wire is some sterling that I brought back from my trip to Ireland - I wanted to use it for something really special. From the center, I started working out, using Lara's beads and some from my stash, until I had a long enough strand to attach with large wire-work loops to the ends of the viking knit. That way, both the glass focal and the sterling wirework could be front and center in the necklace!</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTUmektgmtJ9_nirypl2OfzYjeCVMtU_VoXV6RIJgO7SAEOeCzikar_CvBUTclYAoMdu4tBQIVYbNXhOu_cdE-Ks1QNEvZA1-tJEyGtuw1rG3UR34vw91sSZnalYr8uOSEEGbdxEuqFkRy/s1600/BEADSOUP6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTUmektgmtJ9_nirypl2OfzYjeCVMtU_VoXV6RIJgO7SAEOeCzikar_CvBUTclYAoMdu4tBQIVYbNXhOu_cdE-Ks1QNEvZA1-tJEyGtuw1rG3UR34vw91sSZnalYr8uOSEEGbdxEuqFkRy/s320/BEADSOUP6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">With the knotted ribbon off center in the front and the toggle showing - why hide it behind my neck, it should show up where it can be seen - I like the fact that it can easily be shortened if I wanted it to be choker length, by adjusting the ribbon tie. And very dainty and feminine it is, too. I also like that the focal bead is free to rotate, as both sides are very pretty and unique.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">It will be great to wear with a dress, or with jeans and a t-shirt ... Or a lace camisole!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">So there you have my necklace from the Bead Soup Blog Party.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Check out <a href="http://lorianderson-beadsoupblogparty.blogspot.com/2012/06/participants-of-6th-bead-soup-blog-party.html" target="_blank">Lori Anderson's blog if you want to hop over to the many other participants, from the 1st, 2nd or this 3rd reveal.</a> Click the link to see all of the participants of this 6th Bead Soup Blog Party Fiesta!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">And many thanks to Lara - it was fun, and you are very talented!Be sure to <a href="http://lutrick.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">drop by her blog</a> and tell her how much you liked her beautiful lampwork beads ... If you want to see what <a href="http://www.lutrick.blogspot.com/2012/08/bead-soup-part-blog-63.html" target="_blank">she created with the pewter I sent her, take a look!</a></span>LLYYNN - Lynn Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11538418994323990630noreply@blogger.com42tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212636362424974677.post-48889411741134770342012-08-21T11:14:00.000-05:002012-08-21T11:14:00.176-05:00Shop Talk<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigNzelQytCylj-j46Axx0MGgs7-DMI-q9eRUtIhQBOQehhYtnAUr18mqpxZ1aA4BZGdYMiKKrh_TDFKB-UBVzM3gq2C0DxnKFVDoEBoktxeFxb512llZul8e6Iyb0ADzmVU90RouBVFu9F/s1600/CAMEO1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigNzelQytCylj-j46Axx0MGgs7-DMI-q9eRUtIhQBOQehhYtnAUr18mqpxZ1aA4BZGdYMiKKrh_TDFKB-UBVzM3gq2C0DxnKFVDoEBoktxeFxb512llZul8e6Iyb0ADzmVU90RouBVFu9F/s320/CAMEO1.jpg" width="316" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I like to create these faux cameos. I get to mess around with shapes, colors and paints.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVVerYzoxuc7DctqC7H6UIASd-v5CjApc0vCgzhP-FRCnrlFFBIiwpeRYpTrmYyQW0LolZkCHz4NnOgdAYjut2z78QLTLCXIgNcC_KUDZtpbSdlcmxAeaVvYBmbRFGCmdm_M83whZGDRq4/s1600/LENSLARGEGROUP2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVVerYzoxuc7DctqC7H6UIASd-v5CjApc0vCgzhP-FRCnrlFFBIiwpeRYpTrmYyQW0LolZkCHz4NnOgdAYjut2z78QLTLCXIgNcC_KUDZtpbSdlcmxAeaVvYBmbRFGCmdm_M83whZGDRq4/s320/LENSLARGEGROUP2.jpg" width="286" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">When I start on them, I don't always know how they will look when they are finished, what color they will be.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFJWRG4dYyCVq4uFgCAljvJWu-qikF4viXul0xOEBx9znRY_N8NQxjsJec-FM9yYOx8sdrEO4Nq5YWSFvUlMUZSRDPSY9uEWSwj8YjuGOjS4WW0s26H3_o1imQATPMQ27obhB-XF34NOZE/s1600/studioshot1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFJWRG4dYyCVq4uFgCAljvJWu-qikF4viXul0xOEBx9znRY_N8NQxjsJec-FM9yYOx8sdrEO4Nq5YWSFvUlMUZSRDPSY9uEWSwj8YjuGOjS4WW0s26H3_o1imQATPMQ27obhB-XF34NOZE/s320/studioshot1.jpg" width="267" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I create the inserts in polymer clay, to create blanks with a design that fits inside the reproduction optical lens bezel.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6HRKH2MKmCuQpYttSjb3NkKwdc1WZLKGVYHSG9G1NR6AChlw11xWHichLaBPzqdszdCPAmscuU_5N88HVrsqwTqfqoiIJe1Ya3RCIEAU_EnMMpLwLpFC3jzhh2-fwoL-R-BuqvQ4USNJ/s1600/studioshot2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6HRKH2MKmCuQpYttSjb3NkKwdc1WZLKGVYHSG9G1NR6AChlw11xWHichLaBPzqdszdCPAmscuU_5N88HVrsqwTqfqoiIJe1Ya3RCIEAU_EnMMpLwLpFC3jzhh2-fwoL-R-BuqvQ4USNJ/s320/studioshot2.jpg" width="248" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Polymer clay is so versatile, it can reproduce the looks of so many different kinds of vintage items, like ivory, jade or carved bone.