tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38413306904820314442024-03-13T09:01:43.984-08:00Ladies of the House--AKGrandma Tillie's Bakeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04347610921670487366noreply@blogger.comBlogger522125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841330690482031444.post-63953545168238326892011-07-22T07:18:00.002-08:002011-07-22T07:20:54.846-08:00I'm on Facebook!<div><br /></div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Grandma-Tillies-Bakery/221658317879523"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Grandma Tillies Bakery</b></span></a><div><br /></div><div>Sheesh--it's about time LOL</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Grandma Tillie's Bakeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04347610921670487366noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841330690482031444.post-46285759994594829642011-07-17T18:18:00.005-08:002011-07-17T18:39:42.853-08:00WELL IT'S ABOUT TIME!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>I have been missing for awhile quite awhile from blogging, haven't I?<div>Sorry 'bout that! It all started when we went on vacation down to our</div><div>cabin for 2 1/2 weeks and when I got back I literally had a cake due the</div><div>next day, so I just kind of fell out of the habit of writing.</div><div><br /></div><div>There are some new things happening around here and one of the biggest</div><div>is a possible retail storefront for Grandma Tillies Bakery! We are in the</div><div>paperwork stage right now and the whole process seems as slow as </div><div>molasses in January to me.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>It is just a tiny space, only 209 sq. ft, but the good part is it is right in</div><div>the downtown area and easily reached by walking. There is plenty of </div><div>parking and a nice big sidewalk in front at street level, all important </div><div>things to consider in a retail location.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>I will not be baking there, but will bake in my health department </div><div>approved kitchen and packaging everything there to sell down in the </div><div>store. The owners of the building are kind enough to lease me an extra </div><div>refrigerated display case they have in storage, so I will be able to sell </div><div>things like cream pies and parfait type desserts.</div><div><br /></div><div>So wish me luck, I will be updating as things move along.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here is my husband inside the new space (which we will be painting</div><div>a nice light shade of vintage yellow) My plan is to decorate so it looks</div><div>like a kitchen from the 1950's era.</div><div><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR1oDMKCX-pEeY6ec_j3cVx8ZHCzW3qAe6BGGm7A9SlB8qlOAjd-3F_SoqwdlUL6ecwsQ6Hae3cV09sicdEDTqvBiwncTz7cw0UFf3TGdsf3MMg9eH2n3RYkyhylrB_XBjdx2uMo_4zQ4/s400/space.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630513742684854834" />Grandma Tillie's Bakeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04347610921670487366noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841330690482031444.post-34157124213086941082011-06-06T21:05:00.005-08:002011-06-06T21:45:48.654-08:00MONDAY MAPLE SALMON<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There is quite an assortment of vessels to watch</div><div style="text-align: center;">out on the water now that everyone is coming </div><div style="text-align: center;">back to town. At any time you can watch mega </div><div style="text-align: center;">yachts driving by next to commercial fishing </div><div style="text-align: center;">boats and the huge Coast Guard cutter.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Today I thought this was interesting:</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioeEANyZrRkHcq4Pdf7mqi35Z6oVjS5U3Wearf3lYFpN3NhKWgmfBj4DPedmvS6CxXGGcMBA-SS4g9jQ4lqp3d8pqsDMlmCcxJw_Ej_5gmDwkKNiwvKf6rfDzXqSofnMXkwzEaULnGj3Y/s1600/mona.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioeEANyZrRkHcq4Pdf7mqi35Z6oVjS5U3Wearf3lYFpN3NhKWgmfBj4DPedmvS6CxXGGcMBA-SS4g9jQ4lqp3d8pqsDMlmCcxJw_Ej_5gmDwkKNiwvKf6rfDzXqSofnMXkwzEaULnGj3Y/s400/mona.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615340810147378882" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The first barge had 2 huge mounds of sand or gravel and</div><div style="text-align: center;">is headed towards the airport. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The 2nd barge has a huge crane on it, along with assorted</div><div style="text-align: center;">other vehicles and equipment. We only have one road</div><div style="text-align: center;">through town, so it probably makes a whole lot more</div><div style="text-align: center;">sense to move this stuff on the water rather than</div><div style="text-align: center;">getting out and blocking traffic for miles.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipbJ-A8B_GSMgzP3IuhO0JtdLciS3cmzVAOld9casRklRSwSFyh4hyphenhyphenBj1VF48rZ6InQp-1tuAqnbOMldudUJIJuvYPphsAghNeYA-KJQEbbaj7f42WIquEkI4eh7ljXRfMekCecaGMivM/s1600/monb.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipbJ-A8B_GSMgzP3IuhO0JtdLciS3cmzVAOld9casRklRSwSFyh4hyphenhyphenBj1VF48rZ6InQp-1tuAqnbOMldudUJIJuvYPphsAghNeYA-KJQEbbaj7f42WIquEkI4eh7ljXRfMekCecaGMivM/s400/monb.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615340693927355986" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our part-time neighbor is here now and has been out</div><div style="text-align: center;">fishing a few times. He doesn't keep all of the salmon</div><div style="text-align: center;">he catches, he brings us quite a bit of it. I am always</div><div style="text-align: center;">looking for new ways to fix salmon and came across</div><div style="text-align: center;">this recipe that is kind of a teriyaki that is made</div><div style="text-align: center;">with maple syrup. It is really good and very easy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It is as simple as mixing a few ingredients</div><div style="text-align: center;">pour them over the fish in the pan, marinate</div><div style="text-align: center;">for 30 minutes and cook for 20 minutes</div><div style="text-align: center;">at 400 degrees.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Delicious!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3mxffpyRwDwU5zG3tirfKrYoqmb67UnDzpayYjdGjfRnKKk-bODNu91lOwq_YEizG3UpXw5t9JE7QoXGD84jTGZh4LYDohutBeilibsZYSc_9pPzoZd0RrOV6BuzdiFfFwAfB8nnUIeg/s1600/monc.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3mxffpyRwDwU5zG3tirfKrYoqmb67UnDzpayYjdGjfRnKKk-bODNu91lOwq_YEizG3UpXw5t9JE7QoXGD84jTGZh4LYDohutBeilibsZYSc_9pPzoZd0RrOV6BuzdiFfFwAfB8nnUIeg/s400/monc.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615340683229304322" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuITy5np8SOIyG0RkELPFimB6p-HlARwPB6zogZPlwgkTz5c7FMz-DMRMVIMHvJvRvezoJgZqjyhjTlii0fBwVdcyumSJo7GXuITJrHXTrEDoFR9JsQbapFTyh6BaOki9w9BHVp31n_RI/s1600/mond.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuITy5np8SOIyG0RkELPFimB6p-HlARwPB6zogZPlwgkTz5c7FMz-DMRMVIMHvJvRvezoJgZqjyhjTlii0fBwVdcyumSJo7GXuITJrHXTrEDoFR9JsQbapFTyh6BaOki9w9BHVp31n_RI/s400/mond.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615340673593840722" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB4cDskjvVyL0LrLR7JJ3kKIHeqNys__H7tbtoGX_m2bsnpim5wMiosPAGcr0-bLJfvrhFJzmlChOqgjmvvet2MOkIzJo3gutWFFI4iua5wN36nkCpUdoRiGJEwKNza90PW_LTzgONnT8/s1600/mone.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB4cDskjvVyL0LrLR7JJ3kKIHeqNys__H7tbtoGX_m2bsnpim5wMiosPAGcr0-bLJfvrhFJzmlChOqgjmvvet2MOkIzJo3gutWFFI4iua5wN36nkCpUdoRiGJEwKNza90PW_LTzgONnT8/s400/mone.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615340668248141330" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgihwDUfk-2ex1EV_B4eNaA-zAvvlmYTgG03Ks8G_PeZfiSRltYJMxrhUwdbIm22KXhs_hp3nG_34PIrRPkZV41x_1p3afacIp82jWMzoTX48yJba6gkK9pZJPr5e3YQxNh-e6zQfK7CgE/s1600/monf.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgihwDUfk-2ex1EV_B4eNaA-zAvvlmYTgG03Ks8G_PeZfiSRltYJMxrhUwdbIm22KXhs_hp3nG_34PIrRPkZV41x_1p3afacIp82jWMzoTX48yJba6gkK9pZJPr5e3YQxNh-e6zQfK7CgE/s400/monf.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615340666858599810" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">MAPLE SALMON</span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; "><div class="ingredients" style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; "><h3 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; color: rgb(122, 122, 122); font-size: 14px; ">Ingredients</h3><ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; list-style-type: none; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; "><li class="plaincharacterwrap ingredient" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; word-wrap: break-word; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; line-height: 16px; ">1/4 cup maple syrup</li><li class="plaincharacterwrap ingredient" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; word-wrap: break-word; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; line-height: 16px; ">2 tablespoons soy sauce</li><li class="plaincharacterwrap ingredient" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; word-wrap: break-word; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; line-height: 16px; ">1 clove garlic, minced</li><li class="plaincharacterwrap ingredient" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; word-wrap: break-word; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; line-height: 16px; ">1/4 teaspoon garlic salt</li><li class="plaincharacterwrap ingredient" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; word-wrap: break-word; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; line-height: 16px; ">1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper</li><li class="plaincharacterwrap ingredient" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; word-wrap: break-word; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; line-height: 16px; ">1 pound salmon</li></ul></div><div style="margin-top: 20px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-style: dotted; width: 300px; "></div><div class="directions" style="margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; "><h3 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; color: rgb(122, 122, 122); font-size: 14px; ">Directions</h3><ol style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 16px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 16px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; list-style-type: decimal; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; "><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; line-height: 16px; "><span class="plaincharacterwrap break" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; word-wrap: break-word; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; ">In a small bowl, mix the maple syrup, soy sauce, garlic, garlic salt, and pepper.</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; line-height: 16px; "><span class="plaincharacterwrap break" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; word-wrap: break-word; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; ">Place salmon in a shallow glass baking dish, and coat with the maple syrup mixture. </span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; line-height: 16px; "><span class="plaincharacterwrap break" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; word-wrap: break-word; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; ">Cover the dish, and marinate salmon in the refrigerator 30 minutes, turning once.</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; line-height: 16px; "><span class="plaincharacterwrap break" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; word-wrap: break-word; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; ">Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).</span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; line-height: 16px; "><span class="plaincharacterwrap break" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; word-wrap: break-word; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; ">Place the baking dish in the preheated oven, and bake salmon uncovered 20 minutes, </span></li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; line-height: 16px; "><span class="plaincharacterwrap break" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; word-wrap: break-word; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; ">or until easily flaked with a fork.</span></li></ol><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></div></div></span></div>Grandma Tillie's Bakeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04347610921670487366noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841330690482031444.post-17531632544816910882011-06-02T09:10:00.002-08:002011-06-02T09:32:21.674-08:00THE GREAT WEATHER CONTINUES<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It has not rained in so long! The weather is unusual</div><div style="text-align: center;">everywhere and we are fortunate enough to be on</div><div style="text-align: center;">the receiving end of unusually NICE weather.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Everyday we come upstairs and see this:</div><div><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnkP3-Dm99mkIrNW70YWWV9L06A8ej6pohRUI4Sq_MWizjvW_Nqh6tYuSjBS3sRQQ_ysTh-Ky0QBTtNB5N6pxRc_bTwnKJ2TSxgPyyUWOiKF_pqgt8j1mKjM_pkNDw74AJt997CwG3h2Y/s400/thb.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613671162866580402" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8qy8X3szZmDxV4ytTwHQND6sd09nTJJQrDvp-EmdL6YW4XmzZG_GJ0p8yL3doz9dET6GjsyUw5DOjl7VHhHnG7gs6qKeC07bHAU1g58xoouAvOMK95G8-0bFPl61vG38gasOQpcHR98M/s1600/tha.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8qy8X3szZmDxV4ytTwHQND6sd09nTJJQrDvp-EmdL6YW4XmzZG_GJ0p8yL3doz9dET6GjsyUw5DOjl7VHhHnG7gs6qKeC07bHAU1g58xoouAvOMK95G8-0bFPl61vG38gasOQpcHR98M/s400/tha.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613671167828166162" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">It is so hard to believe that parts of the country are</div><div style="text-align: center;">being pounded by tornadoes!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Check out the eagles on the breakwater in front of</div><div style="text-align: center;">my daughter's school. I counted 36 and that doesn't</div><div style="text-align: center;">include the ones flying around. If you click the</div><div style="text-align: center;">picture it should get larger:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7J08iNtbW8YfT9tFpMaxY0tsTWvnmpnXJQnj8Cs77o6ubjbvC55cjEGRYMcN4TOlwEOL7xK2pVti5HJisF8q0ImK7ZBtoEmzLDouyfnwznoTKkQG-pfZmtvNVXHJn0pBG4pkrpOcVjLY/s1600/thc.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7J08iNtbW8YfT9tFpMaxY0tsTWvnmpnXJQnj8Cs77o6ubjbvC55cjEGRYMcN4TOlwEOL7xK2pVti5HJisF8q0ImK7ZBtoEmzLDouyfnwznoTKkQG-pfZmtvNVXHJn0pBG4pkrpOcVjLY/s400/thc.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613671165393809794" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The darker birds are also Bald Eagles, they are just</div><div style="text-align: center;">immature. The signature white head of the Bald Eagle</div><div style="text-align: center;">comes later.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I found this in the store the other day and thought it</div><div style="text-align: center;">was interesting--Beef Bacon. I read the label and there</div><div style="text-align: center;">are no nitrates or nitrites because it isn't made</div><div style="text-align: center;">like regular bacon. There is almost no fat and it</div><div style="text-align: center;">is made down in WA state.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The ingredients are Beef, Water, Sea Salt,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Organic Honey and Celery Powder--that's it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I bought a package (on sale for $4.99) and it was</div><div style="text-align: center;">really good! I can't stand that fake bacon in the </div><div style="text-align: center;">vegetarian aisle. This texture is almost the same</div><div style="text-align: center;">as regular bacon and it has a nice flavor without </div><div style="text-align: center;">being at all greasy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I can't remember the regular price, but I will</div><div style="text-align: center;">be buying this from now on when I have a</div><div style="text-align: center;">recipe that calls for bacon.