tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59264944531761987232024-03-13T08:52:02.085-07:00CREAMWhat Rises To the TopCorinnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009066081218701810noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926494453176198723.post-51998537555294991142010-09-27T14:00:00.000-07:002010-09-27T14:01:45.096-07:00Not Here!Turns out, this little blog has NOT been the best way to communicate adventures, pictures and thoughts to our out-of-town relatives.<br /><br />So, if you're looking to keep up with the Reagans, find us on Facebook or give us a call!<br /><br />Cheers,<br />CorinneCorinnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009066081218701810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926494453176198723.post-37009815041223160472010-02-14T21:58:00.000-08:002010-02-14T22:02:35.526-08:00A Well-chosen PoemMark read this to me at our Valentine's dinner:<br /><br />AN INVITATION<br />The Pasture<br /><br />I'm going out to clean the pasture spring:<br />I'll only stop to rake the leaves away<br />(And wait to watch the water clear, I may):<br />I sha'n't be gone long.-You come too.<br /><br />I'm going out to fetch the little calf<br />That's standing by the mother. It's so young<br />It totters when she licks it with her tongue.<br />I sha'n't be gone long.-You come too.<br /><br />- Robert FrostCorinnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009066081218701810noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926494453176198723.post-33285221316195298952010-02-08T21:36:00.000-08:002010-02-08T21:48:28.725-08:00Point BetsyLast summer, Mark's parents took us on a lovely tour of Northern Michigan. It's stunning!<br /><br />Here we are, enjoying the wind and Petoskey stones on Lake Michigan. For the record, those are Mark's shorts, and I'm trying to keep them from blowing off!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixdPWF33W0sv-jdvkSUsbVGAuNtUzhG6ghSQRs5nyxyqjdxAjoONTxx82_TaIR83Q5hFBMK4z05gafijtFBbUqJZJK-C-HFuyyvFWKzPhuskZ0ANDGzstHmW3t6l3RGhgcP9rM-8XeC6c/s1600-h/HPIM1799_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixdPWF33W0sv-jdvkSUsbVGAuNtUzhG6ghSQRs5nyxyqjdxAjoONTxx82_TaIR83Q5hFBMK4z05gafijtFBbUqJZJK-C-HFuyyvFWKzPhuskZ0ANDGzstHmW3t6l3RGhgcP9rM-8XeC6c/s320/HPIM1799_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436115237669437074" /></a><br /><br />This a favorite among the favorites of favorite Reagan destinations: Point Betsy Lighthouse.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBjSbZnGqzzZPqZ5WU1bEj1DpS6peCHIlNLRQdpaSpZmtEAgOoyBddpUvHryDXIuvkbWTmQ-TsYqyUPHpaBUKUHZ3WNRRa2v-kfTWjyyFw_6zVfYv3ttbyY4EebfOCi9Pj_1ZB3PhRy1E/s1600-h/HPIM1797_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBjSbZnGqzzZPqZ5WU1bEj1DpS6peCHIlNLRQdpaSpZmtEAgOoyBddpUvHryDXIuvkbWTmQ-TsYqyUPHpaBUKUHZ3WNRRa2v-kfTWjyyFw_6zVfYv3ttbyY4EebfOCi9Pj_1ZB3PhRy1E/s320/HPIM1797_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436115240592642738" /></a><br />Thanks Mom and Dad!Corinnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009066081218701810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926494453176198723.post-43366997435170911312010-01-16T12:02:00.000-08:002010-01-16T12:25:01.188-08:00Granville MarketOur lunch of stone-baked caraway seed bagel, fresh mozzarella balls and salami.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_B62wh2DM8xah-BZ6tzucmbrgt6lfof_67wMoHdUcBd_VeQcAqM7tNyKa-3CE71qbsPFUI4fpTLLJb7-cdmcaSXxAgji2J38ge1PjhLyWRkZi2qbsBrV1Iy1tTj270CXiaMsvkR6MaZI/s1600-h/PB240171.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_B62wh2DM8xah-BZ6tzucmbrgt6lfof_67wMoHdUcBd_VeQcAqM7tNyKa-3CE71qbsPFUI4fpTLLJb7-cdmcaSXxAgji2J38ge1PjhLyWRkZi2qbsBrV1Iy1tTj270CXiaMsvkR6MaZI/s320/PB240171.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427431730212145522" /></a><br /><br />The cute little aqua buses.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9yXKd-hLfusyUfpkGScBRncL0yO-VXiwCSXNHPQw4n9LDMsLOirPtO5ZCwLo6-0O6jI_wE-tkVSB6Wf7xWkphyphenhyphen7KWNC1-ImpssvCnuvkTQYbYSkfHG5yjpPu5hbM4vVakctvaNYYHAkQ/s1600-h/PB240164.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9yXKd-hLfusyUfpkGScBRncL0yO-VXiwCSXNHPQw4n9LDMsLOirPtO5ZCwLo6-0O6jI_wE-tkVSB6Wf7xWkphyphenhyphen7KWNC1-ImpssvCnuvkTQYbYSkfHG5yjpPu5hbM4vVakctvaNYYHAkQ/s320/PB240164.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427431724247698882" /></a><br /><br />Practically under the bridge.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3hNo6JvLhOk4GaS263fjpB45Q9oryy69iSXHZ6FBNdZNBMgBhKnT181MUjVkUevt1uxdYVgHm8rdH7FLYOSF_QGEVV_SGNPHRZwkQthNtcj3LC4WI4D01J31_b_UreEILN0ZYdYjGabw/s1600-h/PB240166.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3hNo6JvLhOk4GaS263fjpB45Q9oryy69iSXHZ6FBNdZNBMgBhKnT181MUjVkUevt1uxdYVgHm8rdH7FLYOSF_QGEVV_SGNPHRZwkQthNtcj3LC4WI4D01J31_b_UreEILN0ZYdYjGabw/s320/PB240166.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427433754432389442" /></a><br /><br />Sideways pears. They grow like that.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpyX4EDlQTzUokkGDaUXUJ00P-Er3er6Q5a9JMrLMEUujKTXyHJUg7SblY1nkKfiZQ2pYbvMoQ4T6B-J4oKHDzZX66jMu5buQbH9ESXKsomxUlexgDnwOGSMy2JVeFALbpaWiuiMC_Bgo/s1600-h/PB240163.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpyX4EDlQTzUokkGDaUXUJ00P-Er3er6Q5a9JMrLMEUujKTXyHJUg7SblY1nkKfiZQ2pYbvMoQ4T6B-J4oKHDzZX66jMu5buQbH9ESXKsomxUlexgDnwOGSMy2JVeFALbpaWiuiMC_Bgo/s320/PB240163.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427431712509358546" /></a><br /><br />Incredible selection of terrines!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmOQW45ssUagtE9CP_234eKYvvbDD6R5PYdHsmBnT8uSxnm1ImFWTB_vPhEkFNRNrmoNdSLw9gGKXfRwmnRUD5BEU2QwBND5dZ_n_4-LT2Tw1G0L0aH7q0tGHZanlPHD53RfywybQ-A5o/s1600-h/PB240159.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmOQW45ssUagtE9CP_234eKYvvbDD6R5PYdHsmBnT8uSxnm1ImFWTB_vPhEkFNRNrmoNdSLw9gGKXfRwmnRUD5BEU2QwBND5dZ_n_4-LT2Tw1G0L0aH7q0tGHZanlPHD53RfywybQ-A5o/s320/PB240159.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427431704106524274" /></a><br /><br />I don't remember what these were...some type of nut?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrYiJbjTECaqC1P4M3vCt8AaUQg9vszii75SlG5ieUOBK3pSSMxg2-ODbIXXCRYOa-TcTI7NfSrNI7sHgYp6rhrwC4tADCIFLeN8Qq-PHFWmP0ZtQV6GeiaHstHK9HnCUDQ1e9UDWBP9w/s1600-h/PB240157.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrYiJbjTECaqC1P4M3vCt8AaUQg9vszii75SlG5ieUOBK3pSSMxg2-ODbIXXCRYOa-TcTI7NfSrNI7sHgYp6rhrwC4tADCIFLeN8Qq-PHFWmP0ZtQV6GeiaHstHK9HnCUDQ1e9UDWBP9w/s320/PB240157.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427431697791596018" /></a><br /><br />Beautiful Pastry Case<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd25djHnaLNoEjTSriFwLD9GX8zwrADW5syIOzk232cgE9b1G82dEm4DsYHmu2OWLdhPdAU9JbesJVhv_va2Gz_luweTbRTxQ_NXcF_rRWQ3fSaJfoGd8j-ZVXkBMHHnTYshaNo0Zncsc/s1600-h/PB240172.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd25djHnaLNoEjTSriFwLD9GX8zwrADW5syIOzk232cgE9b1G82dEm4DsYHmu2OWLdhPdAU9JbesJVhv_va2Gz_luweTbRTxQ_NXcF_rRWQ3fSaJfoGd8j-ZVXkBMHHnTYshaNo0Zncsc/s320/PB240172.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427433766375233858" /></a><br /><br />Gearing up for the 2010 Olympics.