tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358224623448334352Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:55:46 +0000Random thoughts on life (past, present, future), my travels, lessons learned, things that interest me, and my search for a new "niche".http://www.lakemarymusings.com/CherylK@lakemarymusings.com (CherylK)Blogger287125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358224623448334352.post-8338264486197005726Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:16:00 +00002009-11-14T12:08:06.457-06:00Honey and Wheat RollsBread MachineHadn't used my bread machine for about a year. Mostly because I lost the little paddle that mixes the dough and bread machines are pretty much useless when that happens.So we're cleaning out a storage area in the basement and Jack says, "Do you still want this bread machine?" A riveting conversation ensued whereby I lamented the loss of the paddle and Jack suggested trying to find another. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lakemarymusings/iMfX/~3/Gd9MuAMCqoo/honey-wheat-rolls-recipe.htmlCherylK@lakemarymusings.com (CherylK)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/lakemarymusings/iMfX/~4/Gd9MuAMCqoo" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.lakemarymusings.com/2009/11/honey-wheat-rolls-recipe.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358224623448334352.post-2826110217213333798Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:11:00 +00002009-11-10T10:48:49.931-06:00Homemade Honey Granola BarsJack's traveling for Meadow Farm, today, and I'm just giddy trying to decide how to spend my day. No interruptions. I'm going to try to figure out a new photo editing software program that I've just loaded. I'm going to read a whole bunch of my favorite blogs. I'm going to take a walk because it's a gorgeous day.But first I'm going to make a loaf of bread in my bread machine and then I'm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lakemarymusings/iMfX/~3/cdSTU9IATkY/honey-granola-bars.htmlCherylK@lakemarymusings.com (CherylK)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/lakemarymusings/iMfX/~4/cdSTU9IATkY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.lakemarymusings.com/2009/11/honey-granola-bars.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358224623448334352.post-516740861931284887Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:40:00 +00002009-11-09T22:49:31.650-06:00Clouda9SquidooZazzleNo, I'm not botching up the lyrics of a Beetles song. I just wanted to post a message about a friend and a really great Squidoo lensmaster who is in big trouble.Her husband lost his job last December and although he has sent out about 200 applications, he still hasn't had any luck. So they're at the end of their rope, so to speak, and in danger of being evicted. She's keeping her chin up and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lakemarymusings/iMfX/~3/a_TmK95dqXU/ill-get-by-with-little-help-for-my.htmlCherylK@lakemarymusings.com (CherylK)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/lakemarymusings/iMfX/~4/a_TmK95dqXU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.lakemarymusings.com/2009/11/ill-get-by-with-little-help-for-my.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358224623448334352.post-619773902322452616Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:38:00 +00002009-11-05T17:58:15.560-06:00eggschickensAs far as I'm concerned, it was definitely the chicken. I promised chicken pictures and chicken pictures are what you're getting. Well, two. Well, one of the chickens and one of their little roosting rooms.When I went to get my eggs, yesterday, I asked if I could take a photo or two of the chickens and was granted my request. It's chilly, now, so they're all inside but you can see that therehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lakemarymusings/iMfX/~3/DyOhy7x94so/which-came-firstthe-chicken-or-egg.htmlCherylK@lakemarymusings.com (CherylK)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/lakemarymusings/iMfX/~4/DyOhy7x94so" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.lakemarymusings.com/2009/11/which-came-firstthe-chicken-or-egg.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358224623448334352.post-136690246790603164Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:36:00 +00002009-11-04T10:04:37.030-06:00Today is Egg Day. Every other week on a Wednesday I pick up three dozen fresh eggs from my Egg Lady. I've been doing this for several months and it's such a good feeling to know that my eggs are as fresh as they can be.My Egg Lady is a "youngish" widow who lives a few miles west of our place. She's just the nicest person and her farm is quite picturesque. She has very pretty but rather http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lakemarymusings/iMfX/~3/-kNweVpHnd0/egg-day.htmlCherylK@lakemarymusings.com (CherylK)9<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/lakemarymusings/iMfX/~4/-kNweVpHnd0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.lakemarymusings.com/2009/11/egg-day.