</div><div><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4slB8r0PigaQw6FOHmSrKwxNQbSfzEhb3iZlALC1n_j7_g6pNZaspDWJaj5tRuzwuKAZ3BGpHtbyxTDXreDyJrxmJf4wzpsmr7r-VBvAIdPda_jLUUy8p0SDHmjwtGlk83u02rkbG3d0/s400/the.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613671153854798578" /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU3f0zPcooMDXFltQg_QryxcL80ITg2MCyB6UDN-0z_tCpvl4YWm52jxjeOb51_VRfi1v1xQ1lhE-4Wifs2TfSiq5AId-DEFIj6Xu9KD-z3TRAZwzT1rTjiY2S2ty8TE6qPxUchoQ0APk/s1600/thd.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I leave you with another cream puff from here in town.</div><div style="text-align: center;">This person was driving ahead of us. Although it looks</div><div style="text-align: center;">like he is heading left, he was actually driving straight.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I suppose it is kind of balanced by the way it is leaning</div><div style="text-align: center;">down towards the right...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU3f0zPcooMDXFltQg_QryxcL80ITg2MCyB6UDN-0z_tCpvl4YWm52jxjeOb51_VRfi1v1xQ1lhE-4Wifs2TfSiq5AId-DEFIj6Xu9KD-z3TRAZwzT1rTjiY2S2ty8TE6qPxUchoQ0APk/s1600/thd.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU3f0zPcooMDXFltQg_QryxcL80ITg2MCyB6UDN-0z_tCpvl4YWm52jxjeOb51_VRfi1v1xQ1lhE-4Wifs2TfSiq5AId-DEFIj6Xu9KD-z3TRAZwzT1rTjiY2S2ty8TE6qPxUchoQ0APk/s400/thd.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613671160170388370" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Have a great day!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Grandma Tillie's Bakeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04347610921670487366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841330690482031444.post-9397390545894590212011-05-30T15:34:00.001-08:002011-05-30T15:34:22.107-08:00DON'T TAKE YOURSELF TOO SERIOUSLY...<iframe width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/nYNHUFgdpk4?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>Grandma Tillie's Bakeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04347610921670487366noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841330690482031444.post-31800531191226080002011-05-29T12:49:00.003-08:002011-05-29T13:14:38.083-08:00CELEBRATING SPECIAL PEOPLE POST<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It has been a packed week with many, many</div><div style="text-align: center;">activities. First was our younger daughter's</div><div style="text-align: center;">graduation from the 8th grade. It was a</div><div style="text-align: center;">nice ceremony with a few songs by the</div><div style="text-align: center;">younger kids and an inspirational talk</div><div style="text-align: center;">given by the pastor.</div><div><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 277px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM83Nmcg-P97uLQJMyf-IaUcSS-9ZngXorABKfMA5dmkkKGceOGAO_qNi8rpe40ZldgoJ85G47mnVzVMq5qn7PHBwxXffEuEKpxmEEBPH_olX-c6HY_R4fEuB8zyC12JqScDAa8i2rw_I/s400/maya.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612243229421978434" /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center; ">Isn't technology great? Here are the scuzzies</div><div style="text-align: center; ">(my daughter and 2 nieces) performing a</div><div style="text-align: center; ">song during the graduation ceremony. My</div><div style="text-align: center; ">brother is holding his iPhone and my mom</div><div style="text-align: center; ">and niece are in WA state watching the</div><div style="text-align: center; ">whole thing live--so cool!</div></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiajeD3sl-wmLQv7d6yUZP4ic_NDj-Pw_C5fvDjkKWcMR5HUZ4Br8ut_ZkzXMsmlUlhB_NYPBJ1SpE9hi5i2lC80DC9_kIvTglkqxko-whH20B78LgDzAH5fGRj0OyxV7b7z2lrBDiyfxs/s400/mayb.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612243227258205554" /><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">Then on Thursday a friend that my husband went to</div><div style="text-align: center; ">school with visited us from Poland. He works for</div><div style="text-align: center; ">one of the cruise lines and this was one of the stops.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">He was very sophisticated compared to us! He has</div><div style="text-align: center; ">traveled the entire world on the cruise line, even</div><div style="text-align: center; ">Antarctica! He showed us a map on his laptop</div><div style="text-align: center; ">that has push pins of all the places he has visited</div><div style="text-align: center; ">and the map was nearly full except for most</div><div style="text-align: center; ">of Africa. He brought us a bottle of red wine </div><div style="text-align: center; ">and I made Beef Bourginon with it.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">I wonder what he thought after leaving here...</div><div style="text-align: center; ">just look at the shirt my husband is wearing LOL</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 355px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjArH-dKr-EsRfNDt_FAWr_niO4jQrdeHegYo19g5UtES3TEnN2cOQDNqVGeD7ATWxh3gGjVLfPFjQDSBmSRZWNgdeYRs18W9M1CQGzFmNX8ytjkMd3e_JeMddmO_gdq9710j4ty2bEb-M/s400/mayc.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612243221905332354" /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">And then that same day it was our older daughter's</div><div style="text-align: center; ">20th birthday! I was so slammed with orders that</div><div style="text-align: center; ">I wasn't able to make a masterpiece for her, but</div><div style="text-align: center; ">I did manage to make a red velvet with cream</div><div style="text-align: center; ">cheese frosting that we all enjoyed very much.</div><div style="text-align: center; ">Mostly because we got to have actual pieces of</div><div style="text-align: center; ">cake, not just leftovers and scraps.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">We surprised her with a ticket for her best</div><div style="text-align: center; ">friend to come and visit her here while we</div><div style="text-align: center; ">are gone in June. They will have so much</div><div style="text-align: center; ">fun, play tourist and probably laugh way</div><div style="text-align: center; ">too much.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 278px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_wcEwnCR-1XGaa2zLYU4wiTbS1S_XEuqBbPjzFU5-LHcIAb-aRwDK9O7A-DaJZMPPhWXGeKFiAgRbFgMzWNmEvRrP3aEiGTsx_K0GNSswkr37QF_tPUh3uY0Zl4IVp3VMZMQngHDi4ls/s400/mayd.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612243222697495218" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In case you ever wondered what 100 gingerbread </div><div style="text-align: center;">men cookies looks like...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 177px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxmkYFFp8U7Attty5zQTKNoLzz1G3xhvJQ_vYb5Im5lQ3odBrKWnX2oYUqv_61oR_seK3iUkiz7eubPGrfljRusBSG-df8KeXPVyiYbsScmhPnlsPKMFvokWIRLjvlZ5y418kQFITK9-E/s400/gingy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612247583461274786" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Grandma Tillie's Bakeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04347610921670487366noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841330690482031444.post-55377213906357088472011-05-25T07:55:00.003-08:002011-05-25T08:05:10.411-08:00THIS WILL HELP<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: medium; "><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#002060;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); font-size: 10pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: medium; "><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#002060;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); font-size: 10pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">I received this information from a friend today about fixing the</span></span></b></strong></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: medium; "><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#002060;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); font-size: 10pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">budget problems the US is facing. It seems to me like all of the</span></span></b></strong></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: medium; "><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#002060;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); font-size: 10pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">"fixes" that are being proposed don't really make a drop in the</span></span></b></strong></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: medium; "><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#002060;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); font-size: 10pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">bucket as far as dollar amounts.</span></span></b></strong></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: medium; "><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#002060;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); font-size: 10pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><br /></span></span></b></strong></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: medium; "><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#002060;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); font-size: 10pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">If the following ideas were enacted the dollar savings to the</span></span></b></strong></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: medium; "><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#002060;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); font-size: 10pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">American people would be staggering. I really don't understand</span></span></b></strong></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: medium; "><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#002060;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); font-size: 10pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">how this all got to the point it is at, but I have read what the original</span></span></b></strong></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: medium; "><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#002060;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); font-size: 10pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Founding Fathers wanted for the leadership of America, and it most</span></span></b></strong></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: medium; "><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#002060;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); font-size: 10pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">definitely was not what we have now.</span></span></b></strong></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: medium; "><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#002060;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); font-size: 10pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><br /></span></span></b></strong></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: medium; "><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#002060;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); font-size: 10pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Congressional leaders were supposed to serve their term and then</span></span></b></strong></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: medium; "><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#002060;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); font-size: 10pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">someone else would be elected while that person went back to their</span></span></b></strong></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: medium; "><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#002060;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); font-size: 10pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">life. Somehow it has morphed into lifelong careers with more and</span></span></b></strong></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: medium; "><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#002060;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); font-size: 10pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">more benefits being voted in for themselves while they control the</span></span></b></strong></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: medium; "><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#002060;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); font-size: 10pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">entire structure of America.</span></span></b></strong></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: medium; "><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#002060;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); font-size: 10pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><br /></span></span></b></strong></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: medium; "><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#002060;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); font-size: 10pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Please read and if you agree, copy and paste into an email and send</span></span></b></strong></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: medium; "><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#002060;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); font-size: 10pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">it along. </span></span></b></strong></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: medium; "><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#002060;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); font-size: 10pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><br /></span></span></b></strong></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: medium; "><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#002060;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); font-size: 10pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><br /></span></span></b></strong></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: medium; "><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#002060;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); font-size: 10pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><br /></span></span></b></strong></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: medium; "><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#002060;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); font-size: 10pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><br /></span></span></b></strong></span></div>The 26th amendment (granting the right to vote for 18 year-olds) took only </span></span></b></strong></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: medium; "><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#002060;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); font-size: 10pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">3 months & 8 days to be ratified! Why? Simple! The people demanded it. </span></span></b></strong></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: medium; "><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#002060;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); font-size: 10pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">That was in 1971...before computers, before e-mail, before cell phones, etc. </span></span></b></strong><b><span style="background-attachment: scroll; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); background-position: 0% 0%; "><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><br /><br /><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Of the 27 amendments to the Constitution, seven (7) took 1 year or less to </span></span></b></strong></span></span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: medium; "><b><span style="background-attachment: scroll; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); background-position: 0% 0%; "><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">become the law of the land...all because of public pressure. </span></span></b></strong><br /></span></span></span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; font-size: 10pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#008000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#002060;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); font-size: 10pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">I'm asking each addressee to forward