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmO9vZ1vFh6k3FCQ1w9K6w-8DzPe-6WfZPey37wG3hoOBzwlOS5QoXgJlDktXVsNB4ihyFW5GLU_VeoimBJa3UqRlywvGjQlQpk5CHVVtbrVPoCuGP4fn_23f3vysN3OPv7V3V8o4w0KA/s1600-h/PB240168.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmO9vZ1vFh6k3FCQ1w9K6w-8DzPe-6WfZPey37wG3hoOBzwlOS5QoXgJlDktXVsNB4ihyFW5GLU_VeoimBJa3UqRlywvGjQlQpk5CHVVtbrVPoCuGP4fn_23f3vysN3OPv7V3V8o4w0KA/s320/PB240168.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427433745779399058" /></a>Corinnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009066081218701810noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926494453176198723.post-28442743850600840652010-01-16T11:29:00.000-08:002010-01-16T12:24:39.000-08:00Lonsdale QuayA quay is a wharf or bank where ships or other vessels are loaded. We simply had to revisit a delightful market there.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ2AFToqEtLuHjLupQnAAwKVF-MViGtkUDkFTTGVMIvavcfNMoHAhiDBzpqXa-sscCZaWS-SOXzQ1LEW09hF7Q76xtQZ5EDxUo32rwe5fz1-xv3HrQCKzVGVGF2uj4niRLzxqnB_ZBOk8/s1600-h/PB230144.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ2AFToqEtLuHjLupQnAAwKVF-MViGtkUDkFTTGVMIvavcfNMoHAhiDBzpqXa-sscCZaWS-SOXzQ1LEW09hF7Q76xtQZ5EDxUo32rwe5fz1-xv3HrQCKzVGVGF2uj4niRLzxqnB_ZBOk8/s320/PB230144.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427423860325967842" /></a><br /><br />The tugs all snug as a bug in a rug...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoEjZGk003FlAiQY5q71yXYgxmfHQXTiKivq_y9Q4CVqB4wrgvvEmSquW3XozocUCrGV-vvAjZ8G9FplNyeAoTCR_czWSpK4jsB2inoI9rPMNfYNgbIGr4E22cSVZWQnngxpzJYZeqYtA/s1600-h/PB230153.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoEjZGk003FlAiQY5q71yXYgxmfHQXTiKivq_y9Q4CVqB4wrgvvEmSquW3XozocUCrGV-vvAjZ8G9FplNyeAoTCR_czWSpK4jsB2inoI9rPMNfYNgbIGr4E22cSVZWQnngxpzJYZeqYtA/s320/PB230153.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427423848754149586" /></a><br /><br />Dragonfruit! The inside looks like kiwi except the flesh is white.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsUX-Vj6tyqQzpYqjCddiFCl4I5fXtjS4hioBqOMJMjeMo3GRwZfW76hEF4iEN7Jwlpjv_RWfWXzvG4W-0HPLo8O-t_-RA-8wdLk7EdFJ7wBz0jh9zBqU8pPVfHAx2SrBn7K6QaNhwl6Q/s1600-h/PB230145.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsUX-Vj6tyqQzpYqjCddiFCl4I5fXtjS4hioBqOMJMjeMo3GRwZfW76hEF4iEN7Jwlpjv_RWfWXzvG4W-0HPLo8O-t_-RA-8wdLk7EdFJ7wBz0jh9zBqU8pPVfHAx2SrBn7K6QaNhwl6Q/s320/PB230145.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427423841806322866" /></a><br /><br />Persimmons!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4os8dE04hJMWFDFGhf1O1Edb-vktrYLIjujeh4qEyuLoUb9VP0fZ274Fbx9L8JSKml30J2-4h6cErELZdUfa3VK0amGxJNUj5mJQswE_emu-WIpaA6R9DsV4RYsOeci-Uo6Kz8Bj_YH8/s1600-h/PB230148.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4os8dE04hJMWFDFGhf1O1Edb-vktrYLIjujeh4qEyuLoUb9VP0fZ274Fbx9L8JSKml30J2-4h6cErELZdUfa3VK0amGxJNUj5mJQswE_emu-WIpaA6R9DsV4RYsOeci-Uo6Kz8Bj_YH8/s320/PB230148.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427423837960580146" /></a><br /><br />Orchids!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0po0_p3fiO_82-L7e1W_O7Qctvj1i-LwRseF40J2zjAxwpmu4UFlP8-gi9e7XPay7ypv_oEXYZKwoKChHPKt-taTB-adWWzPX8ND1GX0502f9aEuRWBt-qlsPElCXQK0c-dJoomhDD-w/s1600-h/PB230149.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0po0_p3fiO_82-L7e1W_O7Qctvj1i-LwRseF40J2zjAxwpmu4UFlP8-gi9e7XPay7ypv_oEXYZKwoKChHPKt-taTB-adWWzPX8ND1GX0502f9aEuRWBt-qlsPElCXQK0c-dJoomhDD-w/s320/PB230149.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427423830641129442" /></a><br /><br />Lamb Gyro!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNWcnNA5IgJznFu5onG-38vv0xLPeusK_iu3Uud1_C5eW3bSgq_TAIKRfsqkhOz3LV7AURl5dd_I12YA-z_Tv13F4fhKZvZ-HsGj0YpiA_RRGwF4qtEQR-CpDPr1fko_Hn0KapZYoVBTM/s1600-h/PB230152.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNWcnNA5IgJznFu5onG-38vv0xLPeusK_iu3Uud1_C5eW3bSgq_TAIKRfsqkhOz3LV7AURl5dd_I12YA-z_Tv13F4fhKZvZ-HsGj0YpiA_RRGwF4qtEQR-CpDPr1fko_Hn0KapZYoVBTM/s320/PB230152.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427427600357699138" /></a><br /><br />Nanimo Bars on the top shelf! We bought and ate one, of course.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" <br />href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD88pJOcMgascXgDxzDrCoyjWNuF3lE7Tqeua04JkDKIZud3FLThPvm4mSNc1xQAT9xjAv_8lZuGrN7YWkEpbxQ50LHJPTCV9xd7G_UQezJhZtIxb1pYPEjlZMYi4CAspFqnUhLHnToYM/s1600-h/PB230151.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD88pJOcMgascXgDxzDrCoyjWNuF3lE7Tqeua04JkDKIZud3FLThPvm4mSNc1xQAT9xjAv_8lZuGrN7YWkEpbxQ50LHJPTCV9xd7G_UQezJhZtIxb1pYPEjlZMYi4CAspFqnUhLHnToYM/s320/PB230151.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427427592060357074" /></a>Corinnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009066081218701810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926494453176198723.post-54228747624204609212010-01-16T11:03:00.000-08:002010-01-16T12:24:14.536-08:00Lynn CanyonThree years ago, we made it to Lynn Canyon by nightfall. We inched our way out on the bridge and listened to the raging water in the dark while the rain poured down around us. This time it was still raining, but at least we had daylight!<br /><br />There was a blue balloon stuck in the current!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjptcvbCC44BUq2BaGosV_zy8rwoQX8IZ43uzGqrGangkbvGP7iAzk6w7pCRi16U1-wEAPiPzhwO_fuEolZZMwYyDDFEy8TPt124lmTXCwr6tIuhPVPGMbTMFWNzTQMt7rAkHvJN7d9qGs/s1600-h/PB230126.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjptcvbCC44BUq2BaGosV_zy8rwoQX8IZ43uzGqrGangkbvGP7iAzk6w7pCRi16U1-wEAPiPzhwO_fuEolZZMwYyDDFEy8TPt124lmTXCwr6tIuhPVPGMbTMFWNzTQMt7rAkHvJN7d9qGs/s320/PB230126.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427419169716231026" /></a><br /><br />Mark's VILLAIN look. And I have no idea how to get rid of the writing on the wall.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" <br />href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYNtRuwXGcVq47N73B64VHpu8Xmi4WfyvRgAwxr03QcVQbqJd0uHuBQ0WFDr9WYPMlW0O9Hsqplk4LBgcrdwWd2I_kHZZsNi1H2QPcaUWW53MeWozIS02AtxvYosBEMUW_YcodhaGgg34/s1600-h/PB230135.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYNtRuwXGcVq47N73B64VHpu8Xmi4WfyvRgAwxr03QcVQbqJd0uHuBQ0WFDr9WYPMlW0O9Hsqplk4LBgcrdwWd2I_kHZZsNi1H2QPcaUWW53MeWozIS02AtxvYosBEMUW_YcodhaGgg34/s320/PB230135.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427419162906949890" /></a><br /><br />There was someone else on the bridge too...that had, at some point in their life, been to IKEA.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNr1jwPEVP6o0w0ckT-zgr0SRd-sjOzjJThZj2YV_aHqebpnTqLsY04QubngnfzhkZdvCvsbXhEoTJDM_YAxNQHWMSPkkFDKGlTDL6oFIOvmZnc9NdTUekgvmfsc0Xi_vqY7GdeM53-sA/s1600-h/PB230122.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNr1jwPEVP6o0w0ckT-zgr0SRd-sjOzjJThZj2YV_aHqebpnTqLsY04QubngnfzhkZdvCvsbXhEoTJDM_YAxNQHWMSPkkFDKGlTDL6oFIOvmZnc9NdTUekgvmfsc0Xi_vqY7GdeM53-sA/s320/PB230122.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427419155241494834" /></a><br /><br />View of the suspension bridge from upstream.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ420u9fJ0UX4dLGnweJIFweL3Dn3ACe2fogErMc8SWSvXuhN5SM7KormHztW9nq86uQ9wTrEw7C8esXuMy_Pbr3FohJbUFrWZAX666RQadBpeTwF35XLIJtz5a9QTdDIGlF1cC5qXuU0/s1600-h/PB230116.