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358224623448334352.post-2715495223427545536Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:56:00 +00002009-11-03T06:22:02.322-06:00Cranberry BushTown and Country GardensJasmine and RosesAbout a week ago a woman whose blog I follow sent a message asking if she could use one of my photos (this one of the cranberry bush in November) in an upcoming blogpost.Naturally I said, "yes". I'm not one to look a gift horse in the mouth.She is known as Jasmine & Roses. An amazing photographer and a gifted writer. She's from North Carolina.The blog, Town & Country Gardens is full of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lakemarymusings/iMfX/~3/zcMRtC1KRgg/my-cranberry-bush-15-minutes-of-fame.htmlCherylK@lakemarymusings.com (CherylK)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/lakemarymusings/iMfX/~4/zcMRtC1KRgg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.lakemarymusings.com/2009/10/my-cranberry-bush-15-minutes-of-fame.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358224623448334352.post-6991955935705768898Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:42:00 +00002009-11-04T10:20:03.165-06:00RecipesHoney Crisp Apples Apple Pie RecipeI made an apple pie, yesterday, with good old Minnesota Honey Crisp Apples. Wow, is it ever good! I only cheated by using a ready made pie crust - Pillsbury makes a great refrigerated crust (2 crusts) that you just unroll one of the crusts onto the pie plate, fill it up and place the second crust on top, cut little vents and pinch the edges closed. Easy as pie!I used my old faithful apple pie http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lakemarymusings/iMfX/~3/8eGDgA9MJHs/honey-crisp-apple-pie.htmlCherylK@lakemarymusings.com (CherylK)5<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/lakemarymusings/iMfX/~4/8eGDgA9MJHs" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.lakemarymusings.com/2009/10/honey-crisp-apple-pie.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358224623448334352.post-8687897092013815674Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:08:00 +00002009-10-24T11:26:54.136-05:00lensmastersSquidooGiant Squid ChallengeWell, I did it...I became a Giant Squid. Fifty quality lenses (pages) created on Squidoo.com. I joined Squidoo in February of 2008 with the idea that I could practice writing because I wanted to start another blog or a website...well, so far I've only got this one blog but have become totally addicted to Squidoo (just ask Jack!). Here's the t-shirt that I just received in the mail, yesterday. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lakemarymusings/iMfX/~3/0ZU_zUu5g9M/on-becoming-giant-squid.htmlCherylK@lakemarymusings.com (CherylK)5<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/lakemarymusings/iMfX/~4/0ZU_zUu5g9M" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.lakemarymusings.com/2009/10/on-becoming-giant-squid.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358224623448334352.post-1392206231800318362Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:21:00 +00002009-10-22T21:29:58.615-05:00I was just browsing through the photos that I have on the computer...there are thousands of them. I really, really need to go through everything and back everything up in case the computer totally blows up at some point. Okay, that's on the to-do list. But in the meantime, it was fun looking at some of the pictures I'd forgotten about.I thought you'd enjoy this very cute potting shed that a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lakemarymusings/iMfX/~3/64rT2-0jBMo/nancys-hoe-house.htmlCherylK@lakemarymusings.com (CherylK)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/lakemarymusings/iMfX/~4/64rT2-0jBMo" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.lakemarymusings.com/2009/10/nancys-hoe-house.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358224623448334352.post-6120102167339764010Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:45:00 +00002009-10-18T12:14:00.039-05:00Kitty BartholomewHooked on HousesI'm cat (Eva) and bird (Bob) sitting for Jen this weekend while she joins her siblings for a trip to Oklahoma to see a U2 concert. It's a perfect opportunity for some quality bonding time and something that I think will happen more frequently now that Jen has moved back from Los Angeles.There are a few little projects that I'm going to do for her while I'm here...one wall in her dining room http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lakemarymusings/iMfX/~3/YdAqYyShQzQ/whatever-happened-to-kitty-bartholomew.htmlCherylK@lakemarymusings.com (CherylK)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/lakemarymusings/iMfX/~4/YdAqYyShQzQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.lakemarymusings.com/2009/10/whatever-happened-to-kitty-bartholomew.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358224623448334352.post-1733074586469443353Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:23:00 +00002009-10-17T06:29:39.398-05:00Well, you'd never know, today, that there was that much snow yesterday! It's pretty much all gone and I'm not in the least bit sorry. It's waaaaay to early for winter to hit considering we're planning to stay home through most of it.Jack said he hit a patch of ice and went sailing down the road sideways for a bit. Luckily he didn't tip over! Obviously nobody got in his way! But other than that, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lakemarymusings/iMfX/~3/gYpa2audsHs/day-after.htmlCherylK@lakemarymusings.com (CherylK)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/lakemarymusings/iMfX/~4/gYpa2audsHs" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.lakemarymusings.com/2009/10/day-after.