this email to a minimum of twenty </span></span></b></strong></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: medium; "><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#002060;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); font-size: 10pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">people on their address list; in turn ask each of those to do likewise. </span></span></b></strong><b><span style="background-attachment: scroll; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); background-position: 0% 0%; "><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><br /><br /><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">In three days, most people in The United States of America will have the </span></span></b></strong></span></span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: medium; "><b><span style="background-attachment: scroll; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); background-position: 0% 0%; "><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">message. This is one idea that really should be passed around. </span></span></b></strong><br /><br /><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Congressional Reform Act of 2011 </span></span></b></strong><br /><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">1. Term Limits. </span></span></b></strong><br /><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">12 years only, one of the possible options below.. </span></span></b></strong><br /><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">A. Two Six-year Senate terms </span></span></b></strong><br /><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">B. Six Two-year House terms </span></span></b></strong><br /><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">C. One Six-year Senate term and three Two-Year House terms </span></span></b></strong><br /><br /><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">2. No Tenure / No Pension. </span></span></b></strong><br /><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">A Congressman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when </span></span></b></strong></span></span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: medium; "><b><span style="background-attachment: scroll; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); background-position: 0% 0%; "><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">they are out of office. </span></span></b></strong><br /><br /><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">3. Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social Security. </span></span></b></strong><br /><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the Social Security </span></span></b></strong></span></span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: medium; "><b><span style="background-attachment: scroll; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); background-position: 0% 0%; "><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">system immediately. All future funds flow into the Social Security system, </span></span></b></strong></span></span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: medium; "><b><span style="background-attachment: scroll; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); background-position: 0% 0%; "><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">and Congress participates with the American people. </span></span></b></strong><br /></span></span></span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; font-size: 10pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "></span><br /><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-position: 0% 0%; "></span></span><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#002060;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); font-size: 10pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">4. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan, just as all Americans do. </span></span></b></strong><b><span style="background-attachment: scroll; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); background-position: 0% 0%; "><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><br /></span></span></span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; font-size: 10pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "></span><br /><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-position: 0% 0%; "></span></span><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#002060;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); font-size: 10pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">5. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay </span></span></b></strong></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: medium; "><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#002060;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); font-size: 10pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%. </span></span></b></strong><b><span style="background-attachment: scroll; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); background-position: 0% 0%; "><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><br /></span></span></span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; font-size: 10pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "></span><br /><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-position: 0% 0%; "></span></span><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#002060;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); font-size: 10pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">6. Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the </span></span></b></strong></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: medium; "><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#002060;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); font-size: 10pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">same health care system as the American people. </span></span></b></strong><b><span style="background-attachment: scroll; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); background-position: 0% 0%; "><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><br /></span></span></span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; font-size: 10pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "></span><br /><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-position: 0% 0%; "></span></span><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#002060;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); font-size: 10pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">7. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American people. </span></span></b></strong><b><span style="background-attachment: scroll; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); background-position: 0% 0%; "><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><br /></span></span></span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; font-size: 10pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "></span><br /><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-position: 0% 0%; "></span></span><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#002060;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); font-size: 10pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">8. All contracts with past and present Congressmen are void effective 1/1/11. </span></span></b></strong><b><span style="background-attachment: scroll; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); background-position: 0% 0%; "><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><br /><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">The American people did not make this contract with Congressmen. </span></span></b></strong></span></span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: medium; "><b><span style="background-attachment: scroll; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); background-position: 0% 0%; "><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Congressmen made all these contracts for themselves. Serving in </span></span></b></strong></span></span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: medium; "><b><span style="background-attachment: scroll; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); background-position: 0% 0%; "><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned </span></span></b></strong></span></span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: medium; "><b><span style="background-attachment: scroll; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); background-position: 0% 0%; "><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">citizen legislators, so ours should serve their term(s), then go home </span></span></b></strong></span></span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: medium; "><b><span style="background-attachment: scroll; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); background-position: 0% 0%; "><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">and back to work. </span></span></b></strong><br /></span></span></span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; font-size: 10pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "></span><br /><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-position: 0% 0%; "></span></span><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#002060;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); font-size: 10pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">If each person contacts a minimum of twenty people then it will only take </span></span></b></strong></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: medium; "><strong><b><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#002060;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); font-size: 10pt; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">three days for most people (in the U.S. ) to receive the message. It is time. </span></span></b></strong><b><span style="background-attachment: scroll; color: rgb(0, 32, 96); background-position: 0% 0%; "><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><br /></span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div>Grandma Tillie's Bakeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04347610921670487366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841330690482031444.post-2931251700670547332011-05-24T08:06:00.006-08:002011-05-24T08:44:29.854-08:00WILL IT EVER GET DARK?<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I woke up at 4:00am this morning and it</div><div style="text-align: center;">was bright light outside. Like, total daylight.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It can really mess with your mind! It seems</div><div style="text-align: center;">like time to get up, but unless you want to</div><div style="text-align: center;">be tired the rest of the day you have to</div><div style="text-align: center;">make your mind rest again and get back</div><div style="text-align: center;">to sleep. Some people put up dark</div><div style="text-align: center;">curtains, but that would make total</div><div style="text-align: center;">sense now, wouldn't it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My husband just went ahead and got up.</div><div style="text-align: center;">He got a new iPhone, so 4:00 am is as</div><div style="text-align: center;">good a time as any to figure it out, right?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Some friends of my husband were heading</div><div style="text-align: center;">out to bear hunt for a week and called to</div><div style="text-align: center;">ask if he would take their gear out to the</div><div style="text-align: center;">remote cabin for them.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We have a drop bow boat that goes right up</div><div style="text-align: center;">to shore, so they took their boat and he</div><div style="text-align: center;">followed them with all the gear. They</div><div style="text-align: center;">anchored their boat in the bay and he was</div><div style="text-align: center;">able to go right to the shore with their</div><div style="text-align: center;">heavier stuff, which helps a lot.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Before he did that he went out early in the </div><div style="text-align: center;">morning and set a skate, then went back </div><div style="text-align: center;">and pulled it up after he dropped them off.</div><div style="text-align: center;">A skate is a long line that you lay along the </div><div style="text-align: center;">bottom of the ocean with 15-30 baited hooks </div><div style="text-align: center;">on it. The bottom fish smell the bait and grab</div><div style="text-align: center;">the hooks. This is a way to catch some</div><div style="text-align: center;">really big fish if you manage to pick the</div><div style="text-align: center;">right spots.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He must have picked the right spot because</div><div style="text-align: center;">there was treasure on the line when they</div><div style="text-align: center;">pulled it up:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJNOeTnQtGdkkNDZmbFMVRP-_HFLS-iqJ5WD-PNXiHlNdj6HvxPlCCMXfVfdo2dDTu__CwORK2-kSJB332uXDjs5NrpgzvJwesm9QqqUf-Wy0SlNvqg9qxpskieziX8mCMnoxKyV7ljGY/s1600/suna.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJNOeTnQtGdkkNDZmbFMVRP-_HFLS-iqJ5WD-PNXiHlNdj6HvxPlCCMXfVfdo2dDTu__CwORK2-kSJB332uXDjs5NrpgzvJwesm9QqqUf-Wy0SlNvqg9qxpskieziX8mCMnoxKyV7ljGY/s400/suna.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610315580547244882" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">These may be uber-ugly, but boy do they</div><div style="text-align: center;">taste good! They are Ling Cod and their</div><div style="text-align: center;">mouths are massive with very sharp teeth.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It is common to pull a full sized King Salmon</div><div style="text-align: center;">into the boat with one of these buggers</div><div style="text-align: center;">attached onto it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm7RWsefKh9c8v1SFooNYZ8XLY4BoZV0WMVnanYKZrW5x78thhoQI8J-Jitr3pX-mBkKdCKnAZyyDx_ch8vBag7thQ6Rd_9lKBGT5H_Focu3mbHHSEIKq0NOXZ-zllxj28kGOiDEsRCYM/s1600/sunb.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm7RWsefKh9c8v1SFooNYZ8XLY4BoZV0WMVnanYKZrW5x78thhoQI8J-Jitr3pX-mBkKdCKnAZyyDx_ch8vBag7thQ6Rd_9lKBGT5H_Focu3mbHHSEIKq0NOXZ-zllxj28kGOiDEsRCYM/s400/sunb.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610315577389870658" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We had fish and chips last night and I have to</div><div style="text-align: center;">say they are right up there with halibut as</div><div style="text-align: center;">far as taste--yum!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3IU3V4wFIg2nvxL71zRKAd4R9JvLw2mVptq5irThg8ozFXPz3_e7AKI7o5jV462jJb6pzQqWFnXwwEcdu6kk4EnwDz8eP50QtjNdFngi6llMhIrOBrmGsEl917ePdgj9zXYjrVaO4-nQ/s1600/sunc.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3IU3V4wFIg2nvxL71zRKAd4R9JvLw2mVptq5irThg8ozFXPz3_e7AKI7o5jV462jJb6pzQqWFnXwwEcdu6kk4EnwDz8eP50QtjNdFngi6llMhIrOBrmGsEl917ePdgj9zXYjrVaO4-nQ/s400/sunc.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610315572403309842" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ta da! The other skate he set had this nice</div><div style="text-align: center;">halibut on it. My husband realized that</div><div style="text-align: center;">the best way to deal with these guys onboard</div><div style="text-align: center;">is to hogtie them head to tail with rope into</div><div style="text-align: center;">a U shape. Just stunning them and sticking</div><div style="text-align: center;">them into a cooler is asking for disaster.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The reason being that they will act like they</div><div style="text-align: center;">are dead and then will come back to life when</div><div style="text-align: center;">you least expect it. Just picture a fish this</div><div style="text-align: center;">size onboard with you, flipping and swinging</div><div style="text-align: center;">that body around like a sheet of plywood!</div><div style="text-align: center;">People have had their legs broken, been</div><div style="text-align: center;">knocked overboard, and lost their gear</div><div style="text-align: center;">because of these buggers suddenly coming</div><div style="text-align: center;">back to life. No, tie them up like a sausage</div><div style="text-align: center;">and stick them in the back of the boat!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sunday was my daughter's school picnic.