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ420u9fJ0UX4dLGnweJIFweL3Dn3ACe2fogErMc8SWSvXuhN5SM7KormHztW9nq86uQ9wTrEw7C8esXuMy_Pbr3FohJbUFrWZAX666RQadBpeTwF35XLIJtz5a9QTdDIGlF1cC5qXuU0/s320/PB230116.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427419145736083202" /></a><br /><br />Hunky Husband<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWS1v80JXpRrF7gLdrnKpeLl9p8tIVANtegk3oUC5gQBFEBg5_MxaMctqax7x2zkKfiigyCQV2K-0SHE0z8Qiwkh3xDzDKlC2hCYEXI8zNJ8i9Vl0gzzsh4zhGgbABDRVXnWA3LFeSD_g/s1600-h/PB230118.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWS1v80JXpRrF7gLdrnKpeLl9p8tIVANtegk3oUC5gQBFEBg5_MxaMctqax7x2zkKfiigyCQV2K-0SHE0z8Qiwkh3xDzDKlC2hCYEXI8zNJ8i9Vl0gzzsh4zhGgbABDRVXnWA3LFeSD_g/s320/PB230118.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427419139221756866" /></a><br /><br />Me, by my favorite photographer. The cold made our cheeks rosy!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguEsG1N6OIkUB6ke8N0AYS0PnwpvdKoXRvV9CvmU3bja1berlTq6RlGkW1b3d6vhbRe0n-aLFAXA8MUWtQM4hj0PqxQ8AU0FvArUQTbOpNwat6yG8YhaaDgBLR1XInqNzkLh5kERT0MEE/s1600-h/PB230133.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguEsG1N6OIkUB6ke8N0AYS0PnwpvdKoXRvV9CvmU3bja1berlTq6RlGkW1b3d6vhbRe0n-aLFAXA8MUWtQM4hj0PqxQ8AU0FvArUQTbOpNwat6yG8YhaaDgBLR1XInqNzkLh5kERT0MEE/s320/PB230133.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427421261491390050" /></a>Corinnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009066081218701810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926494453176198723.post-70268974292908568552009-09-03T11:39:00.000-07:002009-09-03T11:49:18.884-07:00Roasted tomato and Italian sausage PastaIn response to someone asking "Yum, will you share the recipe," here it is in all its made-up glory. <br /><br />Cut a few cups of cherry tomatoes in half. Or, cut regular tomatoes into half-cherry tomato size pieces. Place in oven-proof dish. It could be a 9x13 or just use your all-stainless steel cooking pot like I did! Drizzle, nay POUR, a generous amount of olive oil over. The oil should at least coat the bottom of the pan. Season with Kosher salt and fresh ground pepper. Roast in 400 degree oven for 30 min. Longer is acceptable too, I think. So is a lower temperature. In any event, the tomatoes should look "shriveled."<br /><br />While your pasta is boiling, add sweet Italian sausage to the pot of roasted tomatoes. I like chicken A La Fresco brand. (They also make a fabulous chicken apple sausage.) Also add some diced onions (1/4 on onion). Garlic too if you want (but I didn't). Add more olive oil if it looks like it won't properly cover the pasta as if it was a sauce. Cook on med-low until onions are soft and sausage heated through. Throw in some fresh basil for color if you've got it.<br /><br />Add your pasta to the tomato mixture and stir until well coated with the delicious olive oil. Serve with parmesan if desired. Enjoy!Corinnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009066081218701810noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926494453176198723.post-14426407515975318492009-09-01T18:26:00.000-07:002009-09-01T18:42:38.227-07:00Laird Park with Schuilings and DimelersAbout two months we went camping with our some of our best comrades: Keith, Nellie and Charlie; and Jason, Liz and Hazel. Laird Park, just north of Potlatch, comes highly reccommended. Not too big of a campground, is next to a river with beach for swimming, is cheap and even has a cool may-pole thingy where you grab onto metal handles dangling from chains and swing yourself around. (Sort of like tether ball, if you were the tether ball.) We had a lovely spot next to the river which lulled the kiddos to sleep (all night!) and provided a back-up refrigerator. <br /><br />Keith, Jason and Mark smoked pipes and offered intelligent comments on the world's problems.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNvx8xbrHJm-rzrPmGTFfmsLn8eRsv-0tnnuc6EoH9tQjkqv5zeJA6mtKoGQ-sHsxNUCYeXutgsbc6MYKp2ObjvWMwCAqR104D8WCagJmu57poONVlFQdM11Sc75EPH7H-eY9EHyXXTSo/s1600-h/P7180334.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNvx8xbrHJm-rzrPmGTFfmsLn8eRsv-0tnnuc6EoH9tQjkqv5zeJA6mtKoGQ-sHsxNUCYeXutgsbc6MYKp2ObjvWMwCAqR104D8WCagJmu57poONVlFQdM11Sc75EPH7H-eY9EHyXXTSo/s320/P7180334.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376677604372394322" /></a><br /><br />Liz made us delicious tacos for dinner which for some reason I don't have a picture of, and Hazel went mostly without clothes to stay cool.<br /><br />Charlie got tuckered.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSF7-hP6AwubONtK8repwxDfrnq5vbLiTKOiJ9UGDP3B-fmxeyeqEhFMqOAYKCKfVhATNmuOTfITYEsRym4wrkpFnpSEpqlL_t1klgsA9LncALNjAXP1YV_fuNQYj3U97504I2DcFmzN4/s1600-h/P7180342.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSF7-hP6AwubONtK8repwxDfrnq5vbLiTKOiJ9UGDP3B-fmxeyeqEhFMqOAYKCKfVhATNmuOTfITYEsRym4wrkpFnpSEpqlL_t1klgsA9LncALNjAXP1YV_fuNQYj3U97504I2DcFmzN4/s320/P7180342.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376678493102812770" /></a><br /><br />And Mark put grapes in his eyes (?)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSLvdSPJ3g6GJQvxYBbq4CtqXNKLoK9Od9sucyacQaQvqb2DHQ6-BWyS15mprJ_Y5SFaJr2TbQXdelVy6I5etqUl45bfR3rXNqQ1E0THGiqK8VZNG48kO7_FB0FrlmSsKiw27iMtimqps/s1600-h/P7180339.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSLvdSPJ3g6GJQvxYBbq4CtqXNKLoK9Od9sucyacQaQvqb2DHQ6-BWyS15mprJ_Y5SFaJr2TbQXdelVy6I5etqUl45bfR3rXNqQ1E0THGiqK8VZNG48kO7_FB0FrlmSsKiw27iMtimqps/s320/P7180339.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376678179557685698" /></a><br /><br />Liz, I think it was your pink sleeping bag that did this to him.Corinnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009066081218701810noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926494453176198723.post-28830888392525820822009-08-31T21:47:00.000-07:002009-08-31T22:10:58.037-07:00Yes Indeedy I Have Been Remiss......but I have a colossal excuse. We had no internet for the summer. That's right, no internet. Our Turkish neighbor went home, that is, to Turkey for the summer and we share internet with him, wireless internet that comes out of his modem and says you have been sucessfully connected to MK Cafe and your signal is "very good." Thus we had no internet for the summer. Forgive me now?<br /><br />Now it is time to consult our camera (thank you again, Mom and Dad Rodman) to tell us what we did this summer.<br /><br />Looks like we went to the Oregon Coast in June to teach Family Camp music for Reformation Covenant Church. Pastor Steve Wilkins taught on the family and marriage in a distinctive southern accent. It was fabulous. In fact, almost as good as the music my hubby taught. <br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj01FLVXCbiIjW-r578ZUvNF1yMnHO3MNPjHfpP2WVtQi5taftLhyphenhyphenAp-FdHOO-2WGqUI9jbIUbH1OpJTf_WcPRfpdkMeFkgZXzfqgdP-rwHxDR-HsUxD5kcsN5n6k7j1JE_1r3HgPHIBOg/s1600-h/P6170301.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj01FLVXCbiIjW-r578ZUvNF1yMnHO3MNPjHfpP2WVtQi5taftLhyphenhyphenAp-FdHOO-2WGqUI9jbIUbH1OpJTf_WcPRfpdkMeFkgZXzfqgdP-rwHxDR-HsUxD5kcsN5n6k7j1JE_1r3HgPHIBOg/s320/P6170301.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376358229530398626" /></a><br /><br />We were really there!