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358224623448334352.post-4394379484826152887Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:12:00 +00002009-10-12T12:45:50.244-05:00 Nature is full of genius...so that not a snowflake escapes its fashioning hand. - Henry David Thoreau We woke up to snow, this morning. Big fat fluffy flakes of snow. Perfect for building a snowman or making snowballs. If I had a better sense of adventure, I'd go outside and play...but I don't. A cup of hot tea while I 'compute' appeals to me more.There's no wind, thank goodness. It's http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lakemarymusings/iMfX/~3/rJ1JxYkC5Ig/october-snow-2009.htmlCherylK@lakemarymusings.com (CherylK)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/lakemarymusings/iMfX/~4/rJ1JxYkC5Ig" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.lakemarymusings.com/2009/10/october-snow-2009.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358224623448334352.post-4178469876506865754Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:33:00 +00002009-10-08T12:19:47.552-05:00 October sunset over Lake MaryIt wasn't exactly "To market, to market" but I am home again after four days in Minneapolis. It was one of those trips where I kill two (or more) birds with one stone. I love "the Cities" as Minneapolis/St. Paul is affectionately called. I am really a city girl at heart. So any excuse to go is welcomed.Many of you already know this but for those who don't, I actuallyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lakemarymusings/iMfX/~3/LXMr4MFsN5s/home-again-home-again-jiggity-jig.htmlCherylK@lakemarymusings.com (CherylK)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/lakemarymusings/iMfX/~4/LXMr4MFsN5s" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.lakemarymusings.com/2009/10/home-again-home-again-jiggity-jig.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358224623448334352.post-5590886740443661753Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:50:00 +00002009-09-30T22:09:38.061-05:00 I took the hummingbird feeder down. The darned bees had taken it over and the tiny birds were nowhere to be found. Must have started their migration. So glad I took this picture - aren't they just remarkable little creatures? The garden is pretty much depleted. I looked for tomatoes today - nothing there but a few that had fallen to the ground. I'm canning salsa this week with the tomatoes http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lakemarymusings/iMfX/~3/lUfheuo-fqU/i-think-hummingbirds-have-left.htmlCherylK@lakemarymusings.com (CherylK)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/lakemarymusings/iMfX/~4/lUfheuo-fqU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.lakemarymusings.com/2009/09/i-think-hummingbirds-have-left.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358224623448334352.post-7354997055169833830Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:10:00 +00002009-09-29T08:44:23.704-05:00 My address book Inside my address book...If I ever have time, I should say...now, this is not to say that I couldn't have enough time. I like to think that I am a multi-tasker but the real truth is that I get distracted easily; therefore, I always have several irons in the fire at the same time.Like this address book of mine. Wouldn't it be just as easy to enter the newly acquired address of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lakemarymusings/iMfX/~3/PoK0YxMYVHk/things-to-do-when-i-have-time.htmlCherylK@lakemarymusings.com (CherylK)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/lakemarymusings/iMfX/~4/PoK0YxMYVHk" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.lakemarymusings.com/2009/09/things-to-do-when-i-have-time.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358224623448334352.post-7045598155709760071Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:50:00 +00002009-09-25T18:47:39.881-05:00vegetablesSquidooBrussel SproutsGreen BeansIt's raining. I like a rainy day. I like being in the house on a rainy day. I made peanut butter cookies which, since it was cool, was a nice cozy rainy day sort of thing to do.I could see the rain coming across the lake...well, it was the possibility of rain, actually. And, since I had neglected the poor garden the past couple of weeks I figured I'd better get out there and pluck some tomatoes http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lakemarymusings/iMfX/~3/AEipIR0HbSQ/marys-bean-plant-and-brussel-sprouts.htmlCherylK@lakemarymusings.com (CherylK)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/lakemarymusings/iMfX/~4/AEipIR0HbSQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.lakemarymusings.com/2009/09/marys-bean-plant-and-brussel-sprouts.