</div><div style="text-align: center;">There are 6 students in the school, so their</div><div style="text-align: center;">families were invited and some members </div><div style="text-align: center;">of the church came along too. It was a</div><div style="text-align: center;">nice day, a little cool, so the fire felt really</div><div style="text-align: center;">good. If you click the picture you can see</div><div style="text-align: center;">the Alaska ferry arriving in the background.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKMfpF2QvdW6zcfORAkbaRP0Ek8CE9c2Z5OC21m1Vz6ziSNLk5a9JWSNSjys_x3_g1AdwViE1o1yKCQm3_4D6edhyphenhyphenvjE9m4wQ1eySn0q0rNtmHkJYeFEJNg0PtxDOxcjlcyKcEh6L8Eo0/s1600/sund.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKMfpF2QvdW6zcfORAkbaRP0Ek8CE9c2Z5OC21m1Vz6ziSNLk5a9JWSNSjys_x3_g1AdwViE1o1yKCQm3_4D6edhyphenhyphenvjE9m4wQ1eySn0q0rNtmHkJYeFEJNg0PtxDOxcjlcyKcEh6L8Eo0/s400/sund.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610315566994349090" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Little boys and sticks...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgkgbSf7aF3Y_dRIlxksM3INklYU0lnqFACCt65yp09Y5JsTMr4EyJxi_zrEqklve1qQYKv4klaoKyiEd7kbz2aD9GD2NQSMlj0M8F3-HsXb4CVqfDw4r4rjcE8QslYxxJv0bApi42-fk/s1600/sune.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgkgbSf7aF3Y_dRIlxksM3INklYU0lnqFACCt65yp09Y5JsTMr4EyJxi_zrEqklve1qQYKv4klaoKyiEd7kbz2aD9GD2NQSMlj0M8F3-HsXb4CVqfDw4r4rjcE8QslYxxJv0bApi42-fk/s400/sune.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610315287673811202" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Did any of you watch the Royal Wedding?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Remember the priest that married them?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnYF8FStCw3VvBr42gVGtSvuqC0tuYudoBu71hreOUfmfXKZ-22EkiQYi2yl5EMRUIbDIoujVjHk9zISfw4-9cxBQCpM4osizUDfryJtj7wQsdL7Wpf3n2SBK52Hcl-tGNkIKXTID1OUk/s1600/sunf.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnYF8FStCw3VvBr42gVGtSvuqC0tuYudoBu71hreOUfmfXKZ-22EkiQYi2yl5EMRUIbDIoujVjHk9zISfw4-9cxBQCpM4osizUDfryJtj7wQsdL7Wpf3n2SBK52Hcl-tGNkIKXTID1OUk/s400/sunf.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610315277215597218" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">After we ate the teacher sent the kids out on a</div><div style="text-align: center;">scavenger hunt. They picked a partner...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRhg7Sf44jF6z8F3lZqiNvAb24O3EiX6Yf6dipND3uz7PCnbOSAZLFajTOct_-2PQ5FqNiUvDUOb_zL-CUC6AVfq_OSMv2RkAv-xPHOAEto3lnEf_I03O-_xrkOTOpVUDDyhe5sF-s5a0/s1600/sung.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRhg7Sf44jF6z8F3lZqiNvAb24O3EiX6Yf6dipND3uz7PCnbOSAZLFajTOct_-2PQ5FqNiUvDUOb_zL-CUC6AVfq_OSMv2RkAv-xPHOAEto3lnEf_I03O-_xrkOTOpVUDDyhe5sF-s5a0/s400/sung.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610315276064527762" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">...and off they go! First prize was $10.00 to split. Now</div><div style="text-align: center;">that's worth running for.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzpSB2M8NhIoGeVn8lOY52ymqwDNjTTTp9vJHE03GbCef9h5gsVZU3-bTPfW1DyJ5j94oZXlgtXG309n0LQtq6Pe0JkH7RvLD5Qw0uUDwoq41pAwmv1IsRmFD_-RxBUOBLT-UbJXnosvo/s1600/sunh.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzpSB2M8NhIoGeVn8lOY52ymqwDNjTTTp9vJHE03GbCef9h5gsVZU3-bTPfW1DyJ5j94oZXlgtXG309n0LQtq6Pe0JkH7RvLD5Qw0uUDwoq41pAwmv1IsRmFD_-RxBUOBLT-UbJXnosvo/s400/sunh.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610315269081333682" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Look at them out there searching for stuff...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHSo4TeG8XzpYIv0dbrPOCbeiLd09qv5SlzvK6CGbCL4cDzGalf1YWXoZi1BuL-pffgrv0W8ni7l631pd4S_ud2KFSIVehNr4HvlsVU-4vmMPYHUpMNPv09-5-pLkOnsZ5kdKHn6PwGlA/s1600/suni.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHSo4TeG8XzpYIv0dbrPOCbeiLd09qv5SlzvK6CGbCL4cDzGalf1YWXoZi1BuL-pffgrv0W8ni7l631pd4S_ud2KFSIVehNr4HvlsVU-4vmMPYHUpMNPv09-5-pLkOnsZ5kdKHn6PwGlA/s400/suni.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610315264041444786" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The loot...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt6BTjx9zBEyz-6Vs_dkFMxkakoqNpvrfOE7wfSdPE43f44dJg3tgssYa_HuFR-Dpp4EwJxxNFFVuTI5-wuK0V3ACEaFL4lCVs4h0kdJshMItxl2TzOZmBcQTrVN2ECKKsjbaDxMAEp7k/s1600/sunj.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt6BTjx9zBEyz-6Vs_dkFMxkakoqNpvrfOE7wfSdPE43f44dJg3tgssYa_HuFR-Dpp4EwJxxNFFVuTI5-wuK0V3ACEaFL4lCVs4h0kdJshMItxl2TzOZmBcQTrVN2ECKKsjbaDxMAEp7k/s400/sunj.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610314949008077538" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Kinda cool...seaweed stretched across the rocks and dried:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd1mZRzM-W24y3YVNLLAQaDheEpBMAyK530VsKmHrw3xQdd31OUCRn7CQ8AlJOj4Xtt3DoBlH3y-KDOLkBABph5EFHxZvPCYIk9ymZ1jx1KHX2XQ3egcd4XvKncHgJUD5QuShFCCotXB8/s1600/sunk.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd1mZRzM-W24y3YVNLLAQaDheEpBMAyK530VsKmHrw3xQdd31OUCRn7CQ8AlJOj4Xtt3DoBlH3y-KDOLkBABph5EFHxZvPCYIk9ymZ1jx1KHX2XQ3egcd4XvKncHgJUD5QuShFCCotXB8/s400/sunk.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610314934864743250" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">After the scavenger hunt the kids were given soakers</div><div style="text-align: center;">to, well, soak each other!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_DTP3ToIRUO6RyfiNMnE_HBtRH_WYDM-rWopqsdNAqCr9MKCt2u3KGSZjFxS-wBpxr97Tn4rBrzbMxJqrvtqlHfkuR3j7jjQj0IXCJnD0SQCYMwb87_00F9V8JEisAW-Ck2Mafm6dYoE/s1600/sunl.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_DTP3ToIRUO6RyfiNMnE_HBtRH_WYDM-rWopqsdNAqCr9MKCt2u3KGSZjFxS-wBpxr97Tn4rBrzbMxJqrvtqlHfkuR3j7jjQj0IXCJnD0SQCYMwb87_00F9V8JEisAW-Ck2Mafm6dYoE/s400/sunl.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610314931585813874" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv7RsP_HArBfDzYnMBMVUZx9oHVVRViLaCn6LwscaXme20kMyDA4v9CIel-oTT5h2XG_14JSZ59YZ3yvitxoAScx1dEdewuehdMvPCGGIyKqg-tMjCCFYOhQkRl3ypeui0Vcb5IfPSG7M/s1600/sunm.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv7RsP_HArBfDzYnMBMVUZx9oHVVRViLaCn6LwscaXme20kMyDA4v9CIel-oTT5h2XG_14JSZ59YZ3yvitxoAScx1dEdewuehdMvPCGGIyKqg-tMjCCFYOhQkRl3ypeui0Vcb5IfPSG7M/s400/sunm.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610314924738481826" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">It was a fun day, nice and relaxing.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The latest in my older daughter's footwear.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">?</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCsAAJ1UHvk_3x1xjCaOmNjguLC2j6JA3fKxAtj7kLuzsb_96HpkB3tuGvA3LxSwITpbjqTzkYjgxEBkMw455DuCpAuM7fv-R-EgXYCAp7dx51XepF5Aaj8OjdQCwAGhxaf3gKPE5SW40/s1600/sunn.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCsAAJ1UHvk_3x1xjCaOmNjguLC2j6JA3fKxAtj7kLuzsb_96HpkB3tuGvA3LxSwITpbjqTzkYjgxEBkMw455DuCpAuM7fv-R-EgXYCAp7dx51XepF5Aaj8OjdQCwAGhxaf3gKPE5SW40/s400/sunn.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610314923015093138" /></a>Grandma Tillie's Bakeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04347610921670487366noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841330690482031444.post-58368787259320973152011-05-23T12:03:00.003-08:002011-05-23T12:22:13.641-08:00WEDDING CAKE COMPETITION<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This weekend was the Seafood Festival 2011</div><div style="text-align: center;">here in town. It is a huge celebration of the</div><div style="text-align: center;">biggest industry in southeast Alaska--</div><div style="text-align: center;">seafood!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There were 2 very well known chefs that</div><div style="text-align: center;">attended and prepared a 5 course gourmet</div><div style="text-align: center;">meal. The dinner was sold out and they</div><div style="text-align: center;">held a cake competition during the dinner.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Our theme was Ocean Dreams and the</div><div style="text-align: center;">cakes needed to be at least 2 tiers and</div><div style="text-align: center;">serve 40 people minimum.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The cakes were served as the dessert</div><div style="text-align: center;">course for everyone and the winner received</div><div style="text-align: center;">a $75.00 gift certificate to a store in town,</div><div style="text-align: center;">plus recognition and pictures in the paper.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is my cake that came in 2nd place:</div><div><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 219px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5hrTb2LAqygAxK7Tteb6WF_vRW6DFo1hxiCQTOwQNsD-60sT7rWsBwG2o3qXBPaNjcFRtWHz_13-Oz6Bb0wdvTcAxK2nVJ4phSTlcJUvNeBlZgjw-kWpSC2_i6OXoKTYVvypft95Dx4w/s400/jerenb.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610004952062942770" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Kxt-vCsD3XgOGfI6SVnwAfjQxKer1GOMRroWjhjpRtAXcM8yrgRwtq_DRIl-mVmZKfiandcUeUovWnNyHpcz191SaXJ6AgPEZYCYbcV0vtuYZUomDzivKvc1ZC5i7sk8FLvY69LLIrU/s400/jarend.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610007531437793762" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzn4oyIX2e4xr0GUM0Vgrm6wNwdORA9J47D8m2JR0oTBTE1ynAP18-kI1CoNcuJhBKq0qSA3hVd95rw-rzoOTAAJsA34ljS1z3VlnZ26C8w57p1Hd2pX8jCQc-mEkX_vdOFLy45DKbUvM/s400/jarenc.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610007521552403106" /><div style="text-align: center;">I made the glass ball and bubbles out of</div><div style="text-align: center;">gelatin, as well as the seaweed. The sand</div><div style="text-align: center;">was sugar and the grass is buttercream. The</div><div style="text-align: center;">cake was 100% edible.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The winning cake:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Wq7bFeMBKFW47nG9E5eV8DKUqR2ECWV-j4Nn8IyBBgWkxYNF9cLz2V3PTP9svDhKlgVapHMsTmU39Ctt5MckWZQNbNruOFWu2RpeXIvZYggoGl0uIgjN3KMJqWMqKR8h3D8A-c0q3Vo/s1600/jeren.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Wq7bFeMBKFW47nG9E5eV8DKUqR2ECWV-j4Nn8IyBBgWkxYNF9cLz2V3PTP9svDhKlgVapHMsTmU39Ctt5MckWZQNbNruOFWu2RpeXIvZYggoGl0uIgjN3KMJqWMqKR8h3D8A-c0q3Vo/s400/jeren.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610004947957352578" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was fun, but lots and lots and lots of time!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The rest of the weekend was really busy with</div><div style="text-align: center;">fishing and a picnic that I will post about</div><div style="text-align: center;">tomorrow when I have a bit more time.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Grandma Tillie's Bakeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04347610921670487366noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841330690482031444.post-22374821605376593012011-05-18T13:43:00.002-08:002011-05-18T13:49:39.826-08:00FOOD MATTERS<iframe width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/RwZY1jaw2EM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>Grandma Tillie's Bakeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04347610921670487366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841330690482031444.post-62212975291286637312011-05-16T12:56:00.006-08:002011-05-16T13:42:57.965-08:00THE FLYING CAKE<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You know that feeling of relief you get when</div><div style="text-align: center;">a looming project that has weighed heavily</div><div style="text-align: center;">on your mind is finally complete?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Well I feel that relief right this very moment.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The cake is gone, on it's way and out of my hands.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I haven't heard yet if it got there safe and sound,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but you can be sure if it hadn't I would have</div><div style="text-align: center;">definitely heard by now. The bride called me</div><div style="text-align: center;">already first thing early this morning and she</div><div style="text-align: center;">called me twice yesterday. Poor thing! It</div><div style="text-align: center;">must be torture not to be able to even see</div><div style="text-align: center;">what your cake looks like and to envision</div><div style="text-align: center;">it being moved around and loaded on the</div><div style="text-align: center;">plane by strangers, hoping that everyone</div><div style="text-align: center;">is being careful with it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My husband came to my rescue yesterday and </div><div style="text-align: center;">built me a box out of thin plywood to enclose </div><div style="text-align: center;">the cake for transport.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I put the cake on white foam core and we then</div><div style="text-align: center;">adhered that down to a piece of plywood that</div><div style="text-align: center;">was cut to fit it. This gave a very sturdy base</div><div style="text-align: center;">so the cake wouldn't be bent or tweaked as</div><div style="text-align: center;">it was being moved. Other than tipping it,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I think tweaking the base is the worst thing</div><div style="text-align: center;">for a tiered cake because it causes the layers</div><div style="text-align: center;">to shift which can crack the icing and move the</div><div style="text-align: center;">decorations out of place.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I clearly marked on the box on all 4 sides</div><div style="text-align: center;">so anybody glancing at it would have a good</div><div style="text-align: center;">understanding about keeping everything</div><div style="text-align: center;">upright. I have no idea how many people</div><div style="text-align: center;">will have their hands on this thing at the</div><div style="text-align: center;">other end, so better to be safe than sorry.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1tS0kmoY8e2tmmWUnA96oxE966cLLkiqSEn4CCHP8ObU3ZDdmFhiDR0E3V-8f6Xq_zsNg85HaB_LxtokRsIk2pkC2GshZGjcOL_2AE1sO9fek7iTqi79oxGW_OPWfSnvEKRgOszkYEFU/s1600/mona.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1tS0kmoY8e2tmmWUnA96oxE966cLLkiqSEn4CCHP8ObU3ZDdmFhiDR0E3V-8f6Xq_zsNg85HaB_LxtokRsIk2pkC2GshZGjcOL_2AE1sO9fek7iTqi79oxGW_OPWfSnvEKRgOszkYEFU/s400/mona.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607422076490645698" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then my husband had the brilliant idea to</div><div style="text-align: center;">print a picture and tape it to the top of the</div><div style="text-align: center;">box so that anyone touching the box would</div><div style="text-align: center;">understand what is inside and know exactly</div><div style="text-align: center;">how fragile it is. Plus I put the ribbon for</div><div style="text-align: center;">the outside of the cake base in an envelope</div><div style="text-align: center;">for the bride to attach once the cake was</div><div style="text-align: center;">set up. I usually do that before delivering</div><div style="text-align: center;">the cake, but in this case it would have</div><div style="text-align: center;">had big holes in it from the screws in</div><div style="text-align: center;">the box.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtBrzY2RBh34Pii_sq2ibv2bnNI7Q-0Bh1YEjgWJUYHTwPOt-j2pNNX-8JRBzr1up_mAJuR8biCRY4xgYliHPpaep-4YlmnhJrH0ON8oPl8up2siJujl74Xgcu9pKauE9-K8Q1a2vNeys/s1600/monb.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtBrzY2RBh34Pii_sq2ibv2bnNI7Q-0Bh1YEjgWJUYHTwPOt-j2pNNX-8JRBzr1up_mAJuR8biCRY4xgYliHPpaep-4YlmnhJrH0ON8oPl8up2siJujl74Xgcu9pKauE9-K8Q1a2vNeys/s400/monb.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607422073998245794" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The bride also ordered matching cupcakes, so</div><div style="text-align: center;">those went along in separate boxes...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbsBHdMnzCtaXQoNNe2Arcw_n6Bkq5uaet3ry-DHeK4zH772VU7gnRrUps6bdWVsRAFZcdlVwIuPJgIniZ_DZRDL0ee57tHgFhxi2qt_ln-FxqW4p1IpHFCXnUgntUvtSq80vSMqWvjp8/s1600/monc.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 366px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbsBHdMnzCtaXQoNNe2Arcw_n6Bkq5uaet3ry-DHeK4zH772VU7gnRrUps6bdWVsRAFZcdlVwIuPJgIniZ_DZRDL0ee57tHgFhxi2qt_ln-FxqW4p1IpHFCXnUgntUvtSq80vSMqWvjp8/s400/monc.