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The Week in Review 8/22/10
What a blessing it was to have visitors for the day from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Never having shot a gun before, they were quite excited for the opportunity and we were happy to oblige. Living adjacent to State Land we are able to shoot right off our balcony and the boys do so frequently. Have to keep up on those marksmanship skills! Just in case you’re not sure that white boy in the back is not from the Congo – that’s Wesley! 🙂 A little rock climbing for the adventurous… and a rest afterwards. That sums up the most exciting that happened this week. What happened at…
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Panna Cotta
I almost forgot to share this delicious recipe with you for panna cotta. If you’ll remember I made this last week for an Italian dinner I had with some friends. Since I promised you the recipe this week, I’m posting it in today. Saturday. I have been very busy this week shipping lots of books since my daughter was needing a break. There was no time for morning blogging unfortunately! I had never made Panna Cotta before but I found this recipe by David Lebovitz who has a food blog called the same. It looked simple but delicious and besides I’m always ready to try a new recipe. So I did. We drank this…
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The Week in Review 8/15/10
Not always, but once in a while we get away to a spot that is so lovely with its natural beauty as well as refreshing in its coolness. That’s where we went for Wesley’s birthday. We’re a little unconventional when it comes to swimming… Do you think you would like to be our friends? 🙂 but we do have a great time. Grilled pizzas anyone? An Italian themed supper was the fare for some friends who came for supper. Audrey helped me prepare the mint tea by cutting the leaves off the stem. (This was an experiment to see if it made any difference in the taste of the tea versus…
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Wesley's Turning 15
Today I have a son who’s turning 15. I can’t believe it! It feels as if they are growing up too quickly. Here are a few um, make that a lot of pictures from this past year. Excuse me while I reminisce. 🙂 Hunting and hunting camp is always a big thrill for him… After all, he is very social… He’s not afraid to try the unusual on his dinner plate… And Scrabble, although so very educational, is an exercise in patience when playing with him. We wait, wait and wait some more as he finds that perfect word… He sometimes is a little too enthusiastic in his pursuits… We know…
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Facts About the Colonel and His Famous KFC Coleslaw Recipe
How much do you really know about Colonel Sanders, the man behind Kentucky Fried Chicken? 1. Harland David Sanders was his full name 2. He was born in Indiana 3. His father died when he was 5 4. Because his mother worked he had to cook 5. He dropped out of school in 7th grade 6. When his mother remarried, the stepfather beat Colonel Sanders and so he ran away from home 7. He had several different jobs and finally enlisted in the Army at the age of 16 (fibbing about his age) 9. He had a gas station in Kentucky and started cooking chicken for his customers at the…
