dlyn

Riley pays his taxes

2009-04-15T13:44:00.002-04:00

I thought, since there are still a lot of subscribers to this blog, I should try to send you all over to the new place. I've been over there a month and you should definitely come and check it out. Riley did pay his taxes, but he did it here: Riley does his civic dutyCome on over, and don't forget to change your feeds and bookmarks!

Monday Songs

2009-03-09T13:51:00.003-04:00

Are you still seeing this blog in your feedreader?You need to resubscribe for my new blog.Go here and look for the "subscribe" link at the top of the sidebars.If you use your browser's "Favorites", you can update that there as well!Go check out the new place - you are going to love it!

A recipe for Sloppy Joes

2009-03-06T10:47:00.001-05:00

But you have to go HERE to see it!Have you updated your bookmarks yet, so that you see my new blog? You could subscribe over at the new place and then you'll always see my new posts in your feedreader!

Riley blogged today!

2009-03-04T15:16:00.002-05:00

But he didn't do it here.He did at the new home of dlyn: That's here!Go check out the new place ☺

Coconut Mini-Muffins with Lime Glaze

2009-03-03T08:01:00.002-05:00

Did you know I moved my blog? I sure did and this is the Coconut Muffin recipe: HEREI'll be leaving this version of my blog up for awhile, but please switch your bookmarks or subscribe in a reader to the feed at the new place.For a tour of the new blog, go HERE

Hey! What are you doing here?

2009-03-02T07:15:00.000-05:00

You should be HERE !!

3 day weekend

2009-02-27T10:56:00.002-05:00

I wish it was an actual 3 day weekend, like where I get to go away and be waited on hand and foot, but that isn't going to be happening. I am just going to take a few days off from blogging. I am drowning in things I have fallen behind on, and I need to take a few days to try and get myself back to some semblance of organization. Have a great weekend peeps - see you on Monday!

The things you remember...

2009-02-26T08:10:00.005-05:00

I was looking through some of my photo folders from last summer when I ran across the series that contains these shots. I was instantly transported back to the June evening whe I took them. We had just decided it was time to finish getting dinner ready, after a lovely hour on the porch with some wine and snacks. Larry had gone to light the grill, and as I was gathering up the remains of

What's up with moving?

2009-02-25T09:23:00.001-05:00

Ok - I am back. I didn't have the energy to post anything yesterday. Feeling better today though. So now I can get back to the discussion I started on Monday. I admit that moving my blog and looking back over all that I have put out here in the past 18 months is strange. It has made me wax all reflective about where I started and where I want to go. I started out blogging only for me. It was a

I hab a code

2009-02-23T09:15:00.000-05:00

No no, not a c-o-d-e! I hab a code! By dose id all stubbed up. By ears are all buzzy. Uck. I'm on my second box of Puffs Plus and even those are starting to feel like heavy grit sandpaper. And here's how you know I am sick - I don't want to eat anything. But, I will persevere. Gotta work today, but at least I will be here at home and not spreading my germs around to other people. There

Sunday

2009-02-22T10:20:00.001-05:00

This will wake you upHave a great Sunday!

Day 3 of the cold that ate my brain

2009-02-21T10:47:00.004-05:00

Can I possibly be a bigger baby about this? I hope not. Anyway - I know I usually post a recipe on Saturday, but the idea writing about food has about as much appeal as eating any does. So, I am going to sit here at my desk, wrapped in an afghan, waching the birds at the feeder, and actually get around to visit some of your blogs for a change. Don't worry, I'll bring my own Kleenex.

25 things - but not about me I guess

2009-02-20T08:55:00.000-05:00

As I did last week, I am killing two birds with one stone. This tag, again, is actually from Facebook, but why not use it here too? I promise not to tag any of you though - unless we happen to be friends on Facebook that is. [and if we aren't - why not? Go friend me up whydoncha?]1. I am doing this while I watch Survivor.2. Survivor is my guilty pleasure - I have watched every season.3. I would

Taking a sick day

2009-02-19T09:09:00.003-05:00

We get those in blogdom, right? These, along with Tylenol and cough syrup are my new best friends.I knew yesterday that a cold was "catching up to me" as Lauren always used to say. Or maybe it is dengue fever or jungle bunganitis. So I wasn't surprised when I woke up at 3:00AM with a crashing headache and a bad cough - a lovely combo for sure. Anyway - I am going to eat oranges and take

Somebody Looking for Spring

2009-02-18T08:28:00.000-05:00

I was on the exercise bike late yesterday, and when I looked up from my book [I always read while I'm on the bike - I can forget entirely that I am even exercising at all, which is good since I loathe exercise like poison] I noticed something out in the snow bank that given the right conditions [for example the first condition is that is should be July] is my shade garden. A spot of some kind.I

Soap Nuts? Soup to nuts?