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607422067690165746" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">...along with the decorated fish cookies on a</div><div style="text-align: center;">sealed platter for the groom:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAsQEK4c1hfWdyt_jDgtnlWd6i58SXIq-imbIiOKBKwxK_FWhHntJ2aY-jEf9YFMaFKQ65nSk3edBGBBoQxXIUBm9bNsaottIb_yTOvk7Qi_48MlRV32TCxA9hv5ZFVRU0lcj3vKc_ZvM/s1600/mond.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAsQEK4c1hfWdyt_jDgtnlWd6i58SXIq-imbIiOKBKwxK_FWhHntJ2aY-jEf9YFMaFKQ65nSk3edBGBBoQxXIUBm9bNsaottIb_yTOvk7Qi_48MlRV32TCxA9hv5ZFVRU0lcj3vKc_ZvM/s400/mond.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607422063073076002" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is the official cake portrait right before being</div><div style="text-align: center;">sealed into the box:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS2Cw5djeqUVTxbn3PJzLNqVn5xXicNyuRDygHiSowRZTfPg9mWz0Wp8mthbpbnP5_o3nVw5cbQx-c-mLNtfAIdKT4uUTRfS6RSrZvD9coB11H99DfODitzFpbfyioFUAL7WXUwDtDjlo/s1600/mone.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 297px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS2Cw5djeqUVTxbn3PJzLNqVn5xXicNyuRDygHiSowRZTfPg9mWz0Wp8mthbpbnP5_o3nVw5cbQx-c-mLNtfAIdKT4uUTRfS6RSrZvD9coB11H99DfODitzFpbfyioFUAL7WXUwDtDjlo/s400/mone.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607422064512437410" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">All of the flowers were handmade and edible:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsfgXkIXbZsk6Of51EmycIFWlF2RkpfhPOcnFXczOrYHJd-YWj8TsXH-IP_CuJ3m1sAsk4Q1Td21-N7xCnfcwc8C8WiMq0e0Ostlu03Yly1iTPpriOLuTslJNs2cDFoPNyABBBOQu4_Lg/s1600/monf.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 391px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsfgXkIXbZsk6Of51EmycIFWlF2RkpfhPOcnFXczOrYHJd-YWj8TsXH-IP_CuJ3m1sAsk4Q1Td21-N7xCnfcwc8C8WiMq0e0Ostlu03Yly1iTPpriOLuTslJNs2cDFoPNyABBBOQu4_Lg/s400/monf.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607421766507051970" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The flight was scheduled for a 10:30 departure, so after</div><div style="text-align: center;">an urgent phone call from me at 9:45 my husband came </div><div style="text-align: center;">home from the job site and quickly screwed the box to </div><div style="text-align: center;">the cake base:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd81ZrUNKwS0Hfi55UWVIYpF6nIahWluyYUJEkGAi8J6TsXfUIpU4X35zVQxxIKX_djj2P1wvTWhZxmALPa19i5xzjRGzaxG42hrzJ4SZyrfHaa0smeG3g5SqjSoIe_40A_7CyMObUpsg/s1600/mong.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 366px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd81ZrUNKwS0Hfi55UWVIYpF6nIahWluyYUJEkGAi8J6TsXfUIpU4X35zVQxxIKX_djj2P1wvTWhZxmALPa19i5xzjRGzaxG42hrzJ4SZyrfHaa0smeG3g5SqjSoIe_40A_7CyMObUpsg/s400/mong.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607421763076378786" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">and carried the heavy thing out to the car for me.</div><div style="text-align: center;">If you have never picked up a cake like this it</div><div style="text-align: center;">would probably surprise you how heavy all</div><div style="text-align: center;">of that butter and sugar can be!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here we are at Harris Air with the goodies stacked</div><div style="text-align: center;">on a cart waiting to be loaded onto the plane:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM1PSD6y_rcCzi62vbJ_3_v_3gedlmnYDsUWPz62u61XLpKErP25qVGbsKL_4CXotlb_WyBK1ELF-lvkUxWIX25r1WdZ6eE_xui3o1mPcg-Hw0ndLvhFbU78MHSzlYnRBINkj2Rgb-juY/s1600/monh.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM1PSD6y_rcCzi62vbJ_3_v_3gedlmnYDsUWPz62u61XLpKErP25qVGbsKL_4CXotlb_WyBK1ELF-lvkUxWIX25r1WdZ6eE_xui3o1mPcg-Hw0ndLvhFbU78MHSzlYnRBINkj2Rgb-juY/s400/monh.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607421761395658626" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The plane had just returned from a morning trip and</div><div style="text-align: center;">was still open on the runway:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_SXL4P6Gnsi1hiBjehFWix_kSeMwxzJAdNJTKZVfKLIDVkJ1l9Yw70VYtWoDeIVJoG3hD84r0Cd32sr81nab2Bbq6Y_ofamsQJZq6hQuOZuEcXFSo64yTiTIemXKKwTiiQZfOIHxNyU/s1600/moni.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_SXL4P6Gnsi1hiBjehFWix_kSeMwxzJAdNJTKZVfKLIDVkJ1l9Yw70VYtWoDeIVJoG3hD84r0Cd32sr81nab2Bbq6Y_ofamsQJZq6hQuOZuEcXFSo64yTiTIemXKKwTiiQZfOIHxNyU/s400/moni.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607421756983317586" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A friend of ours was over at the airport, so he let us in</div><div style="text-align: center;">the secure area to check out the plane before they</div><div style="text-align: center;">reloaded it:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmIO1Uiz6o6eH7pbn41RA11hEZVSCF6dLlM6j4r3JeLKfvV3l0Zc7re0oUiBAgSr30c4fAlf0z4DRLJ1eaNV5OX3Lc3Yu28z-zN6SW8SrKvMxGIx6L8n1hCZ1D_jewU2kFDH_gMAH31Bs/s1600/monj.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmIO1Uiz6o6eH7pbn41RA11hEZVSCF6dLlM6j4r3JeLKfvV3l0Zc7re0oUiBAgSr30c4fAlf0z4DRLJ1eaNV5OX3Lc3Yu28z-zN6SW8SrKvMxGIx6L8n1hCZ1D_jewU2kFDH_gMAH31Bs/s400/monj.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607421752871395682" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the front compartment where they told me</div><div style="text-align: center;">the cake would be sitting, but I don't think it was</div><div style="text-align: center;">going to fit. They had only 2 passengers scheduled</div><div style="text-align: center;">to fly, so they may have just put it in a regular seat,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I don't know, we didn't stick around to see.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDDqZ5CzvD0Y3yCV_5_50emjanWHJ-hJ1oUqkz-nAiXchOR_Ls76TK3mLCSkiUgRin_A68eirYHRTSpVdY1yK2y4AbXJrmShGQC19G__SWIAcEu4Vm3F5txxhv05USEFh3PToG9K11hFg/s1600/monk.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDDqZ5CzvD0Y3yCV_5_50emjanWHJ-hJ1oUqkz-nAiXchOR_Ls76TK3mLCSkiUgRin_A68eirYHRTSpVdY1yK2y4AbXJrmShGQC19G__SWIAcEu4Vm3F5txxhv05USEFh3PToG9K11hFg/s400/monk.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607421458114529794" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Look at this beautiful plane! These planes don't look</div><div style="text-align: center;">this big when they fly by our window. They are very</div><div style="text-align: center;">busy now taking tourists all over the place for fishing,</div><div style="text-align: center;">hunting and flightseeing trips.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXqcx66cDrXUOSv45b3ogOcGlZqqel6wLfKgPDePXQBk-Vwxm7lrCCbYU1M7H5zO4PL6cWibDboXe3MiE-ow9mb2endp_5XCFTfPQBFcA9_vwX_x-LDqmtt_fDUmALPWduuzE_bMmnyA0/s1600/monl.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXqcx66cDrXUOSv45b3ogOcGlZqqel6wLfKgPDePXQBk-Vwxm7lrCCbYU1M7H5zO4PL6cWibDboXe3MiE-ow9mb2endp_5XCFTfPQBFcA9_vwX_x-LDqmtt_fDUmALPWduuzE_bMmnyA0/s400/monl.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607421451102092194" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Another plane inside the hangar...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4VfO9w2lRS4btc7x2JPWWVJVKNs1lhBPdwgBehR3Tm5MhfAZYUfFGyd75Mj97MPWI6EAJbvHaa7OqjYdRNtoXb9LBbrzCNaFlSF8fnTtxlzh8hbmi_Nmlzr_gsioG1WZwPSKOXsLdt0w/s1600/monm.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4VfO9w2lRS4btc7x2JPWWVJVKNs1lhBPdwgBehR3Tm5MhfAZYUfFGyd75Mj97MPWI6EAJbvHaa7OqjYdRNtoXb9LBbrzCNaFlSF8fnTtxlzh8hbmi_Nmlzr_gsioG1WZwPSKOXsLdt0w/s400/monm.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607421447921782290" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Fed Ex was coming in as we were standing there...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIoKjmcnmuQ44sWjzYimC8bUnQQnpivxoByHUTmt_rNrdkxqL6tdKa98oA_-27bMKLcnX2GvT9ByXR9GgJLYy_7z1FvChpdMsvAE_GBFog6PoyyAMXgjgxeJkuVKTmq8cJIBpyHOW4geo/s1600/monn.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIoKjmcnmuQ44sWjzYimC8bUnQQnpivxoByHUTmt_rNrdkxqL6tdKa98oA_-27bMKLcnX2GvT9ByXR9GgJLYy_7z1FvChpdMsvAE_GBFog6PoyyAMXgjgxeJkuVKTmq8cJIBpyHOW4geo/s400/monn.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607421439900231618" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX0MbsaudHrDNp-RHArE_-d2gsutqubd97EAGI4VSlN18uXK6brG7YcRpNz-urDpMW3A9MRULObjEMwOULHm6v24nf523rLmFk_gkAEmogMnvwccTvpVGMq5wnEp-IxfqPltNNlVUjTY0/s1600/mono.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX0MbsaudHrDNp-RHArE_-d2gsutqubd97EAGI4VSlN18uXK6brG7YcRpNz-urDpMW3A9MRULObjEMwOULHm6v24nf523rLmFk_gkAEmogMnvwccTvpVGMq5wnEp-IxfqPltNNlVUjTY0/s400/mono.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607421439039610962" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg12G0xOncfc1TlMMSUB0s95spsIzkIg2l9kWrzwXzP6CpcMMFCdxMTW9aWZNDS56ddSEkt8ALUqSLTQ47IoPBXncm0Y7fY2ANKOFbR5ayhbBuo_57JHeckw4Zybo11otDIQ_TwfIWXCI/s1600/monp.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg12G0xOncfc1TlMMSUB0s95spsIzkIg2l9kWrzwXzP6CpcMMFCdxMTW9aWZNDS56ddSEkt8ALUqSLTQ47IoPBXncm0Y7fY2ANKOFbR5ayhbBuo_57JHeckw4Zybo11otDIQ_TwfIWXCI/s400/monp.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607421178450584514" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Hujgjfmams2oT3V4jyB5t2Kf5MuiVEHcbLDhNtvL7L4Spu8muqp4VsPLW_0y-GjTZchOmxFvmvan7wqxXk4ATLB3a9-OV8to8mCBCAW-pqdliy93_RTHEOTb44wWQq-tq1OfYhB4jhQ/s1600/monq.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Hujgjfmams2oT3V4jyB5t2Kf5MuiVEHcbLDhNtvL7L4Spu8muqp4VsPLW_0y-GjTZchOmxFvmvan7wqxXk4ATLB3a9-OV8to8mCBCAW-pqdliy93_RTHEOTb44wWQq-tq1OfYhB4jhQ/s400/monq.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607421176093377618" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Coming back home over the bridge I saw there is a</div><div style="text-align: center;">cruise ship in town and we saw another one coming</div><div style="text-align: center;">on the horizon. The weather is very pretty and warm,</div><div style="text-align: center;">which always makes for a more pleasant visit.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDf-znQ-ZE69gsNWnS3jPQ2fBDoOWOOPhLNk8s5fQ_4kso7krakWq9PL4lO1y25WswisMYJ8wPEnhKXF7N96gu9XhPvCRTRW7mPv90Xsg1V13o8NtZst8ySk4qZMm0Mo57wpBNJWuIRio/s1600/monr.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDf-znQ-ZE69gsNWnS3jPQ2fBDoOWOOPhLNk8s5fQ_4kso7krakWq9PL4lO1y25WswisMYJ8wPEnhKXF7N96gu9XhPvCRTRW7mPv90Xsg1V13o8NtZst8ySk4qZMm0Mo57wpBNJWuIRio/s400/monr.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607421170041186818" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Coming back by another harbor on the way home. I feel</div><div style="text-align: center;">very fortunate not to have to drive by concrete high</div><div style="text-align: center;">rises and strip malls to get home...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1IwRjJ5dF4WyDQgCsMqbXcJD6zl3yddo4ECszsIlJVcaSGd8m6GRBpvCSHk2I2emKyWSscYYF2TJv3kC7ZGKPlOO4RgELuy7YmUTSfzlkrtNnyQ4gYH_sJ15Mw53FR0tCr-Q9wXah8vc/s1600/mons.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1IwRjJ5dF4WyDQgCsMqbXcJD6zl3yddo4ECszsIlJVcaSGd8m6GRBpvCSHk2I2emKyWSscYYF2TJv3kC7ZGKPlOO4RgELuy7YmUTSfzlkrtNnyQ4gYH_sJ15Mw53FR0tCr-Q9wXah8vc/s400/mons.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607421165994575746" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">O.K., time to put my feet up for a couple</div><div style="text-align: center;">of minutes and take a refreshment break.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">One more cake today and then I am finished!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWuhCFL_hje4T9xHtoWRHEEqOKof7eVxUeztcTVJ1ep8raQwHshr_u4byhN94jO_q-VPdHNDc5QzqSboGAXWNPhMyesmNXKWl7GiShgiwiOcsxnaiMH1Kdg0oxEqlkVcJKnNhKKyvp7Xs/s1600/mont.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWuhCFL_hje4T9xHtoWRHEEqOKof7eVxUeztcTVJ1ep8raQwHshr_u4byhN94jO_q-VPdHNDc5QzqSboGAXWNPhMyesmNXKWl7GiShgiwiOcsxnaiMH1Kdg0oxEqlkVcJKnNhKKyvp7Xs/s400/mont.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607421162655442002" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Grandma Tillie's Bakeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04347610921670487366noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841330690482031444.post-73543416089702398092011-05-15T11:31:00.002-08:002011-05-15T11:34:30.539-08:00FROM MY MOM<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">Click the picture to enlarge it</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">and read.</span></b></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs4-Re86c3jFY8H2ZL0egKsz1hjkzoAmjeY9fDxRvMdfdRvwVoPh7WYIzCdwi4EjNUdWO4FGMzKvXnq08NkHp0qQnse7e7c29BlLPOE4OX0abTwibguhkBXafkYWwULnGBjGO-_NC1x9M/s1600/fun.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs4-Re86c3jFY8H2ZL0egKsz1hjkzoAmjeY9fDxRvMdfdRvwVoPh7WYIzCdwi4EjNUdWO4FGMzKvXnq08NkHp0qQnse7e7c29BlLPOE4OX0abTwibguhkBXafkYWwULnGBjGO-_NC1x9M/s400/fun.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607027954510423778" /></a>Grandma Tillie's Bakeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04347610921670487366noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841330690482031444.post-34375976972461158682011-05-13T08:49:00.002-08:002011-05-13T09:12:43.152-08:00FRIDAY ALREADY?<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We woke up to another gorgeous day! The temperature</div><div style="text-align: center;">fools you though because it looks warm but overnight</div><div style="text-align: center;">the neighbor's roof developed a bit of frost. It warms</div><div style="text-align: center;">up beautifully during the day and the part time</div><div style="text-align: center;">people are really pouring into town now.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's funny because one of the ways you can tell</div><div style="text-align: center;">them apart is A) they are naturally tanned and</div><div style="text-align: center;">B) they are always in the grocery store lines</div><div style="text-align: center;">asking for something that isn't available.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Case in point: A tanned man in creased slacks</div><div style="text-align: center;">was holding up the entire line at the store by</div><div style="text-align: center;">insisting that there HAD to be at least one</div><div style="text-align: center;">piece of blah-blah-blah cheese in this</div><div style="text-align: center;">building. I say blah-blah-blah because</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have no idea what he was asking about.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's not like we don't have cheese, we have a</div><div style="text-align: center;">lot of cheese. In fact, the deli case has some</div><div style="text-align: center;">pretty weird sounding cheese in it that did</div><div style="text-align: center;">not come from this country.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Plus I saw a man in the store last night</div><div style="text-align: center;">with a pomeranian under his arm.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now that is one of my pet peeves, sorry.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I go into the grocery store for food and</div><div style="text-align: center;">the last thing I want are your dog's</div><div style="text-align: center;">cooties floating around my food. Blech.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Can't they sit in the car and wait for</div><div style="text-align: center;">you like all of the other canines?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh, and another tell-tale sign that you</div><div style="text-align: center;">are a visitor. Camo. Believe it or not,</div><div style="text-align: center;">head to toe camouflage is not what</div><div style="text-align: center;">people wear here everyday.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I saw a woman yesterday that had the</div><div style="text-align: center;">entire outfit, from her safari hat</div><div style="text-align: center;">to her hunting boots, all completely</div><div style="text-align: center;">covered in camo. And the reflector </div><div style="text-align: center;">sunglasses added the perfect touch.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I don't know if she was hiding from </div><div style="text-align: center;">someone or if she thought there was </div><div style="text-align: center;">going to be a grizzly walking downtown, </div><div style="text-align: center;">but she definitely caught my attention.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This morning:</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgESwOW8K7bwqaarVJAMG00NeJdvEQ9surNBG9g2XDXlIMLKM80nuKA_Byp6mYBVXm1059lDlRQHnlQ5qH1z8tKY6tzG6WXZslFRw3ye40W-cVg122nMME1ve1haOaUL8ZTnQyiYWfSElM/s1600/fria.