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigFW3vIsZt8IilagjPMnzIF5jRE-Vn4Ogt93yoaunsmThSXiNefnH5WOdCcWj6S7wP8qwj0yxpZUQfwTS_Insi_iBP-mic-VuqWNTXkEWmFz5U_zdzeLTmPefZAQ1zbOzK-qnjwKRWmJ20/s1600/studioshot3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigFW3vIsZt8IilagjPMnzIF5jRE-Vn4Ogt93yoaunsmThSXiNefnH5WOdCcWj6S7wP8qwj0yxpZUQfwTS_Insi_iBP-mic-VuqWNTXkEWmFz5U_zdzeLTmPefZAQ1zbOzK-qnjwKRWmJ20/s320/studioshot3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">To make them shiny and not matte, I use my Foredom buffer. Sometimes it grabs the little round painted piece and flings it randomly across the studio, if I don't hang onto it very tightly!</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2qunTktE0kgtv8prCzWtTLDgyHr9-be2HnXPLFX_Gf_3pCeX5S93Knty_xtgaVk8LADJG4EHv1-KXKKopa5S-_qdtBqPjciIPkgmZGyhSgUfgjmt3RW5X7VZDvy8RwselR8B34idPkeof/s1600/BLISS3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2qunTktE0kgtv8prCzWtTLDgyHr9-be2HnXPLFX_Gf_3pCeX5S93Knty_xtgaVk8LADJG4EHv1-KXKKopa5S-_qdtBqPjciIPkgmZGyhSgUfgjmt3RW5X7VZDvy8RwselR8B34idPkeof/s320/BLISS3.jpg" width="283" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">That gives them a nice sheen, and a little bit of a worn look, too. And each one is unique. I can get close to reproducing them, but since they're handpainted, each one turns out a little bit differently.</span><br />
<div>
<br /></div>
LLYYNN - Lynn Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11538418994323990630noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212636362424974677.post-32475390981383317272012-08-19T10:33:00.002-05:002012-08-19T10:45:44.662-05:00Bead Soup Bounty and Beauty<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj06UKD0F6JxCNLxw6L2RzV329VsZ51QmXOCe1_Ue5ogQsmpXl4LnraFC5mXquv_1X9lbC3DRYhSKrBEOEUfZNHtpIBAxk-IFQvnrNVNTZe_jX1x37kTJN9rCdvC_lcW5USmVP-GtMhT01I/s1600/beadhop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj06UKD0F6JxCNLxw6L2RzV329VsZ51QmXOCe1_Ue5ogQsmpXl4LnraFC5mXquv_1X9lbC3DRYhSKrBEOEUfZNHtpIBAxk-IFQvnrNVNTZe_jX1x37kTJN9rCdvC_lcW5USmVP-GtMhT01I/s400/beadhop.jpg" width="347" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I've never participated in the <a href="http://lorianderson-beadsoupblogparty.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Bead Soup Blog Party</a> - I always seemed to miss out on the date to sign up. This time, I almost did again! I managed to figure out how to join on the last day. I hesitated - what if I couldn't make this work with my schedule? But I went ahead and signed up. See how lucky I am? These are the beads I received from <a href="http://www.lutrick.blogspot.com/2012/07/bead-soup-party-blog-bead-soup-arrives.html" target="_blank">my partner for the Bead Soup Party</a>!</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXUH7gqDnoSgZDRyLn5o1yuqugwLpUvL9GxoeNHeCWxAMOht_YPG974BtVNpZdWUP2vdXOrXF8RYc5UV7fi0dKnKwHiHEUiMOwpLGlYTFLOauzBfohL3mvLaufTBeQVtNFYCtvWJhbbgMI/s1600/beadhop1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXUH7gqDnoSgZDRyLn5o1yuqugwLpUvL9GxoeNHeCWxAMOht_YPG974BtVNpZdWUP2vdXOrXF8RYc5UV7fi0dKnKwHiHEUiMOwpLGlYTFLOauzBfohL3mvLaufTBeQVtNFYCtvWJhbbgMI/s320/beadhop1.jpg" width="201" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">They were sent to me by <a href="http://www.lutrick.etsy.com/" target="_blank">Lara Lutrick</a>. She's <a href="http://www.lutrick.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">a lampwork glass bead maker</a>. I do envy those people who can bend molten glass to their will and make such beautiful beads! And there's a lovely ribbon in a beautiful blue color, and some viking knit strands! I will be working with these in the next couple of days to make up at least one, and maybe more than one, finished piece of jewelry.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHNrT3E8v11T7SEusOp4qA2gfZbsSgQ3coqdv9gGwtnsa7OhD4vyOi2czJIvntGG0W-NnWMoms11rjGSK2DcEe0dCNekWsZVlj4ry0POssg8j9Zk42lf41RQ6h8lOeAEITgOT4cM0EHnuE/s1600/beadhop2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHNrT3E8v11T7SEusOp4qA2gfZbsSgQ3coqdv9gGwtnsa7OhD4vyOi2czJIvntGG0W-NnWMoms11rjGSK2DcEe0dCNekWsZVlj4ry0POssg8j9Zk42lf41RQ6h8lOeAEITgOT4cM0EHnuE/s320/beadhop2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Don't you love her celtic impression in the large focal bead? She's very talented, and has a great sense of color. I will be working on the finished piece(s) in the evenings after work, putting my hand to making something fun to wear. I have to look up the date of the next reveal and I'll share that, too, so you can all take a look at everyone's <a href="http://lorianderson-beadsoupblogparty.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Bead Soup Party finished work</a>!</span>LLYYNN - Lynn Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11538418994323990630noreply@blogger.com9