2009-02-17T07:42:00.010-05:00

No - definitely Soap Nuts. Have you heard about these? It's a natural soap, used mainly in this country for laundry, though you can find premade products for other uses. I saw them mentioned on a message board and decided to look into them.This is what Wikipedia has to say: "Soap nuts contain saponin, a natural detergent which is used to clean clothes. Soap nuts have become popular as an

Front Door/Back Door Meme - February

2009-02-16T08:12:00.006-05:00

Though I usually take the fd/bd photos first thing in the morning the day I post them, I did these yesterday, because it was so pretty out. I don't usually complain much about winter - unless it is still snowing in June - but this has been a rather dreary one. Not terrible in terms of an extraordinary amount of snow or a lot of bad storms, but it has been very grey a lot of the time. Did you

Sunday & The bird feeder

2009-02-15T14:45:00.005-05:00

I'm late posting today - woke up with a sinus headache that has kept me staring dully into space half the day. Improving now, so I went out to take a photo of the birdfeeder that a lot of people asked about from this post earlier in the week. This little guy wanted to get away from his lunch, so I caught this shot of him for Lauren. No chickadees where she is, I am thinking.And, here is the

Burritos!

2009-02-14T11:28:00.002-05:00

Happy Valentine's Day! What else says "I love you" like a nice spicy burrito? Well, around here it is going to be beef stroganoff and a blueberry pie, but we were pretty happy with these burritos earlier in the week. I can honestly say that I have never had one of those pre-made frozen burritos that you can get at the grocery store. When I worked at a convenience store a long time ago, they

10 people - 5 minutes

2009-02-13T07:34:00.000-05:00

I stole this from Facebook where I have roughly 173 tags piled up that I will very likely never have time to do. This one is easy and I haven't blogged anything similar, so I am invoking the busy, overworked, out of time bloggers supreme rule - I can put whatever I want on my blog - even content from my Facebook page.It's simple:Once you have been tagged, you are supposed to write a list of the

Why I Love My Squirrel-Proof Bird Feeder

2009-02-12T08:23:00.001-05:00

The evil squirrel descends the tree, humming tunelessly under his breath"Hmmmm - look at all that yummy seed down there."" There must be a way to get to it." "I hope no one notices me out here." "It's kind of tricky." "If I could just get down there on that bar." "Maybe over on this side." "Whoa! Kinda slippery." "Oh yeah - that's what I'm talkin' about!" "Yum. Yum yummy yum yum." "What the ...?"

A little photography lesson - framing the shot & more

2009-02-11T08:30:00.000-05:00

What is it that all of us amateur photographers say? "I am no expert." And I'm most decidedly not, but I am working at it and I have learned a few things over the last year or so. Sometimes I learn something and don't realize it until months later.If you hang around here much, you know how much I love my DSLR camera. I mean, I may have mentioned that just a couple times over the last 13 months,

Valentine Sugar Cookies

2009-02-10T07:24:00.010-05:00

Sparked with the tang of orange and warmed up with a touch of nutmeg, these tender but sturdy cookies are just plain yummy. They are very easy to make and kids would have blast helping out. Let's get going.In a large mixing bowl, cream together1 cup softened butter8 ounces softened cream cheeseBeat in, until fluffy2 cups granulated sugarThen beat in2 large eggs1 & 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract1

99!

2009-02-09T08:44:00.004-05:00

That is how old my Grandma Simmons turned on her birthday Saturday. She is a my Dad's mother and I have mentioned her hefore. This post is about her and so is this one. The photo is from 2005 and I do have a more recent one but my scanner is not cooperating this morning. She still lives in her own house and with the exception of letting my uncle mow her lawn, she does everything for herself

Sunday

2009-02-08T09:01:00.002-05:00

Winter is beginning to lose it's grip on us.Lauren got the chance to call last night and I told her I had begun to count the weeks. She said "You can count the days - 39!" So today it is 38. Have a peaceful, blessed day my friends.