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgESwOW8K7bwqaarVJAMG00NeJdvEQ9surNBG9g2XDXlIMLKM80nuKA_Byp6mYBVXm1059lDlRQHnlQ5qH1z8tKY6tzG6WXZslFRw3ye40W-cVg122nMME1ve1haOaUL8ZTnQyiYWfSElM/s400/fria.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606244084282228562" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our older daughter worked all day and then went out</div><div style="text-align: center;">and split all the wood my brother gave us from the trees</div><div style="text-align: center;">in his yard. Our younger daughter went to school all</div><div style="text-align: center;">day and then went and worked with my husband at</div><div style="text-align: center;">his job site. I love ambitious kids, don't you?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEOfejpqMbfO4IUfbrK4LkVoYUfi1GQ0rVcvlXaVGTdXRKiApbrbrLR7HOSS0UQbOHQeQZvrdd5XNNtmAc37RMMr5nRqF2ELxUxWCdlsTnUvk8734shmNUkSK5EWrW2XQMz3-cSnnIadk/s1600/frib.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 398px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEOfejpqMbfO4IUfbrK4LkVoYUfi1GQ0rVcvlXaVGTdXRKiApbrbrLR7HOSS0UQbOHQeQZvrdd5XNNtmAc37RMMr5nRqF2ELxUxWCdlsTnUvk8734shmNUkSK5EWrW2XQMz3-cSnnIadk/s400/frib.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606244077919689762" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Speaking of the job site, my husband was replacing windows</div><div style="text-align: center;">on a very old house. He pulled one of the original windows</div><div style="text-align: center;">out and there was a paper rolled up underneath it as</div><div style="text-align: center;">a shim. He unrolled it and it is an original newspaper</div><div style="text-align: center;">from Seattle in 1938. Look at the headline:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj27o1A5XD3Di9O4hjrYiBWaneB9DMe6_6VJRdF-2cP-qdOKMlRb9mT7FcZE-KuFPKs4eSe3fAh3g3DutOgRJ6anzaIoot9jKww6rtERpdtMZJ4ULH9b-fnmiJbYmrqeMgBY8xRpV_p_WM/s1600/fric.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj27o1A5XD3Di9O4hjrYiBWaneB9DMe6_6VJRdF-2cP-qdOKMlRb9mT7FcZE-KuFPKs4eSe3fAh3g3DutOgRJ6anzaIoot9jKww6rtERpdtMZJ4ULH9b-fnmiJbYmrqeMgBY8xRpV_p_WM/s400/fric.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606244073579585538" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We are unrolling it slowly so it doesn't fall apart!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The beginning of the wedding order that is going by</div><div style="text-align: center;">plane out to a village; fish cookies for the groom:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQClNOGbtvHg1w5xnTma9YOywhJGvsoGlsYFN58pssDJRJEppLzrMzW8pzIzRKnsYAy1GABVuMwjSvr2xBPPpWrMhkKFWidvyq851dv6tTIioW1Di_7_lgbOcAECfUycAZ74MkYphxdDg/s1600/frid.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 336px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQClNOGbtvHg1w5xnTma9YOywhJGvsoGlsYFN58pssDJRJEppLzrMzW8pzIzRKnsYAy1GABVuMwjSvr2xBPPpWrMhkKFWidvyq851dv6tTIioW1Di_7_lgbOcAECfUycAZ74MkYphxdDg/s400/frid.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606244072207977858" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Back down to the kitchen--Happy Friday!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Grandma Tillie's Bakeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04347610921670487366noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841330690482031444.post-69564716315441852932011-05-11T08:08:00.002-08:002011-05-11T09:25:15.355-08:00HERE THEY COME...<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">First cruise ship of the year came this morning:</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUt89l6-TccMlBE5ktpMyKhL_HUwjuGYy9XSt_PC9K_mMIhCYK7ENBCMAN5piWe9dvfitp0ehBMvUqGcxR4e20puEzdeViMtWQTM06HBGkad1nSj1jDLJY7X2FEXmKmiHbNok2novUsx8/s1600/ship.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUt89l6-TccMlBE5ktpMyKhL_HUwjuGYy9XSt_PC9K_mMIhCYK7ENBCMAN5piWe9dvfitp0ehBMvUqGcxR4e20puEzdeViMtWQTM06HBGkad1nSj1jDLJY7X2FEXmKmiHbNok2novUsx8/s400/ship.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605491472354477218" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The good part is this means the stores in town will start</div><div style="text-align: center;">being open more hours now. The one and only craft-type</div><div style="text-align: center;">store we have has been closed all winter on Sunday and</div><div style="text-align: center;">Monday, so when I need ribbon and things it can get</div><div style="text-align: center;">frustrating that they are closed so much.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Well the weather is just as weird here as everywhere</div><div style="text-align: center;">else. One day it is warm and sunny, the next it drops</div><div style="text-align: center;">back down to 40 degrees. Yesterday it was warm</div><div style="text-align: center;">enough to stick my little dog out on the deck in</div><div style="text-align: center;">the sun and next thing I know he is crying out</div><div style="text-align: center;">there because he is getting hit by hail!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have a very busy end of the week coming up</div><div style="text-align: center;">with a bit of a nerve-wracking twist to it. I am</div><div style="text-align: center;">making a 3 tiered wedding cake for one of</div><div style="text-align: center;">the outlying villages and I will be sending it</div><div style="text-align: center;">on a float plane to the wedding. Yes, I know,</div><div style="text-align: center;">it's madness. She also ordered 40 decorated</div><div style="text-align: center;">fish cookies for the groom and cupcakes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">She said it started off with them just going</div><div style="text-align: center;">to the justice of the peace to get married and</div><div style="text-align: center;">the word got out and now the entire town</div><div style="text-align: center;">is invited. Funny how that happens LOL</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have a plan in place to make the cake sturdy</div><div style="text-align: center;">enough to travel on the plane, I am just</div><div style="text-align: center;">hoping the weather is good so there isn't a</div><div style="text-align: center;">lot of bouncing around. The very last thing I</div><div style="text-align: center;">will do is pound a wooden dowel down through</div><div style="text-align: center;">the middle of the whole cake and that will</div><div style="text-align: center;">go down into the cake board and hold the</div><div style="text-align: center;">layers in place.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'll be sure to post pictures of the process.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now off to the kitchen for the day...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Grandma Tillie's Bakeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04347610921670487366noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841330690482031444.post-39333392380901816762011-05-09T08:48:00.003-08:002011-05-09T09:07:02.366-08:00THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Boy, what a controversy, huh? Some people say it is</div><div style="text-align: center;">absolutely authentic and we should just drop it already,</div><div style="text-align: center;">others are saying there are problems with it and it</div><div style="text-align: center;">should be investigated.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I listened to this man today and what I found interesting</div><div style="text-align: center;">about him is that he actually voted for Obama and is</div><div style="text-align: center;">not interested in calling him a liar. BUT, he is a graphics</div><div style="text-align: center;">expert and his background compels him to investigate</div><div style="text-align: center;">the issues that keep cropping up with the authenticity</div><div style="text-align: center;">of the document that was presented.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What do we, as the American public, do about this</div><div style="text-align: center;">problem? Why are these issues not being addressed</div><div style="text-align: center;">by the White House?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I realize there are bigger problems at the moment,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but in the end, if our Commander in Chief is not</div><div style="text-align: center;">lawfully sitting in the White House, where does</div><div style="text-align: center;">that leave us?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Even if you are a huge Obama fan and think he's</div><div style="text-align: center;">the greatest thing since sliced bread, doesn't it at</div><div style="text-align: center;">least make you wonder why someone would do</div><div style="text-align: center;">this if the original birth certificate is all good?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Are you able to sit there and defend something</div><div style="text-align: center;">that the evidence reveals to be false?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh, and just as an afterthought...does anybody else</div><div style="text-align: center;">think it's just a little bit of a poke at the American</div><div style="text-align: center;">people that the person signing the certificate</div><div style="text-align: center;">at the very bottom was named U.K. Lelee.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Say it fast--Ukelele--like the Hawaiian</div><div style="text-align: center;">instrument? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Come on---Seriously?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Although, I did hear about a Pastor Sin</div><div style="text-align: center;">once and also a Dr. Sick....and then there</div><div style="text-align: center;">was the book The Yellow River by I.P. Freely</div><div style="text-align: center;">and of course the famous Under the Bleachers</div><div style="text-align: center;">by Seymour Butts.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">LOL</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Watch for yourself and decide:</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><object width="640" height="390"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2eOfYwYyS_c&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2eOfYwYyS_c&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="640" height="390"></embed></object>Grandma Tillie's Bakeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04347610921670487366noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841330690482031444.post-28919615025493599012011-05-02T21:29:00.003-08:002011-05-02T21:35:43.951-08:00Very Interesting Reading<div>If you are at all interested in the current predicament our government</div><div>is in as far as the deficit, I have provided a link to an excellent PDF book</div><div>that is free to read.</div><div><br /></div><div>It explains in plain, everyday language where some of the problems have</div><div>stemmed from that have gotten the United States to the point where we</div><div>are trillions of dollars in debt with no end in sight.</div><div><br /></div><div>I read this from start to finish and when I have some extra time I plan to</div><div>go back and re-read it slowly and make sure I fully understand it all.</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.biorationalinstitute.com/zcontent/alpha_strategy.pdf"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Alpha Strategy</span></b></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Grandma Tillie's Bakeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04347610921670487366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841330690482031444.post-21113227461539364272011-04-30T09:08:00.003-08:002011-04-30T09:42:54.853-08:00Catching up post...<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The scuzzies are at it again! They had themselves a</div><div style="text-align: center;">bit of a tea party with real cucumber sandwiches</div><div style="text-align: center;">and tiny little tea cups.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Notice the little fingers daintily raised:</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4VqwnQksObcMHGlNqnX0K1ODGyJ1jFzvZBCbQFzkASYe0UhEEQUeqRmOQwmfk5QS4DY2bPJzKFzkakk21BvNXCMVjPvdGWhFIAr7zoaeZAUo1xgMxTcuzkRyMWlajLgpa6z3gd62yvXk/s1600/scuz.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 398px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4VqwnQksObcMHGlNqnX0K1ODGyJ1jFzvZBCbQFzkASYe0UhEEQUeqRmOQwmfk5QS4DY2bPJzKFzkakk21BvNXCMVjPvdGWhFIAr7zoaeZAUo1xgMxTcuzkRyMWlajLgpa6z3gd62yvXk/s400/scuz.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601424840954426514" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We have had some spring weather, with days of real</div><div style="text-align: center;">warmth followed by days of damp cold and then back</div><div style="text-align: center;">to the warmth again. In other words, who knows</div><div style="text-align: center;">what we are going to get(at least it's not tornadoes!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The bakery has been very busy with lots of cakes and</div><div style="text-align: center;">other baked goods. It seems like there is always a</div><div style="text-align: center;">reason to order a cake--I can't get over how many</div><div style="text-align: center;">baby shower cakes I do! I have 4 more already on</div><div style="text-align: center;">my schedule and more waiting in the wings to</div><div style="text-align: center;">decide on themes, colors, etc.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The town is really starting to get busy now with</div><div style="text-align: center;">all the lodge owners returning to open things</div><div style="text-align: center;">up for their coming clients. Plus the seasonal</div><div style="text-align: center;">people are trickling back in; our next door</div><div style="text-align: center;">neighbor will be here the 3rd week in</div><div style="text-align: center;">May for his 3 month stint. The grocery</div><div style="text-align: center;">store is where you really see the difference--</div><div style="text-align: center;">the yachts come back and all of their</div><div style="text-align: center;">help is in the store buying up supplies.</div><div style="text-align: center;">They fill 2 or 3 carts at a time with</div><div style="text-align: center;">food and have to box it up to take out</div><div style="text-align: center;">to the harbors. It is not uncommon to</div><div style="text-align: center;">stand in line behind them and hear the</div><div style="text-align: center;">totals of $1500 and more just for</div><div style="text-align: center;">groceries. They don't blink and eye, they</div><div style="text-align: center;">just smile and pay. Gulp! I guess if you</div><div style="text-align: center;">are going to choke on the cost of food</div><div style="text-align: center;">for a yacht, then you probably can't</div><div style="text-align: center;">afford to have a yacht.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I wouldn't be a very good yacht owner.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am way too frugal and the thought of</div><div style="text-align: center;">putting thousands just into the fuel tank</div><div style="text-align: center;">would do me in.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I don't know the exact date of the first large</div><div style="text-align: center;">cruise ship, but I do have customers that</div><div style="text-align: center;">have placed an order with me for a large</div><div style="text-align: center;">anniversary they will be celebrating on</div><div style="text-align: center;">one of the ships. I will be supplying the </div><div style="text-align: center;">cakes and Alaskan themed cookies for </div><div style="text-align: center;">them. I have had those requests before,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but in the past the cruise lines have said</div><div style="text-align: center;">no. They don't allow other food to be</div><div style="text-align: center;">brought on board, especially if it is food</div><div style="text-align: center;">that their chef would supply (like a cake)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">When I told the customer that she called</div><div style="text-align: center;">the cruise line and they made an exception.