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3YPVFMFRpC4KFocYQDwal7V83z7mghH4nzcGE35GBpnJX-GlNWhDpSlni3xLGGY5XaFaGbSwxowAeHrJvlN-hyK4bUaAsUrEbEJhvsdkIoX_-VYkebmKGAO7sxI_Fq_OLH70aOaEnKLg/s1600-h/P6170305.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3YPVFMFRpC4KFocYQDwal7V83z7mghH4nzcGE35GBpnJX-GlNWhDpSlni3xLGGY5XaFaGbSwxowAeHrJvlN-hyK4bUaAsUrEbEJhvsdkIoX_-VYkebmKGAO7sxI_Fq_OLH70aOaEnKLg/s320/P6170305.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376359458573854306" /></a><br /><br />So was Mount Hood.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-4E_DyeZpaDFl3Af2k4_AmhZRP_RKmv15PORgqa0F_8AOZzVSIEtiklaoYS7_J6rfF4Zrb3tCpCCjzH21B65KoO3l3Xva_64Kr6_I_nUGEx5YTytiw4shUIR_cq59TtixtjzihqbCLuM/s1600-h/P6140294.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-4E_DyeZpaDFl3Af2k4_AmhZRP_RKmv15PORgqa0F_8AOZzVSIEtiklaoYS7_J6rfF4Zrb3tCpCCjzH21B65KoO3l3Xva_64Kr6_I_nUGEx5YTytiw4shUIR_cq59TtixtjzihqbCLuM/s320/P6140294.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376360518915005842" /></a><br /><br />And some bright green moss.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt96H1vE3YP-I0klHevTEm1hTVdSinxS-_nBGq5UeanTLMUZKD1nW9bA6mCQH430LMiTctH1lF5aYfm9yqKeAlGriMFOwX7mHVvmDvWJD58XFFfycKoyzXYIehc6jLrrRWXsyb7NohOdI/s1600-h/P6170310.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt96H1vE3YP-I0klHevTEm1hTVdSinxS-_nBGq5UeanTLMUZKD1nW9bA6mCQH430LMiTctH1lF5aYfm9yqKeAlGriMFOwX7mHVvmDvWJD58XFFfycKoyzXYIehc6jLrrRWXsyb7NohOdI/s320/P6170310.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376361837287126242" /></a>Corinnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009066081218701810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926494453176198723.post-86144137334014242762009-05-09T12:33:00.000-07:002009-05-09T21:48:20.485-07:00The Stuff Dreams Are Made OnAccording to Mark, when I'm having a nightmare, I start breathing deeply and very erratically. He knows then to wake me up and relieve me of my chasing monsters. <br /><br />Well early this morning, Mark detected the scared-person breathing pattern and kindly woke me with a "Corinne, you're having a bad dream."<br /><br />The thing is, I WASN'T having a nightmare. I dreamed that I was in a kitchen store and I was looking at some beautiful cherry wood cutting boards the size of small card tables. Apparently they were pretty exciting.Corinnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009066081218701810noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926494453176198723.post-22746774742424546152009-05-09T12:20:00.000-07:002009-05-09T12:33:37.731-07:00Happy Done Day!Mark is finished with the first year of his conducting master's!<br /><br />If you think that now he's slacking off, let me fix that. He's writing his master's thesis over the summer on the harmonized settings of Genevan psalms published in England after the exile of the persecuted Calvinists (1560-1620). <br /><br />To celebrate Done Day, I made a special dinner of mushroom-Swiss burgers, strawberry spinach salad and Texas sheet cake. Mark loves cake, almost as much as tracking down obscure hymnals and transcribing their Genevan settings into modern notion! <br /><br />Mark has worked incessantly on his studies and still managed to lead our marriage by the still waters this year. He scored straight As on his voice juries (just like last term!) and has earned equally high marks on his papers. I'm so proud of you Mark - Thank You!Corinnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009066081218701810noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926494453176198723.post-34360132610306462009-04-28T14:07:00.000-07:002009-04-28T14:48:28.031-07:00Dragged Through the Garden<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.georgehernandez.com/h/aaBlog/2005/media/12-13_ChicagoViennaHotDog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 468px; height: 300px;" src="http://www.georgehernandez.com/h/aaBlog/2005/media/12-13_ChicagoViennaHotDog.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />After reading about our fun little picnic, I'm sure you're all anxious to stampede the grocery and squeeze in a little outdoor dining yourself. Let me introduce you to the ways of the aforementioned Chicago-Style Hot Dog.<br /><br />1. BUN: IF you are fortunate to have poppy seed hot dog buns and IF they are not astronomically expensive and IF you have a bun steamer then that's what you would do. If not, get the whole wheat or white enriched jobbies and toast them briefly under the broiler (guess which one I do).<br /><br />2. HOT DOG: find the best quality all-beef hot dog you can. I usually reach for Hebrew National or Nathan's. An authenticity expert will tell you the hot dog should be in a natural casing (i.e. pork intestine) and should "snap" when you bite into it. We don't have those kinds of hot dogs in Idaho. Cut an half-inch x into the end of each dog and fry in a pan until cooked through and deliciously browned. The x is for decoration and Mark invented it. (Authenticity requires steaming or boiling the dog. You decide.)<br /><br />3. REQUIRED CONDIMENTS:<br /><br />~Dill Pickle Spear<br /><br />~Tomato Wedges<br /><br />~Celery Salt (light sprinkling): you must NOT skip this. It is not a Chicago Dog without it. Buy it cheaply in bulk and place in a salt shaker for ease of use.<br /><br />~Sweet Relish: the neon green kind if you can find it.<br /> <br />~Yellow Mustard: please note that ketchup is not listed here. That's intentional. It ruins the delicate balance of flavors.<br /><br />~Diced Onion: in my stomach's humble opinion, optional.<br /><br />~Pickled Sport Peppers: also optional in my mind, since the entire western half of the U.S. doesn't carry them. Mark occasionally substitutes little hot peppers, which have basically the same effect: adding a little heat. I'll pass, thanks.<br /><br />Assemble as best you can, open wide, and enjoy!Corinnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009066081218701810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926494453176198723.post-59705564331443856392009-04-28T13:29:00.001-07:002009-04-28T14:53:27.739-07:00First Picnic of the YearOn April 4th we had our first picnic of 2009 up by the Jewett Observatory next to a healthy juniper bush. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigbvdy5mO0KlJAzHhO-Heh-DY7MXUHTKpDdv1Nynug665gXNhYQ9hV-A8SEZkHvKzUGsbzAlDwcs7oGUkG-2PiZE30Jl5p9evnR3bdzqFCiY87Ib2lmN67DlZy4l1nGfapG0XlKrbfZWw/s1600-h/P4060015.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigbvdy5mO0KlJAzHhO-Heh-DY7MXUHTKpDdv1Nynug665gXNhYQ9hV-A8SEZkHvKzUGsbzAlDwcs7oGUkG-2PiZE30Jl5p9evnR3bdzqFCiY87Ib2lmN67DlZy4l1nGfapG0XlKrbfZWw/s320/P4060015.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329845038353022514" /></a><br /><br />We keep our picnic equipment, the old MSU blanket and our bright blue cooler box, at the ready for such purposes.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtB6g2VUkxWTUooPZnFyDhRHE185gF61DCB3L5cR0waEbFehWefPhNYPH1MfRXdsdnyGabY7-_buYNuu0TGiQ_ArJKM6RDXyXp3yA3NJAe76kvP5KZy0CNDcw2IHfZpAOGFeUcoJ7Z6S4/s1600-h/P4060013.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtB6g2VUkxWTUooPZnFyDhRHE185gF61DCB3L5cR0waEbFehWefPhNYPH1MfRXdsdnyGabY7-_buYNuu0TGiQ_ArJKM6RDXyXp3yA3NJAe76kvP5KZy0CNDcw2IHfZpAOGFeUcoJ7Z6S4/s320/P4060013.