Author Archives: Alice
By George! The Power Behind the Throne
George IV celebrated the death of his wife, Queen Caroline. What kind of mischief could he get into? At least His Majesty could take some measure of solace in the arms of a new girlfriend. He still had his old girlfriend, Lady Hurtford, but that was getting a bit stale. What with his detested wife dead and all, time for something new. Lady Conyngham was the something new. She was “a fat, kindly, religious, rich and rapacious woman of fifty-two.” […]
23/365 Girl Scout Cookies
The Girl isn’t a Girl Scout this year. She doesn’t miss it a bit. But I do.
Commenter Award
Vicki over at Beach Bum gave me this award. Yeah, I’ve received it before, but I like it and am glad to receive it again. I’m passing along to: Debbie Davis Mozi Esme’s Mom Adelle TWM Jr. John kaye OK, OK, I’ll quit here. I know I’m repeating myself.
22/365 Suspended Planter
Back to the other side of La Playa Grande, there were little nooks and crannies everywhere. This planter is built into a gap over a four story drop.
fwd: CANstruction
This is a long one, so I’m splitting it in two. Come back Monday for the other half. Architect and engineers compete to see whose team can build the most spectacular structure using little more than cans of food at ‘Canstruction,’ the 13th annual NYC Design and Build competition in New York . All these cans will go to the food bank afterwards.
21/365 Further Into the Tunnel
I don’t know what it is about tunnels that I like so much, but I sure do. This was taken a few feet further in than the picture from yesterday.
Grape Short Cake
This is surprisingly good. 1 3/4 c flour 1/2 c sugar 1 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1/2 c vegetable oil 2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla 1 c crushed grapes Stir together the dry ingredients, then add the wet. Beat until smooth. Turn into a greased 8x8x2 inch baking pan. Bake at 375F for 40 minutes, or until done. Considering how poorly I’ve been doing with the links to recipes, I thought I’d give […]
Limbo
Jill: Ah-ah-ah, Jack. I see your hand touching. Jack: It’s not fair. If it weren’t for his tail, Tonic wouldn’t make it. Jill: Don’t be cheap, Dear. Today’s theme is low Previously in Jack and Jill Catching the Show Saturday photo scavenger hunt The rules for Photohunt can be found here. Be sure to visit the home page.
Suzie’s House 125: Ben’s Final Break
“It’s for you?” Ben slapped the back of the chair Lisa was sitting in. He didn’t get it. What was wrong with Gene? A few days ago he was ready to crawl through a window to beat up his father because of what he said. Today the social worker was all set to do it for him, and he wouldn’t let her. “What do you mean it’s for you?”
19/365 Arch at La Playa Grande
La Playa Grande is a huge place. This arch is down, through the foyer, and out a side door from the hall.
18/365 Breeze Way
Remember the cactus from yesterday? It’s in this breeze way, which is suspended about four stories up. I’d love to show you a picture, but I never got around to taking one of it.the outside.
13 Moon Song Videos
Last week Heather featured 13 songs about the moon. It got me to wondering how many and what kind of moon songs are out there. So I did a search on YouTube. These are some of the ones I liked.