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have a feeling it had something to do with</div><div style="text-align: center;">the fact that she and her entire family have</div><div style="text-align: center;">the penthouse suites reserved on the ship</div><div style="text-align: center;">and given the state of the economy the ship</div><div style="text-align: center;">may have to consider their bottom line.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My husband has been extremely busy</div><div style="text-align: center;">for what seems like months now putting</div><div style="text-align: center;">in a new restaurant on town. The old</div><div style="text-align: center;">Chinese restaurant was torn out of a</div><div style="text-align: center;">large hotel and this new one will be</div><div style="text-align: center;">fish and chips, burgers and breakfast.</div><div style="text-align: center;">My brothers are doing all of the</div><div style="text-align: center;">sheetrock and painting inside. I will</div><div style="text-align: center;">post pictures of the progress and they</div><div style="text-align: center;">have a target opening date of sometime</div><div style="text-align: center;">in May-June.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our older daughter is house sitting for</div><div style="text-align: center;">a Coast Guard family that has been relocated</div><div style="text-align: center;">back to the south. They flew down to Alabama</div><div style="text-align: center;">just in time for the tornadoes that did all the</div><div style="text-align: center;">damage. They are O.K., they are down on the</div><div style="text-align: center;">coast, it looks like the damage was much</div><div style="text-align: center;">farther inland.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our younger daughter is finishing 8th grade</div><div style="text-align: center;">and is looking forward to another week at</div><div style="text-align: center;">youth group camp in Juneau. After that we</div><div style="text-align: center;">are taking a break and heading down south</div><div style="text-align: center;">for some time away.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jane, if you are reading this maybe we could</div><div style="text-align: center;">get together when I get down there? I'll</div><div style="text-align: center;">bring you some chocolate cookies...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Grandma Tillie's Bakeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04347610921670487366noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841330690482031444.post-72495531173301485652011-04-25T14:11:00.002-08:002011-04-25T14:12:53.456-08:00Ob La Di Ob La Da<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/i6BKhvhSehc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>Grandma Tillie's Bakeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04347610921670487366noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841330690482031444.post-86839371786444221112011-04-22T11:50:00.000-08:002011-04-22T11:51:42.937-08:00WHERE OUR TAX DOLLARS ARE GOING<img src="http://www.askheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/taxdollars.jpg" alt="Tax Day" width="500" border="0" /><br />Via: <a href="http://www.askheritage.org/taxday/">Heritage Foundation</a>Grandma Tillie's Bakeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04347610921670487366noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841330690482031444.post-91826043232545013302011-04-10T09:49:00.002-08:002011-04-10T09:51:51.418-08:00WHITE COLLAR TATOOS<div><a href="http://www.toothartist.com/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></b></a></div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><a href="http://www.toothartist.com/">For the person who has everything...</a></span></b><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>LOL</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div>Grandma Tillie's Bakeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04347610921670487366noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841330690482031444.post-17037634886513089972011-03-27T21:38:00.007-08:002011-03-27T22:22:08.459-08:00A WHALE OF A DAY<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Well it's that time of the year again--Herring</div><div style="text-align: center;">Season is right around the corner. The planes</div><div style="text-align: center;">are buzzing around the skies all day long on</div><div style="text-align: center;">the lookout for the huge schools of herring</div><div style="text-align: center;">and the wildlife has returned in abundance</div><div style="text-align: center;">to gorge on the millions of fish that will</div><div style="text-align: center;">be spawning here soon.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was another warm, sunny day so we</div><div style="text-align: center;">delivered a cake before church, went to </div><div style="text-align: center;">church, enjoyed an all-you-can-eat shrimp </div><div style="text-align: center;">Mission's fundraiser after church, </div><div style="text-align: center;">delivered 2 more cakes and then </div><div style="text-align: center;">decided to head out on the water.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We left the dock and it wasn't 3 minutes out</div><div style="text-align: center;">that we had a HUGE Humpback cross right</div><div style="text-align: center;">directly in front of us! No picture--we were</div><div style="text-align: center;">all taken aback by it and slowed the boat</div><div style="text-align: center;">down to a standstill just to watch.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Soon after we saw the local tour boat go by</div><div style="text-align: center;">filled with people that were out whale</div><div style="text-align: center;">watching for the day.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We went a few minutes farther and stopped</div><div style="text-align: center;">the boat and what do you know...</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3qBBTY_3mFaCInVbmpuYokoFKXtu_j9-jkdadJmQtzle0ERA9xlQ-oVEIsEPjUt1h_fXN8U3Vn5r2WYpfLO3rqvNCbuGu69am5UzyqpHWR9G7i2GEjhuAXywLKkR11U7tbRU9Cirq-0Fq/s1600/suna.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3qBBTY_3mFaCInVbmpuYokoFKXtu_j9-jkdadJmQtzle0ERA9xlQ-oVEIsEPjUt1h_fXN8U3Vn5r2WYpfLO3rqvNCbuGu69am5UzyqpHWR9G7i2GEjhuAXywLKkR11U7tbRU9Cirq-0Fq/s400/suna.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589002255979634802" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Here comes another pair. These were so close you can</div><div style="text-align: center;">easily see the blow holes on the front.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQD6tF1SSOMYAJwCGy58TzMF0dJe88tmihNkr-XeesjGbRIROLpGGlrgEGfrQ4yH7bT7gy-M1rx75sOBBcYyMTAS1RznRZj73dObCuenrsvvUHhrawcF_PgGvHPWa8of7jt4tkTENPgO0k/s1600/sunb.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 323px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQD6tF1SSOMYAJwCGy58TzMF0dJe88tmihNkr-XeesjGbRIROLpGGlrgEGfrQ4yH7bT7gy-M1rx75sOBBcYyMTAS1RznRZj73dObCuenrsvvUHhrawcF_PgGvHPWa8of7jt4tkTENPgO0k/s400/sunb.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589002249301146034" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We turned the boat off and were just watching when</div><div style="text-align: center;">this one decided to dive.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlnZhwhc0s_49VXmuFkhbfizvKCzF7z8VSZA4YD6_z6B2FjfsoiI7Sx_vZBXZWsYjX8I_imIHj6ZwES66XgdfPzQdBNF8Rmz8Mjvjoqeqf9_w1auOYLJbple4DJSCA1LYol2Y0hWX6hgze/s1600/sunc.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlnZhwhc0s_49VXmuFkhbfizvKCzF7z8VSZA4YD6_z6B2FjfsoiI7Sx_vZBXZWsYjX8I_imIHj6ZwES66XgdfPzQdBNF8Rmz8Mjvjoqeqf9_w1auOYLJbple4DJSCA1LYol2Y0hWX6hgze/s400/sunc.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589002247294394482" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Pretty view with a few seagulls on the rocks. Right now</div><div style="text-align: center;">it seems like Alfred Hitchcok's "The Birds" movie</div><div style="text-align: center;">since there are hundreds of seagulls around town waiting</div><div style="text-align: center;">on the herring fishery. A lot of the larger roofs in town</div><div style="text-align: center;">(like the large hotel) are white from all of the bird</div><div style="text-align: center;">poo being deposited on it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd8aCvqVhAzXJRm6tnOkZeHC7KQ6MUqctheWdD4wxEcLfoNDB4FCeDPhiN-lzS8eV2-6vaVTJwJlreQXuIi6EFIpGDZiPWFg5U9cYQAxQpImH86GwM939S-WcvY_IPePdgX69csOlu_VfV/s1600/sund.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd8aCvqVhAzXJRm6tnOkZeHC7KQ6MUqctheWdD4wxEcLfoNDB4FCeDPhiN-lzS8eV2-6vaVTJwJlreQXuIi6EFIpGDZiPWFg5U9cYQAxQpImH86GwM939S-WcvY_IPePdgX69csOlu_VfV/s400/sund.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589002002855114626" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Somebody</b></i> got a little too hyped up from all</div><div style="text-align: center;">the whale action and had to be locked in</div><div style="text-align: center;">a body vise-grip until he could calm</div><div style="text-align: center;">himself down. Sheesh.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOHcDMesygigqy4fSAV8CSvr3uNkpXdE5RCjNZi6v6FrosFtxC0t6TdaZiMJsgk70qfm8k2hMyVndIKeXhE42-RnQTXsm-e8Vb5sGVhws096mr7zvwShvWGK7pgcuBDwrxwyMs8ceVeret/s1600/sune.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOHcDMesygigqy4fSAV8CSvr3uNkpXdE5RCjNZi6v6FrosFtxC0t6TdaZiMJsgk70qfm8k2hMyVndIKeXhE42-RnQTXsm-e8Vb5sGVhws096mr7zvwShvWGK7pgcuBDwrxwyMs8ceVeret/s400/sune.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589001997414241170" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We went a ways farther to get away from all the whales</div><div style="text-align: center;">and found a shallow channel to anchor up in and fish for</div><div style="text-align: center;">a few herring with a pole. These guys are great bait</div><div style="text-align: center;">for halibut and they love to bite the multiple tiny</div><div style="text-align: center;">hooks on a light fishing pole. My daughter went in</div><div style="text-align: center;">the kayak to paddle around a bit since the water</div><div style="text-align: center;">was so nice and flat.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3H3MJexNO5Nnsq3nOgXUB-ubfSqvgxYaxxab2uk3JpGibxx92TMHEP1j4_ITymyZvUfCjZYLmhMlcufhJaFd3CG6Lfi1-dgAooDBzatpIKHPSSCgSMcRVHADCox6HhUcAJDlrXX8r8Pav/s1600/sunf.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3H3MJexNO5Nnsq3nOgXUB-ubfSqvgxYaxxab2uk3JpGibxx92TMHEP1j4_ITymyZvUfCjZYLmhMlcufhJaFd3CG6Lfi1-dgAooDBzatpIKHPSSCgSMcRVHADCox6HhUcAJDlrXX8r8Pav/s400/sunf.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589001994744500050" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Here there were 4 herring on the line--2 flew</div><div style="text-align: center;">off into the boat (dogs are inspecting them)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXOzdT7maPcKBZ1eHXvZOiYOeerhOXMO6To83CmzXBVuFmGHWzf7nOFJYjG04zlHqn4Fx_6pKnpYRSU411XVkWqptSdWuNG-BMG_L1VffOsCwC3OQ3JzBKeUJ46VaCbS3w0O4LZrFke5Zb/s1600/sung.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 376px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXOzdT7maPcKBZ1eHXvZOiYOeerhOXMO6To83CmzXBVuFmGHWzf7nOFJYjG04zlHqn4Fx_6pKnpYRSU411XVkWqptSdWuNG-BMG_L1VffOsCwC3OQ3JzBKeUJ46VaCbS3w0O4LZrFke5Zb/s400/sung.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589001989123256354" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Lots of wildlife all around--eagles, sea lions, ducks...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMbC7eUrONPDB4LaOz6RDflITIph66fTPNvFIxQ4HKvqGhkBEajaDnJnUdIyNuPDX9BM8U2WiZlkO8hANkqgA6EglsglbVGEUBY-8rGXtBSTCKA0YYYex-NjfMXqUoNByCyP1ryZ7OLPk5/s1600/sunh.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMbC7eUrONPDB4LaOz6RDflITIph66fTPNvFIxQ4HKvqGhkBEajaDnJnUdIyNuPDX9BM8U2WiZlkO8hANkqgA6EglsglbVGEUBY-8rGXtBSTCKA0YYYex-NjfMXqUoNByCyP1ryZ7OLPk5/s400/sunh.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589001979170260866" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Lilly just can't stop staring at the fish in the bucket.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipeytpuR9TLYGihBlldyihv2HCgdzBFU5f4cD9oWrVjwBkyRFYcBza9Fj6Lz_5ajHw2ebn2XJ5fi1GpSd4NTPjX7MToO5-5E0l5FxQlPCUnGb2Dh0q56iauxeWclewn6XHhh_zLlcJPmTT/s400/sunj.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589001669896427538" /><div style="text-align: center;">Neo just can't stop staring at the fish in the water.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsw9d_JENdN8WL9LODpghI38_YuMvbFFjQAztnzhtVU14Qbr7Kg8isAN2pmkp49_hWPKYYyRR0AvrHX-3gCLegefp7nr824fxWP8qlXpRMdSsQ7OgQdThLMBa0F6Ld36PBpblU53Ju29mn/s1600/suni.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsw9d_JENdN8WL9LODpghI38_YuMvbFFjQAztnzhtVU14Qbr7Kg8isAN2pmkp49_hWPKYYyRR0AvrHX-3gCLegefp7nr824fxWP8qlXpRMdSsQ7OgQdThLMBa0F6Ld36PBpblU53Ju29mn/s1600/suni.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsw9d_JENdN8WL9LODpghI38_YuMvbFFjQAztnzhtVU14Qbr7Kg8isAN2pmkp49_hWPKYYyRR0AvrHX-3gCLegefp7nr824fxWP8qlXpRMdSsQ7OgQdThLMBa0F6Ld36PBpblU53Ju29mn/s400/suni.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589001678630726002" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">So here is my younger daughter happily paddling</div><div style="text-align: center;">while we all enjoy the silence...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjre8ZbU0-nmxinAAlLqTnMUucqx8coOTQ9YkmsCyIhnTqpCTFF7UR4kAt_0t8NmQVZWSOt7NQY5LcMdIA1UnOFgcIbcakAR4jxrN9pyXI5R-p0QpRWQSQFOgPv42_A-Xg_0eQgblugjdoX/s1600/sunl.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 332px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjre8ZbU0-nmxinAAlLqTnMUucqx8coOTQ9YkmsCyIhnTqpCTFF7UR4kAt_0t8NmQVZWSOt7NQY5LcMdIA1UnOFgcIbcakAR4jxrN9pyXI5R-p0QpRWQSQFOgPv42_A-Xg_0eQgblugjdoX/s400/sunl.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589001671903614066" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">and look what surfaced 50 feet away...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIGJjzRcoz8cNhaPQi5Z_SiAopvm1_Q5HGfMTS6IUYVoTIG3FXeUlBO10hoKyL9AV6Qm59pT8iSd0iznjzfgT7wqSCUiuuKOmfcH_TB7fGas1fJyt1hryg3CnQhBFdchwSZWVetCGVmPt9/s1600/sunm.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIGJjzRcoz8cNhaPQi5Z_SiAopvm1_Q5HGfMTS6IUYVoTIG3FXeUlBO10hoKyL9AV6Qm59pT8iSd0iznjzfgT7wqSCUiuuKOmfcH_TB7fGas1fJyt1hryg3CnQhBFdchwSZWVetCGVmPt9/s400/sunm.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589001667771121202" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">and brought their friends...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYi48POWcZ-9zxGozx0mmTxeZhVBHVE1I293jzi1iRQacVCwx9bGGm-I79qNFwaR-5oA4ev90LYNj3c7f-xMHgyVEvVJ8zSyFmFnUvGNhDGytPQm8iUkkYO1acg3NxLF7MxdDNqrbhli3S/s1600/sunn.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYi48POWcZ-9zxGozx0mmTxeZhVBHVE1I293jzi1iRQacVCwx9bGGm-I79qNFwaR-5oA4ev90LYNj3c7f-xMHgyVEvVJ8zSyFmFnUvGNhDGytPQm8iUkkYO1acg3NxLF7MxdDNqrbhli3S/s400/sunn.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589001664735517746" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">these are not zoomed--we were surrounded...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8KJ9HDm8UsdTJboKJc4TjfPA1BTmCnRF0M4iF1ksYiPYDWKBXjSdz_cFLAan9GB1IKJAtSikfPq-l8kvPktc5e4J8dAd47l7KNPgIImdN0SzMrRHOl-C8MVvVcF3KlY4KGTM8gavU2Yg8/s1600/suno.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8KJ9HDm8UsdTJboKJc4TjfPA1BTmCnRF0M4iF1ksYiPYDWKBXjSdz_cFLAan9GB1IKJAtSikfPq-l8kvPktc5e4J8dAd47l7KNPgIImdN0SzMrRHOl-C8MVvVcF3KlY4KGTM8gavU2Yg8/s400/suno.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589001369465546466" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">You can't believe the sound of the foooossssshhhhhhh</div><div style="text-align: center;">as they blow one by one in the silence. My daughter</div><div style="text-align: center;">said she could hear them pulling air in after they</div><div style="text-align: center;">blew too since she was down on the water.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSbWzd1cXX794QNFDmnRgPGqvc5Fp9Zjt_nocMadP6zAlwfjvDU-Pw66Nwc5o72OSOsj-SRKdXW59wlU1TWYOhLlqBv_ST865uhW1GIyNOPTsdy7f6-2ccvf9ltfS0uWQKeN322fFmXIa-/s1600/sunp.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSbWzd1cXX794QNFDmnRgPGqvc5Fp9Zjt_nocMadP6zAlwfjvDU-Pw66Nwc5o72OSOsj-SRKdXW59wlU1TWYOhLlqBv_ST865uhW1GIyNOPTsdy7f6-2ccvf9ltfS0uWQKeN322fFmXIa-/s400/sunp.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589001364230722674" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcvIx_GXPXvC1F9L0JZZJSBOxKau9i3H_qfpCqKKoOkG1WD-hE7oS8eo_t10DqyVwqZRe4AOY9Akxps3tv9WNynREu50LMcdd0HemT2oRh1h4nAcC6DiJQqdA7pYE5ZNtbnm9YQDfeHp2s/s1600/sunq.