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329848170954809634" /></a><br /><br />What the observatory looks like inside:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://astro.wsu.edu/program/images/jewett-scope2.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 336px; height: 500px;" src="http://astro.wsu.edu/program/images/jewett-scope2.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />From our observation location, you can see most of the Washington State University Campus.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkhuJiaBlqlzxVvjpceJaLjW8Tk0LBmdr29oXYB_gG6BjHGWYVELYSfILvpIRgfp0rcp1Y1OjMlox3BNl93DgJWHGu4WYqdH1hBRv8UUvZw-zgDqzeCglG0qi-pC6OLkAGRavJDj27Sj0/s1600-h/P4060024.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkhuJiaBlqlzxVvjpceJaLjW8Tk0LBmdr29oXYB_gG6BjHGWYVELYSfILvpIRgfp0rcp1Y1OjMlox3BNl93DgJWHGu4WYqdH1hBRv8UUvZw-zgDqzeCglG0qi-pC6OLkAGRavJDj27Sj0/s320/P4060024.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329845026793649986" /></a><br /><br />Including the Ensminger Pavillion, where we had our wedding reception. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNSaWLapfuixY4VyvBGVeOitlAlx87W-OCMUR6pMRG-dQ_dP3Zz57QDylOtoQjDjdnbRFN4x66GsCwdKX2E0x9_jPSfgfUu0n9_oTEC86TtKuXtd4VS4h88PUsGS_0Gut87mTc8cFsvRo/s1600-h/P4060025.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNSaWLapfuixY4VyvBGVeOitlAlx87W-OCMUR6pMRG-dQ_dP3Zz57QDylOtoQjDjdnbRFN4x66GsCwdKX2E0x9_jPSfgfUu0n9_oTEC86TtKuXtd4VS4h88PUsGS_0Gut87mTc8cFsvRo/s320/P4060025.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329851367788611586" /></a><br /><br />We had Chicago-Style Hot Dogs, Pea Salad, Cheetos from a can, Mandarin Oranges and Root Beer.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0qcEZ8Vhe4ZzpXsXoci20IsrGmGdFFGkIrAvVwZ7cmAPTUrD7yr5vNkIu3ni1EL6pGuXT7FGe8q7OCzNGt7RMDIxJ6s6IglKGeh17lsPZeipjh3DyClJBjXMLI5HRjjaNHWgcin4Cf14/s1600-h/P4060014.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0qcEZ8Vhe4ZzpXsXoci20IsrGmGdFFGkIrAvVwZ7cmAPTUrD7yr5vNkIu3ni1EL6pGuXT7FGe8q7OCzNGt7RMDIxJ6s6IglKGeh17lsPZeipjh3DyClJBjXMLI5HRjjaNHWgcin4Cf14/s320/P4060014.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329848838927929330" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjimxK6o_v3AvIsFrKxN8A2A6_ybon7wFBsXpgZK0JGNtRjPSwSX49f2xKYhIvJd3CEpMc8cy7mILuOmnGNAKLrsl1qBuS1Z25eVIV_4JvIeXnxLtGFlbi7Xmg_TRhb0sSFUG0-UaRuaZM/s1600-h/P4060018.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjimxK6o_v3AvIsFrKxN8A2A6_ybon7wFBsXpgZK0JGNtRjPSwSX49f2xKYhIvJd3CEpMc8cy7mILuOmnGNAKLrsl1qBuS1Z25eVIV_4JvIeXnxLtGFlbi7Xmg_TRhb0sSFUG0-UaRuaZM/s320/P4060018.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329849548986918642" /></a><br /><br />I like Chicago Dogs.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA-veLQLs2rOOOl-DLraZhPZG5AsRQuEpkV9QwndERcuvqYROSabt5tpZ1ou-qdUsMwKSiKN1SfQPbX_RO3yndm-1G2_Ncsu7Ut11F7rcZSNsa1pdN1KhqufQ__C5B13KdQaVst_uiS8o/s1600-h/P4060035.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA-veLQLs2rOOOl-DLraZhPZG5AsRQuEpkV9QwndERcuvqYROSabt5tpZ1ou-qdUsMwKSiKN1SfQPbX_RO3yndm-1G2_Ncsu7Ut11F7rcZSNsa1pdN1KhqufQ__C5B13KdQaVst_uiS8o/s320/P4060035.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329862812447873778" /></a><br /><br />Mark likes them more.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb-3CcrmvR2oqrYZ4VL43R9JG9313kjhrmbWLFadMy41mi2uWP8fNplzq05Le_B_N3eIlneMV-PCVEYL6AfUpGzBHs6kvW19qhrmPhcYotGWVd1W-8DX-NRclGCgWsr0cOSB8bJg-CNWU/s1600-h/P4060019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb-3CcrmvR2oqrYZ4VL43R9JG9313kjhrmbWLFadMy41mi2uWP8fNplzq05Le_B_N3eIlneMV-PCVEYL6AfUpGzBHs6kvW19qhrmPhcYotGWVd1W-8DX-NRclGCgWsr0cOSB8bJg-CNWU/s320/P4060019.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329845020322300018" /></a>Corinnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009066081218701810noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926494453176198723.post-9998698864864973202009-04-20T20:58:00.000-07:002009-04-20T21:01:48.143-07:00What I Did Last FallThe King Alfreds are lending some class to the concrete steps.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWD5DTUDv3PiJg6wrEK5mAHrxONDIPyqSnlhDYQTdaEb-YC6bk3XXZ-wQhkHPlWp2raG2rpXggGz50eyJLA38K4oR26QYXtWnhbxBCExhyOsvzyEjJvGSETr0sEkjBjT-ttFfKudgHo10/s1600-h/P4200052.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWD5DTUDv3PiJg6wrEK5mAHrxONDIPyqSnlhDYQTdaEb-YC6bk3XXZ-wQhkHPlWp2raG2rpXggGz50eyJLA38K4oR26QYXtWnhbxBCExhyOsvzyEjJvGSETr0sEkjBjT-ttFfKudgHo10/s320/P4200052.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326989393860899010" /></a>Corinnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009066081218701810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926494453176198723.post-17970450942471202212009-04-20T20:31:00.000-07:002009-04-20T20:57:09.517-07:00Spring Means...Sewing blue couch pillows. Fabric a la Joanna plus 40% off coupon. Thanks Susan for donating your machine to me!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSGTdNA_qJtNidlYHs8RKRBsczWuFV3Tnc2IipTpNwhGdN68YXWVQSO6cQyaiL4Fpz7GgzPptJyADPDOtT6oEQHWmmVskNpMmuL04t5WxWyM0PjFKWWkwwIp0-SetdOkWCOcO4YCUp4MY/s1600-h/P4010001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSGTdNA_qJtNidlYHs8RKRBsczWuFV3Tnc2IipTpNwhGdN68YXWVQSO6cQyaiL4Fpz7GgzPptJyADPDOtT6oEQHWmmVskNpMmuL04t5WxWyM0PjFKWWkwwIp0-SetdOkWCOcO4YCUp4MY/s320/P4010001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326988015256475298" /></a><br /><br /><br />Here is the lumbar pillow from the leftovers. Mark calls it the Lombard pillow, which is funny if you hear him say it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL0D8mNgajduFjoLWTu_A1Oi3w3_TAbVaeZ-9wxt58HuADPNrnmdc8kU50CPjUt9d5NFbujVpbYQIpdyrx267vJvbmUHw_N4ScZNa2vFQUf4kJasoabOCd8B0ONcJdzHWwKQOQrZ_kzWE/s1600-h/P4040011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL0D8mNgajduFjoLWTu_A1Oi3w3_TAbVaeZ-9wxt58HuADPNrnmdc8kU50CPjUt9d5NFbujVpbYQIpdyrx267vJvbmUHw_N4ScZNa2vFQUf4kJasoabOCd8B0ONcJdzHWwKQOQrZ_kzWE/s320/P4040011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326983584705842306" /></a><br /><br />Who in their right decorative mind put that pillow on a black chair with a green fleece blanket? Yikes! That chair is on the chopping block next.<br /><br />Here is the living room WITHOUT the new pillows, although there is, confusingly, a blue pillow in this picture too. THAT blue pillow went bye-bye since it had successfully survived too many indoor and outdoor years of usage in a college apartment (and it was already there when I moved in). It had the scars to prove it. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAzNr7NCPHimk3cZRqJth0G_3ELntW9_2YXHozqjouc8cYi2lezD3JrISI85Prt0vNOsZpF_8NMFINxrXDh4Y-afEw12tle2-lOtBbD47wyGT7C11yIagKwDktBr5RJZ5F5GCFNALq6I4/s1600-h/P1170035.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAzNr7NCPHimk3cZRqJth0G_3ELntW9_2YXHozqjouc8cYi2lezD3JrISI85Prt0vNOsZpF_8NMFINxrXDh4Y-afEw12tle2-lOtBbD47wyGT7C11yIagKwDktBr5RJZ5F5GCFNALq6I4/s320/P1170035.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326986082694742994" /></a><br /><br />And yes, those are the kitchen chairs in the foreground. The rooms in our house like to be close to each other.Corinnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009066081218701810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926494453176198723.post-26478879977984508322009-04-05T16:04:00.001-07:002009-04-05T16:22:29.159-07:0030 Days Hast September, APRIL, June and NovemberThe latest <a href="http://chocolateandzucchini.com/calendar/2009/04/cheeseplate85.jpg">desk calendar</a> from Chocolate & Zucchini!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://chocolateandzucchini.com/calendar/2009/04/cheeseplate_small.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 370px; height: 246px;" src="http://chocolateandzucchini.com/calendar/2009/04/cheeseplate_small.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Mark and I sometimes have a wedge of nice cheese on Sunday to celebrate the Lord's Day. Lately we've been substituting dark chocolate, but with Easter rolling around I might need to head over to the Wine & Cheese Company on 3rd St. and pick up some beauties like these!Corinnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009066081218701810noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926494453176198723.post-72053929712197535732009-03-28T14:33:00.000-07:002009-03-30T23:00:12.745-07:00Buckle up......because this is a doozy of a post! "Where the ox treadeth out the corn, the manger is not clean." In other words, when Mark is working hard on another master's degree, I don't use (or even see) the computer.<br /><br />Without further ado, I present: MARCH AT A GLANCE (or at least what I took pictures of).<br /><br />OVER SPRING BREAK...<br />Philadelphia welcomed us with open, warm-weather arms as we arrived to see Mark's sister Erin and her husband Michael and their son, Shea.<br /><br />Shea has flannel jammies and likes to cross his feet.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8QPbz7_ujYP_iYdaKFbSYZjfma6-IM3_DGz675YKdKHcbooZbJongHYH0Kd95pRR3n4SiC0S4SZ_MSb7DdJM2l46eSqOVrA10gZUNYy7AEMO2SsaFLfYW6qt119PCBTESnMGmtUa_6QU/s1600-h/P3170234.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8QPbz7_ujYP_iYdaKFbSYZjfma6-IM3_DGz675YKdKHcbooZbJongHYH0Kd95pRR3n4SiC0S4SZ_MSb7DdJM2l46eSqOVrA10gZUNYy7AEMO2SsaFLfYW6qt119PCBTESnMGmtUa_6QU/s320/P3170234.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318371070634702418" /></a><br /><br />He also likes the train tracks Uncle Mark builds him.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHbhgVL_L2byYarDA2SuB9hfNwJNEkiFWZcV5b9wgpokTKHkFVk6KDbMaoMReH7KljQe0J6L9P1sf3ignnNQ8EknmG4tO0YAj4-41SLT2iWBAvJISWbCWieEKko8aRcqlIpDtVbrECKOs/s1600-h/P3180251.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHbhgVL_L2byYarDA2SuB9hfNwJNEkiFWZcV5b9wgpokTKHkFVk6KDbMaoMReH7KljQe0J6L9P1sf3ignnNQ8EknmG4tO0YAj4-41SLT2iWBAvJISWbCWieEKko8aRcqlIpDtVbrECKOs/s320/P3180251.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318371602228777458" /></a><br /><br /><br />We visited the musicologist Dr. Peter Jeffery at Princeton University, NJ. The most impressive part of campus? Metered parking was only $.30 an hour (which would earn you 12 measly minutes on the WSU campus.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKJBkzESq0g-0njxRev2IG7X9V0d5GdbJjXBueX4uFODlvfJsvtHUO5Ldomavh_QCZz9vpTUIv5FKYsQZXE9dmp7ezaxsnbeX5WSOXZVQHjXQW6qRNzW3IvfNIMAgpLlQWGtWb1I_sHdw/s1600-h/P3170163.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKJBkzESq0g-0njxRev2IG7X9V0d5GdbJjXBueX4uFODlvfJsvtHUO5Ldomavh_QCZz9vpTUIv5FKYsQZXE9dmp7ezaxsnbeX5WSOXZVQHjXQW6qRNzW3IvfNIMAgpLlQWGtWb1I_sHdw/s320/P3170163.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318369458663692818" /></a><br /><br />Mark looking just like the handsome intelligent man that he is.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJkH4y9aadxaHb5XpgDWqH7CCDKCVVflqdLnjSWiTviGFKaqKOvvsIjWsMSSgr16TURwm_NPXn2pk4mZcoqf32etSCMRde1qtVsYD5lmUayC0WpJ-m9SyIz1qmJWSTPZG6wnOWoFWR4bg/s1600-h/P3170182.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJkH4y9aadxaHb5XpgDWqH7CCDKCVVflqdLnjSWiTviGFKaqKOvvsIjWsMSSgr16TURwm_NPXn2pk4mZcoqf32etSCMRde1qtVsYD5lmUayC0WpJ-m9SyIz1qmJWSTPZG6wnOWoFWR4bg/s320/P3170182.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318368474218710450" /></a><br /><br />We also visited an eminent Bach scholar named Dr. Don Franklin at University of Pittsburgh. I played the organ of 4,700 pipes at Heinz Chapel (funded by Mr. Ketchup himself) in Pittsburgh catty-corner to his office.<br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjinkbX_ENvmXgK3l2htTVB6qhhGWUNEnoz84UC6kieOovkM23im3mr129IAPZpRIsMFNwp8TCEi3Ltv6BSj-N5dtBe1IIJhpnpG_a70WGGTZlSJc-j5-PSdYKgouM69HzXNBf-9aCdFRk/s1600-h/P3200288.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjinkbX_ENvmXgK3l2htTVB6qhhGWUNEnoz84UC6kieOovkM23im3mr129IAPZpRIsMFNwp8TCEi3Ltv6BSj-N5dtBe1IIJhpnpG_a70WGGTZlSJc-j5-PSdYKgouM69HzXNBf-9aCdFRk/s320/P3200288.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318366399606378258" /></a><br /><br />We chilled at Grandmother's in Connellsville, PA and ate Uncle Todd's birthday cake.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZIG5NEFQ-zu3RDNVUoIXomzlxlpTIB7qjSXL4-uF8aBq5No4jRp9SCPlHZs4NuwfGg3_UvI6SZiefVo_hAHgk64nrpgaqxvUQxFkqkh_9_1dfKr-7yvdhIXSxB-t3lZSBBgAVIdTS2BY/s1600-h/P3220312.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZIG5NEFQ-zu3RDNVUoIXomzlxlpTIB7qjSXL4-uF8aBq5No4jRp9SCPlHZs4NuwfGg3_UvI6SZiefVo_hAHgk64nrpgaqxvUQxFkqkh_9_1dfKr-7yvdhIXSxB-t3lZSBBgAVIdTS2BY/s320/P3220312.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318365605409986898" /></a><br /><br />ON THE HOME FRONT...<br /><br />We had the Dimelers and Mortimores over and I used the Great Outdoors as my walk-in refrigerator, which works just fine when it's 35 degrees out, even in the sunlight.<br />The Mortimore children brought us hand-painted original works of art, which we are saving until they become famous and we make a killing profit, all for having them over to dinner once.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2_XmHy0o_4Ofxndv1cde389YBECJMkBRW5OuiEmviPYr2jljH3kweG265F-reUIMAHiTXZbnIddO2Hx3B1i0e9jmbESSeuULBvzjofmek4TSuspq4WobOwKm2bhKzUJrrBGiwSH-CQx8/s1600-h/P3110161.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2_XmHy0o_4Ofxndv1cde389YBECJMkBRW5OuiEmviPYr2jljH3kweG265F-reUIMAHiTXZbnIddO2Hx3B1i0e9jmbESSeuULBvzjofmek4TSuspq4WobOwKm2bhKzUJrrBGiwSH-CQx8/s320/P3110161.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318362747414589682" /></a><br /><br />I bought a baby-size carton of buttermilk at Dismal Dissmores because I'm a sucker for quaint single-serving size and it was only $.69.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIb7Rw6M73svuVYNJCXCpd0ikKmNHTVfZAXE98rq9L_FF6bJnQoG96C7jg8WIV0xONlT-rDlcXiwlVELcYyRNFjgAYynbrcXFMhrAMHVRIzlKj_J35vFKAVw5B9weAntA1r8Qe1cpVJAs/s1600-h/P3100147.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIb7Rw6M73svuVYNJCXCpd0ikKmNHTVfZAXE98rq9L_FF6bJnQoG96C7jg8WIV0xONlT-rDlcXiwlVELcYyRNFjgAYynbrcXFMhrAMHVRIzlKj_J35vFKAVw5B9weAntA1r8Qe1cpVJAs/s320/P3100147.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318361717550601106" /></a><br /><br />Hazel Schuiling came over and ate Mark's nose.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu0ExaGJ033krjqDr6EPEkXEmYGWpnSoNqagDeb68FyDp9z6CEOMJMVdxtnVeWqelLtcJEGPAetKMDYDqlpSiSHJ0Dfo9x1xZBFdueviKIQlRxEW0wALL_lda4seX-YvEl2ndG4x6CjPQ/s1600-h/P3010102.