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcvIx_GXPXvC1F9L0JZZJSBOxKau9i3H_qfpCqKKoOkG1WD-hE7oS8eo_t10DqyVwqZRe4AOY9Akxps3tv9WNynREu50LMcdd0HemT2oRh1h4nAcC6DiJQqdA7pYE5ZNtbnm9YQDfeHp2s/s400/sunq.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589001357130119666" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">It. Was. Amazing. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and Awesome. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and Breathtaking.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and Scary because my daughter</div><div style="text-align: center;">was in the kayak, in the water.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">with</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">the</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> whales.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We had her hug the shore and we all</div><div style="text-align: center;">watched them, then she was able to get </div><div style="text-align: center;">back in the boat.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Eventually a rain squall came over and</div><div style="text-align: center;">they all went away, so we headed home.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What an amazing sight.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Yku-mdgp6Dj8CiaCxgJnzZOzm1IuhzLS6A71DFZJpIOSEgw5G9QO8cMmg0h5s2nctWecaAtn76P4Lr5cNT-_X70rhkkT0Vrm052ZS97qvNY9SC4IMhJL1FMk_OAF2mrjRQjJefCkukbF/s1600/sunr.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Yku-mdgp6Dj8CiaCxgJnzZOzm1IuhzLS6A71DFZJpIOSEgw5G9QO8cMmg0h5s2nctWecaAtn76P4Lr5cNT-_X70rhkkT0Vrm052ZS97qvNY9SC4IMhJL1FMk_OAF2mrjRQjJefCkukbF/s400/sunr.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589001355426974770" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This was a cool shot of Mt. Edegecumbe as we were</div><div style="text-align: center;">going by. And we had another whale come alongside</div><div style="text-align: center;">us as we were headed home too, just kind of keeping</div><div style="text-align: center;">pace with us as we went along.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbvOGMymdnMigqqWEIc3HkNwDViVaFuMXdAijt6Ux7YzVH645Mpnu1NTHTKVTRE6izTFS5LNEfraaxZtFxFcr1j7DTUF3gpPjL-zIxs5kAmP_J-e8rTVLoQwqzE9XF90gmlN0_-BYpkJSH/s1600/suns.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbvOGMymdnMigqqWEIc3HkNwDViVaFuMXdAijt6Ux7YzVH645Mpnu1NTHTKVTRE6izTFS5LNEfraaxZtFxFcr1j7DTUF3gpPjL-zIxs5kAmP_J-e8rTVLoQwqzE9XF90gmlN0_-BYpkJSH/s400/suns.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589001346990027314" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I thought this was a neat shot of some of the huge</div></div><div style="text-align: center;">boats that are here waiting for the Herring Fishery. </div><div style="text-align: center;">That should be happening here in the next couple </div><div style="text-align: center;">of days...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Grandma Tillie's Bakeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04347610921670487366noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841330690482031444.post-68276372906570071392011-03-25T11:30:00.007-08:002011-03-25T12:00:32.068-08:00CRAVING FRESHLY BAKED GOODS<div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">Living where we do, we are accustomed to doing</div><div style="text-align: center; ">without the things that most everybody in the</div><div style="text-align: center; ">lower 48 feels like they can't live without.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">No Walmart, Red Robin, Sonics or Costco.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">There is not a single mall, bowling alley,</div><div style="text-align: center; ">skating rink or Home Depot.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">But what we do have is a community that</div><div style="text-align: center; ">has learned how to make things happen</div><div style="text-align: center; ">and we definitely learn how to make use</div><div style="text-align: center; ">of the things we DO have.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">There are people that live in outlying</div><div style="text-align: center; ">communities that are much more</div><div style="text-align: center; ">remote than we are. In fact, compared</div><div style="text-align: center; ">to them we look like a metropolis.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">These people have discovered that</div><div style="text-align: center; ">I make fresh bread and cakes.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">So now I am packaging my baked goods</div><div style="text-align: center; ">into boxes and taking them over to the</div><div style="text-align: center; ">Harris Air to fly them out to the small</div><div style="text-align: center; ">communities.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">I was a little nervous the first time I</div><div style="text-align: center; ">shipped a cake, but after meeting the</div><div style="text-align: center; ">pilots and the people at the front desk</div><div style="text-align: center; ">I knew they would take excellent care</div><div style="text-align: center; ">of the baked goods. Plus, they said</div></div><div style="text-align: center; ">if they wrecked it they would just eat </div><div style="text-align: center; ">the evidence.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">Hardy har har har.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">So here is a birthday cake for a camera</div><div style="text-align: center; ">enthusiast going down to Klawock:</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXYvB_ve-iqvNW5tGGne1iyA9PS2hgdL5VZcaLElNmUn70xyl7tg_CkPuyU8g3UDmJOfGEyWqBpe4zM1oOD4FLWM7j0Mp5ateJm98CmInMF5P3hiAdljHmeFHDzXBQIpzXzkgfQgHQDa2C/s1600/klawa.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXYvB_ve-iqvNW5tGGne1iyA9PS2hgdL5VZcaLElNmUn70xyl7tg_CkPuyU8g3UDmJOfGEyWqBpe4zM1oOD4FLWM7j0Mp5ateJm98CmInMF5P3hiAdljHmeFHDzXBQIpzXzkgfQgHQDa2C/s400/klawa.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588106490717456370" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh41EE-D-YxZf8-Lyy0yyLz-wnhOZggjbPRmQmi5E9d8sacwhYEGEADpGSbFVRyKOYyiXa8zzQVycN4aGxPI05SMr7pStFViHVNFe8xOVdZSHkyryt8E6s481Lc_6fQY6uZ8pk_W_qA4Ez/s1600/klawb.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh41EE-D-YxZf8-Lyy0yyLz-wnhOZggjbPRmQmi5E9d8sacwhYEGEADpGSbFVRyKOYyiXa8zzQVycN4aGxPI05SMr7pStFViHVNFe8xOVdZSHkyryt8E6s481Lc_6fQY6uZ8pk_W_qA4Ez/s400/klawb.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588106490224459314" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Cake box snug inside a priority box</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiidQ1gNxlIOS-5TZ3IzlA0rMWuMjojybfpyQxaMqWlrwkaQwca7ucqbXdnurhR9l53rDS5pdMO8ssErB8c40KHi5qdlRpi57Kkmd_sxn0WcunFptzakwCNKKCCUz2C581YFHI5F7N5Kshz/s1600/klawc.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiidQ1gNxlIOS-5TZ3IzlA0rMWuMjojybfpyQxaMqWlrwkaQwca7ucqbXdnurhR9l53rDS5pdMO8ssErB8c40KHi5qdlRpi57Kkmd_sxn0WcunFptzakwCNKKCCUz2C581YFHI5F7N5Kshz/s400/klawc.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588106480533950562" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Bubble wrap cushion on top</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUmmgsy_mNMRN6Blpm-lFzvnWZcn_X8OXPGzyCqZ9iOmtmcOZqrf6q-td5YByoxAXTwKHqH-t7ePkYTe7uwDuwTiARCrtu3g-Y9bb09meheeCbNFhDWoac_-g9Me0z3LpC5h9jFwFv2Y2V/s1600/klawd.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUmmgsy_mNMRN6Blpm-lFzvnWZcn_X8OXPGzyCqZ9iOmtmcOZqrf6q-td5YByoxAXTwKHqH-t7ePkYTe7uwDuwTiARCrtu3g-Y9bb09meheeCbNFhDWoac_-g9Me0z3LpC5h9jFwFv2Y2V/s400/klawd.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588106474049435330" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Sealed up with instructions everywhere</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaV_GbF55sjgyGgNbKhddN4BIUXhFdpFDTbFFBWCEoiThOfKb05D7KpmM9tCUJpjWBQwFQqo1JsOcEtzCDK6LUbvi6WVobc6o48ypmVoesSzhCHYQINEDA4Kpt2FHNO6UQAx7QJe37-Vcr/s1600/klawe.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaV_GbF55sjgyGgNbKhddN4BIUXhFdpFDTbFFBWCEoiThOfKb05D7KpmM9tCUJpjWBQwFQqo1JsOcEtzCDK6LUbvi6WVobc6o48ypmVoesSzhCHYQINEDA4Kpt2FHNO6UQAx7QJe37-Vcr/s400/klawe.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588106469812608946" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Delivered to the nice people at Harris Air.</div><div style="text-align: center;">They are very helpful and just very pleasant.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Most of the items I make can be flown for</div><div style="text-align: center;">approx. $12.00 a box to any of the outlying</div><div style="text-align: center;">communities. That's a pretty darn good</div><div style="text-align: center;">deal considering what it costs to fill up</div><div style="text-align: center;">with fuel in your car to drive somewhere</div><div style="text-align: center;">to get freshly baked goods!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yesterday's shipment--freshly baked</div><div style="text-align: center;">Chocolate Zucchini, Orange Cranberry,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Lemon Blueberry, Banana and Cinnamon </div><div style="text-align: center;">Swirl bread:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTmY69eOvJB8eYG0Uq4I5AMJur_lfQ7zcRNDZRkfpiUIqPH-ha6gpiTPDfvIzbk6yONXu2a45h93E7aA9EJc_095xnmSwsk74ZjduD57bj-jnmRjHc4VN6VD2ecbHCFs4P-KCxtPmgyo1C/s1600/bread.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 391px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTmY69eOvJB8eYG0Uq4I5AMJur_lfQ7zcRNDZRkfpiUIqPH-ha6gpiTPDfvIzbk6yONXu2a45h93E7aA9EJc_095xnmSwsk74ZjduD57bj-jnmRjHc4VN6VD2ecbHCFs4P-KCxtPmgyo1C/s400/bread.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588102350911152690" /></a>Grandma Tillie's Bakeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04347610921670487366noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841330690482031444.post-13785518245049621572011-03-24T10:40:00.002-08:002011-03-24T10:44:53.298-08:00THE BIRTHDAY GIRL!<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This seems like just yesterday to me...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0FeJ9ih1BJiTtVSqAcWSn6uUy-Q-aiUotIRDkU_L6cJeLV1f0yPHQt5xCQp62Ha4akwSYPuh-KWzeJhMCBhrzMWXA9t7Qs_qid_V09Y3eDOv_4oPyt97VGnWYU1ivZEQfmURsOUR3Yici/s400/vala.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587718309520310290" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhya8hvD4YYuTPWoe7dS16e_955ehl22IJ9WLzdSc_NXJEsz07X5WgzAEJzoOPjsSMMFc-7TkwUl-shmWvs53x5GAOGN6WSCyzEI4jrVOZbcEiPrmKJfDJUrDIFnCjUu4iRJCQvHps6nTfm/s1600/valb.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhya8hvD4YYuTPWoe7dS16e_955ehl22IJ9WLzdSc_NXJEsz07X5WgzAEJzoOPjsSMMFc-7TkwUl-shmWvs53x5GAOGN6WSCyzEI4jrVOZbcEiPrmKJfDJUrDIFnCjUu4iRJCQvHps6nTfm/s400/valb.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587718313131107570" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Look who's 14 years old today!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Happy Birthday Valla Dalla!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Poet, Math Whiz, Little Sister</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">and Book Worm.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">You give teenagers a GOOD name.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Love, Mom and Dad</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Grandma Tillie's Bakeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04347610921670487366noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841330690482031444.post-76471932793522623152011-03-22T08:45:00.006-08:002011-03-22T09:44:20.153-08:00A TYPE OF ACUPUNCTURE<div>It has been a long few months for me, with lots of back </div><div>pain from a bulging disc. I don't go to regular doctors </div><div>for my back since the only 2 suggestions are either </div><div>surgery or strong pain meds and I am not interested </div><div>in either one of those.</div><div><br /></div><div>My daughter works at a chiropractic clinic, so she talked</div><div>me into an appointment to meet with the doctor there </div><div>about my back and neck. She adjusted my neck (which </div><div>really helped) but my back was just too painful to man-</div><div>ipulate.</div><div><br /></div><div>She offered me a new technology that she wanted to </div><div>learn more about. Since it is non-invasive I thought, Why </div><div>not? Like she said, the worst that could happen would </div><div>be a waste of time.</div><div><br /></div><div>The program is called AcuGraph II, digital meridian </div><div>imaging. The entire thing is done with the aid of a </div><div>computer, a moistened probe and a small hand held </div><div>machine that emits hertz.</div><div><br /></div>Basically the doctor has me hold a metal ground and <div>she uses a small probe that is hooked up to the </div><div>computer to measure the energetic status of my </div><div>acupuncture meridians.</div><div><div><br /></div><div>The readout is then analyzed by the computer and </div><div>recommendations are shown in a very detailed </div><div>graph of my body. She then takes the small hertz </div><div>machine and holds it over each meridian (energy </div><div>point) to encourage my body to equalize the hertz </div><div>to the machine.</div><div><br /></div><div>It sounds very strange, I know. But after reading </div><div>about it in Chinese medicine it makes total sense. </div><div>I have had several surgeries in my lifetime and that </div><div>alone will interrupt the Qi (pronounced "chee") or </div><div>life force energy in the body.</div><div><br /></div><div>I have had 4 treatments so far and the difference is </div><div>amazing. When I went into the doctor I felt a like a</div><div> jigsaw puzzle that someone dumped out on the table. </div><div>During the treatments I felt like the doctor had put </div><div>a few of my pieces back together, then she put the </div><div>border of the puzzle together, now we have groups</div><div>of pieces being put together.</div><div><br /></div><div>There were some painful times. Not during the </div><div>treatment, that was painless.But later as the energy </div><div>cycled through my body I would have different areas </div><div>of my body hurt pretty bad.</div><div><br /></div><div>One night my right hand swelled to the point that I </div><div>wondered if something was really wrong. Then </div><div>another time my left rib cage felt like there was a </div><div>sword in it. One night my right leg hurt so bad that </div><div>I had it elevated and the pain was intense. But the </div><div>pain was short lived and then would just disappear.</div><div><br /></div><div>I have 2 weeks off from treatment and then will </div><div>start again.</div><div><br /></div><div>If you would like to know more about this procedure, </div><div>you can read about it more here: <b><a href="http://www.miridiatech.com/default.php">AcuGraphII</a></b></div><div><br /></div><div>After reading about this and experiencing it, I think </div><div>most people would benefit from having these treatments. </div><div>I have read that people that suffer from things like Multiple </div><div>Sclerosis respond really well to this procedure.</div><div><br /></div><div>One of the readouts talks about foods that benefit your </div><div>body. Not allergies, but foods that enhance your body </div><div>according to your detailed readouts. And it talks about </div><div>what hurts your body emotionally and I was blown away </div><div>by how accurate it was--I mean blown away.</div><div><br /></div><div>Nobody knows those things that you think about inside </div><div>your head, yet this procedure and test showed me exactly </div><div>what I knew about myself and how some of those things </div><div>are very harmful to me physically--it was WEIRD.</div><div><br /></div><div>Blockage of the energy meridians can result in a whole </div><div>host of negative health conditions. If you have some time,</div><div>read up on this online--you may be very surprised by what </div><div>you discover. But don't wait for your MD to talk to you </div><div>about that, it will never happen.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Grandma Tillie's Bakeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04347610921670487366noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841330690482031444.post-2803054442663311692011-03-20T09:28:00.001-08:002011-03-20T09:29:03.821-08:00Mommy's Nose is Scary!<iframe width="425" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/N9oxmRT2YWw?fs=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>Grandma Tillie's Bakeryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04347610921670487366noreply@blogger.com3