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu0ExaGJ033krjqDr6EPEkXEmYGWpnSoNqagDeb68FyDp9z6CEOMJMVdxtnVeWqelLtcJEGPAetKMDYDqlpSiSHJ0Dfo9x1xZBFdueviKIQlRxEW0wALL_lda4seX-YvEl2ndG4x6CjPQ/s320/P3010102.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318360190005557906" /></a><br /><br />Little Charlie Dimeler had his baby shower.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZrYwQ_s8Zl9tPv_EZaU3CiVOFgASsE4pEuAliv-Vc5Fpu_OS3RK_DYLzam-SOUGmFZBkMIJEOAPgJUFvt2sMrPfBEmN0WpsfLiDboOLxvy5F6SzpKal9T3OzKZCqC9o4lzA7O4FwKxqE/s1600-h/P3070118.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZrYwQ_s8Zl9tPv_EZaU3CiVOFgASsE4pEuAliv-Vc5Fpu_OS3RK_DYLzam-SOUGmFZBkMIJEOAPgJUFvt2sMrPfBEmN0WpsfLiDboOLxvy5F6SzpKal9T3OzKZCqC9o4lzA7O4FwKxqE/s320/P3070118.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318373337852347362" /></a><br /><br />Look at his forehead wrinkles!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxUM8tAI6VAh9mB6-FcyRLhs98MSrYBCB8rw5QLv-Zj_KNv3WoajLh8sd4LEc7lo3SS4YPkjDgNntfz8Xa5-xB0xm44eCv08TWl2CuBjomJmgha2yOfgen6oPoouivy6MHCnaWxKGIi6Y/s1600-h/P3070117.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxUM8tAI6VAh9mB6-FcyRLhs98MSrYBCB8rw5QLv-Zj_KNv3WoajLh8sd4LEc7lo3SS4YPkjDgNntfz8Xa5-xB0xm44eCv08TWl2CuBjomJmgha2yOfgen6oPoouivy6MHCnaWxKGIi6Y/s320/P3070117.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318364940203110466" /></a><br /><br />I put all the blue and white books in the built-in shelf for an "Artistic Statement."<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSR1PVLvcEKongY0If8pFEcIGT8mYk1QSlor_1yu85fKkowBGlUV_NbDSFvDtgbe7sShE0Tv_cvMHx8V82DpY2HOm7OkD0qWno6stir7sOPFCFkNpbErlisHxpMoiVr0zgJhQp5xO3nPQ/s1600-h/P3060111.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSR1PVLvcEKongY0If8pFEcIGT8mYk1QSlor_1yu85fKkowBGlUV_NbDSFvDtgbe7sShE0Tv_cvMHx8V82DpY2HOm7OkD0qWno6stir7sOPFCFkNpbErlisHxpMoiVr0zgJhQp5xO3nPQ/s320/P3060111.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318358069256065954" /></a><br /><br />More on our Spring Break foray to Pennsylvania to come, including AUDIO EVIDENCE that I did indeed play the Heinz Chapel organ.Corinnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009066081218701810noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926494453176198723.post-44041744729666149852009-03-18T16:20:00.001-07:002009-03-18T16:29:02.801-07:00AbsentiaWe're in Philadelphia enjoying 60 degree weather!<br /><br />We arrived in Philly on Monday night and headed up to Pottstown to Mark's sister's house, driving a Toyota "Rave." <br /><br />After a jaunt up to Princeton to consult a music professor on some contacts, we're back to playing with Shea and catching up with Erin and Michael.<br /><br />Tomorrow night dinner is at Vince & Tony's where the best pizza in the U.S. is served. We need our yearly fix. <br /><br />On Friday we're uprooting to Pittsburgh for the weekend where Grandmother lives. We'll get to see Mark's other sister and his parents too.<br /><br />The best part is: it's warm. We're unthawing.<br /><br />Pictures forthcoming - I forgot the camera-to-computer cord.Corinnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009066081218701810noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926494453176198723.post-76624114734151875622009-03-02T13:30:00.000-08:002009-03-02T13:36:21.717-08:00Noon set MenuIt's March! New calendar from <a href="http://chocolateandzucchini.com/archives/2009/03/march_2009_desktop_calendar.php">Chocolate & Zucchini</a>!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHIR5Ltgi-4GSY_lEm4t_vVV7XfwQb8UDYu3IcqjvLZ1CiJW21UgFEuwn10wobDJyHWGJILI6_m4F6vYHlr5qHmhP_XjiXs1fA2BKeYuVOX_oxQJ2xRXjc6OQGhoC1ZPOCbfof_5qlhRQ/s1600-h/Menu.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHIR5Ltgi-4GSY_lEm4t_vVV7XfwQb8UDYu3IcqjvLZ1CiJW21UgFEuwn10wobDJyHWGJILI6_m4F6vYHlr5qHmhP_XjiXs1fA2BKeYuVOX_oxQJ2xRXjc6OQGhoC1ZPOCbfof_5qlhRQ/s320/Menu.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308707208222791794" /></a>Corinnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009066081218701810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926494453176198723.post-38145837447293683862009-03-02T13:20:00.000-08:002009-03-04T13:33:01.367-08:00Wodehouse on a Tea Towel<a href="http://femina.reformedblogs.com/files/2009/03/tea-towel-1.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 168px; height: 250px;" src="http://femina.reformedblogs.com/files/2009/03/tea-towel-1.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />How could you not resist trying to win this?<br /><br />Get on over to Rebekah Merkle's <a href="http://rebekahmerkle.blogspot.com/">Fortnightly Purse</a> and enter!<br /><br />On second thought, don't enter. I want me to win.Corinnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009066081218701810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926494453176198723.post-56193308341134292742009-02-23T19:26:00.001-08:002009-02-23T19:42:34.553-08:00Key Limes!Fact: on February 16, 2009 I found double-fist sized bags of little Key Limes at WinCo. WinCo you are wonderful. Why? These little mesh bags of imported exotic pygmy fruit cost $.68 <span style="font-style:italic;">in toto</span>. Who says you can't eat like a gourmet? <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXgur1ElrNll7J8PiT0BMFxBYk4r0PJjSNVbi-vXOtc4_s5G-P8-WG33WwwFPtrEcP7Kv4pV8DfaFiqbTsNAk5S8TJaRvxEYdivMRwv1m1S05h4iCM-bmDY3j6PGVMJqyIa8tBxeB022Y/s1600-h/P2160015.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXgur1ElrNll7J8PiT0BMFxBYk4r0PJjSNVbi-vXOtc4_s5G-P8-WG33WwwFPtrEcP7Kv4pV8DfaFiqbTsNAk5S8TJaRvxEYdivMRwv1m1S05h4iCM-bmDY3j6PGVMJqyIa8tBxeB022Y/s320/P2160015.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306200853995674738" /></a><br /><br />To top that, I found a bag of 8 Kiwis for $.98 - and they're delicious! For breakfast, cut them in half and eat the inside with a spoon. Amaanda taught me that in Prague.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcdp86cEyQtjZ0ReeQz6RVWtJBDdMju6PfQKoIUUDYOxbdXGkVhr1LasuP9m5v1U01NwdOlFV6b8_hGUUjN8hGR5MyEl8tkJ3xZMvvSH2gxBmzuz_7ldWK-REhDGYkS98EHdIPVyvBwWg/s1600-h/P2160022.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcdp86cEyQtjZ0ReeQz6RVWtJBDdMju6PfQKoIUUDYOxbdXGkVhr1LasuP9m5v1U01NwdOlFV6b8_hGUUjN8hGR5MyEl8tkJ3xZMvvSH2gxBmzuz_7ldWK-REhDGYkS98EHdIPVyvBwWg/s320/P2160022.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306200859655669842" /></a><br /><br />How do you store your potatoes? Mine go in a big bowl on my kitchen shelf. Oh dear, my cookbooks are showing.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs0KVilLyapwEei9Q8wQXSSAhQiOjhHYmdu8kJDiKizT0N8p6PaVK8CZ9wK1KjrzF9OlBlppXTPxzlZ0CNu9U7a2SjaUX1w2EjmPjPSYKNgrYpnnuh1zq8lGZWqgfKUxjNZS6OGwA63EQ/s1600-h/P2160024.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs0KVilLyapwEei9Q8wQXSSAhQiOjhHYmdu8kJDiKizT0N8p6PaVK8CZ9wK1KjrzF9OlBlppXTPxzlZ0CNu9U7a2SjaUX1w2EjmPjPSYKNgrYpnnuh1zq8lGZWqgfKUxjNZS6OGwA63EQ/s320/P2160024.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306200866015292530" /></a>Corinnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009066081218701810noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926494453176198723.post-54180231284322138122009-02-23T18:50:00.000-08:002009-02-23T19:21:57.417-08:00Georgie Porgie, Pudding and PieI found these block-prints in a consignment store in Port Townsend, WA while visiting my family on the Olympic Peninsula for New Years. <br /><br />Note the wonderful coat rack which the drill-wielding Mark a.k.a. "Level" hung for us. Now our living room chairs don't have an overcoat slung over the back of each. The basket is holding our winter paraphernalia.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC8KsEGMqdTpVj1hvKDJFv4MJ5h6cwg0jCRzIp7QkbCpEbd0DBFRlLOgv1n6a6sdfCuDvKeasPHOMNGHdJxFIqNUUaFhTmrKLXok3LOBHcZWl7v_hladMDZ6TEDqS1QAhojGDLMtz1Apg/s1600-h/P2170051_01.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC8KsEGMqdTpVj1hvKDJFv4MJ5h6cwg0jCRzIp7QkbCpEbd0DBFRlLOgv1n6a6sdfCuDvKeasPHOMNGHdJxFIqNUUaFhTmrKLXok3LOBHcZWl7v_hladMDZ6TEDqS1QAhojGDLMtz1Apg/s320/P2170051_01.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306192309915475746" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZdZeQjq2yYVvWteAwIQPqJeIGotIUO3W1Bjla_6ZIBEv6B87bYqnZqfTLvs6Uti0RyABLV2uhb1PgndYxZ3vs-hguE1QdjU88Twh1BZrhC_h0iD4ziYhWSlPhEvigHuodwYd6B49gjU/s1600-h/P2170054_01.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZdZeQjq2yYVvWteAwIQPqJeIGotIUO3W1Bjla_6ZIBEv6B87bYqnZqfTLvs6Uti0RyABLV2uhb1PgndYxZ3vs-hguE1QdjU88Twh1BZrhC_h0iD4ziYhWSlPhEvigHuodwYd6B49gjU/s320/P2170054_01.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306197581273750914" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9w_l-eGZEOyhOWPqlUoBfw9D47MkiUH5ti8NF4PovTN56T_CNxNa1-jF2LhKuCIG4miEs2Xbxh82-up32IP8wfd2OPHG3Ok9Envl3fpTz5__yhA7M0CwFUBdWsF2reAj3HA92bHijcsk/s1600-h/P2170052_01.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9w_l-eGZEOyhOWPqlUoBfw9D47MkiUH5ti8NF4PovTN56T_CNxNa1-jF2LhKuCIG4miEs2Xbxh82-up32IP8wfd2OPHG3Ok9Envl3fpTz5__yhA7M0CwFUBdWsF2reAj3HA92bHijcsk/s320/P2170052_01.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306198036011361170" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwjNySooVj4M_gYt3mEz0YDKyglL6lMgzSrNQIUM8YeMQgadxE_tQM19luDAnLkO9S-77ae82uAxMNRZPqFPe-D72Ak58JQvN7sfwqmRfHEhjCM2PG0OQTxrtynIFtBSDR6vCrrLFRS0M/s1600-h/P2170046_01.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwjNySooVj4M_gYt3mEz0YDKyglL6lMgzSrNQIUM8YeMQgadxE_tQM19luDAnLkO9S-77ae82uAxMNRZPqFPe-D72Ak58JQvN7sfwqmRfHEhjCM2PG0OQTxrtynIFtBSDR6vCrrLFRS0M/s320/P2170046_01.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306198326745743538" /></a>Corinnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009066081218701810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926494453176198723.post-12003971287527162292009-02-19T22:53:00.000-08:002009-02-19T23:21:44.933-08:00Feb. 14th at the ReagansConversation three years ago:<br /><br />Me: So, Mark. What do you like on Valentine's Day?<br /><br />Mark: I like a big sugar cookie with pink frosting on top.<br /><br />Me: OK <br /><br />Isn't it nice that husbands are clear? Mark does not normally like pink. Not pink oxfords, not pink dresses, and especially not hot-pink wallpaper. But on Valentine's Day, he makes his once-a-year nod to the place that pink holds in the universe - on top of his gigantic sugar cookie.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnKcYTmpi4F0rqFbxCw7_xR12pn8f94OQp4DIXp8_859DR5edKuIwfpa6WY4u7R34HGTvR0GT3T6DNtjkop_64v9R3BIv9csxPkKXGfvKUx-OSKuah73WDWiMO1u_UYh2GGZkI1KBMuAE/s1600-h/P2140010.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnKcYTmpi4F0rqFbxCw7_xR12pn8f94OQp4DIXp8_859DR5edKuIwfpa6WY4u7R34HGTvR0GT3T6DNtjkop_64v9R3BIv9csxPkKXGfvKUx-OSKuah73WDWiMO1u_UYh2GGZkI1KBMuAE/s320/P2140010.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304772119926977586" /></a><br /><br />And Mark, the kind husband that he is, bought me flowers. And he knows that roses are not my favorite.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF2ma4bFfZVA_U79Qt2iHe7JpaLgdhfEX8JG0XbJ-bUGk2FvjB3VUJD_DMnlsuwBkCx1xSP6ta63xIBHKAAFHk6IkCU7oKGfjXfZWMwk4RswgxQUpwxHocvV_dXdC5ImMT0u0y0Mq9Isw/s1600-h/P2140003.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF2ma4bFfZVA_U79Qt2iHe7JpaLgdhfEX8JG0XbJ-bUGk2FvjB3VUJD_DMnlsuwBkCx1xSP6ta63xIBHKAAFHk6IkCU7oKGfjXfZWMwk4RswgxQUpwxHocvV_dXdC5ImMT0u0y0Mq9Isw/s320/P2140003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304773510962039970" /></a><br /><br />Just look at the insides of the beauties! Thanks Baby!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmauqOjls324YJ4Z0R4tJ39E8cC-XSNCPFe2w7u3lrMa6jmW0NN1OKMBF3czfXr8OHYwFJCPiMEzEmB13NorWsaBb1hlAvWwQkCpG6hveSyfEgIFm6BZmhllZOjJshYDDT8bYitRHguO4/s1600-h/P2170067.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmauqOjls324YJ4Z0R4tJ39E8cC-XSNCPFe2w7u3lrMa6jmW0NN1OKMBF3czfXr8OHYwFJCPiMEzEmB13NorWsaBb1hlAvWwQkCpG6hveSyfEgIFm6BZmhllZOjJshYDDT8bYitRHguO4/s320/P2170067.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304775125872033026" /></a>Corinnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009066081218701810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926494453176198723.post-35640469733354977162009-02-18T21:57:00.001-08:002009-02-23T19:22:21.883-08:00Burgers 'n MacMark loves Mac 'n Cheese. I try to make it at least once a month and February is especially appropriate. The elbows must, of course, be served in a bowl with two lion's heads on it. That's because I'm pretty sure that the Crusading Knights came home and requested Mac 'n Cheese from their Fair Ladies.<br /><br />I don't have a recipe (sorry!) since I make it up. But I will say it must have Tillamook cheese, and it must have a little mustard. Cream doesn't hurt either if you have it. :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKKVYAlWFpj8c4AZE5xuUWUpm0qLDIkDikRhGAGzi0tMitaxKWHCp4CQB4VP0tTcyBiz11kFBq1w66N7vb9kgg09Ya6vDU7VzzKCOriiH_ij0rGs-J_VCcWlcoRvN8-6S_MjwvmB59k0o/s1600-h/P2090181.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKKVYAlWFpj8c4AZE5xuUWUpm0qLDIkDikRhGAGzi0tMitaxKWHCp4CQB4VP0tTcyBiz11kFBq1w66N7vb9kgg09Ya6vDU7VzzKCOriiH_ij0rGs-J_VCcWlcoRvN8-6S_MjwvmB59k0o/s320/P2090181.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304383985721235202" /></a><br /><br />If you're fresh out of elbows, you can also make a bacon cheeseburger. That's another February hit!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0xt2nVEGzfJUrZsJbeSQOwhCsyKfJLm0chfltUSFgMKgQNdivriD-jDvZg3-zrbStAjsEo1CMJN3nII3OajvEoXyR5ifRJULgV4MEE7jp6YFfneo7mqliAcKncRTC3bX9mdqKHnZxr04/s1600-h/P2100191.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0xt2nVEGzfJUrZsJbeSQOwhCsyKfJLm0chfltUSFgMKgQNdivriD-jDvZg3-zrbStAjsEo1CMJN3nII3OajvEoXyR5ifRJULgV4MEE7jp6YFfneo7mqliAcKncRTC3bX9mdqKHnZxr04/s320/P2100191.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304386425382417810" /></a>Corinnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009066081218701810noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5926494453176198723.post-86260869794528037042009-02-16T11:46:00.000-08:002009-02-23T19:23:02.401-08:00Charlie's UpKeith and Nellie have a few pictures of Charlie up at their <a href="http://dimeler.blogspot.com/">blog</a>, so zip on over there and check out Mr. Cute.Corinnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16009066081218701810noreply@blogger.com0