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358224623448334352.post-5188258119268487263Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:54:00 +00002009-09-22T22:31:29.951-05:00SquidooRocket MomsGiant Squid ChallengeDiet Plan RecipesWell, folks, I've got eight days to go to qualify for Giant Squid. I need five more Squidoo lenses to make a total of 50 and then I've got to update a bunch of current pages. I. Can. Do. This.Deciding on a subject can be tricky. It has to be something I know about or am interested in. It has to be something I think other people will want to read about or that other people will be searching for onhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lakemarymusings/iMfX/~3/_QFqVQ2wBWE/giant-squid-home-stretch.htmlCherylK@lakemarymusings.com (CherylK)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/lakemarymusings/iMfX/~4/_QFqVQ2wBWE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.lakemarymusings.com/2009/09/giant-squid-home-stretch.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358224623448334352.post-4896105411971724549Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:16:00 +00002009-09-21T16:03:45.712-05:00Travel CommentaryNorth Dakota This is the Pembina County Courthouse in Cavalier A pretty Icelandic church at the Icelandic State Park Another Icelandic church near AkraWell, the trip to Akra was a bust. It's not there, anymore. I was so disappointed. I really wanted to see the Akra Store and there's not a thing there that even indicates that there ever was an Akra Store. The spot where the store sat was overgrown with trees http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lakemarymusings/iMfX/~3/nNjHzLauq6A/to-akra-and-back.htmlCherylK@lakemarymusings.com (CherylK)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/lakemarymusings/iMfX/~4/nNjHzLauq6A" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.lakemarymusings.com/2009/09/to-akra-and-back.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358224623448334352.post-7177430877291336935Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:44:00 +00002009-09-18T13:26:05.518-05:00CavalierIcelandicNorth Dakota Cavalier Movie Theater*Yep! Góðan daginn, everyone! That's how you greet people in Iceland. It's the greeting this morning on my Flickr page...each day you are greeted in a different language. Kinda fun.This morning's greeting is especially relevant because of our weekend plans. My brother-in-law from Washington is in North Dakota not far from where I grew up. He was up in Canada on a fishing http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lakemarymusings/iMfX/~3/lxa2mlGTJlI/goan-daginn.htmlCherylK@lakemarymusings.com (CherylK)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/lakemarymusings/iMfX/~4/lxa2mlGTJlI" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.lakemarymusings.com/2009/09/goan-daginn.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358224623448334352.post-6546521452309837093Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:46:00 +00002009-09-16T22:38:09.023-05:00Anise Hyssop in our lakescape One of the blogs that I follow is Healthy Green Kitchen. Today's post was about preserving herbs. I know all about preserving herbs by either drying them or freezing them in water (ice cubes) and even by steeping them in vinegar or oil.But there are several methods that I've never thought of including preserving them in sugar or salt or honey, for goodness sake! So http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lakemarymusings/iMfX/~3/am0ZIYLrkS4/anise-hyssop.htmlCherylK@lakemarymusings.com (CherylK)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/lakemarymusings/iMfX/~4/am0ZIYLrkS4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.lakemarymusings.com/2009/09/anise-hyssop.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358224623448334352.post-2118717232758381589Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:41:00 +00002009-09-14T21:18:06.270-05:00Birthday PartyAntique Car ShowJames J. Hill days We had a very full weekend. Drove to the Cities to babysit the twins on Saturday night and then stayed for their 3rd birthday party on Sunday.We also took in the James J. Hill Days (he developed the Great Northern Railway) celebration in Wayzata...arts and crafts by the lake and an excellent car show - there were some pretty classy vehicles there including a Dusenberg. They were built in Indianahttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lakemarymusings/iMfX/~3/jmkzfhNZ5VY/toddlers-birthdays-observation.htmlCherylK@lakemarymusings.com (CherylK)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/lakemarymusings/iMfX/~4/jmkzfhNZ5VY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.lakemarymusings.com/2009/09/toddlers-birthdays-observation.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358224623448334352.post-2286523558135660698Sat, 12 Sep 2009 11:30:00 +00002009-09-12T08:18:14.621-05:00Labor DayGardens I started this post right after the holiday and then forgot about it! Too much on my mind, I guess.In any case, we had a great time at our neighborhood Labor Day picnic. The couple who hosted the event have lived on our street for three or four years but we've all neglected to connect on a more neighborly level. Waving from the car as we go by each others' houses and chatting briefly now and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lakemarymusings/iMfX/~3/TkLz53z39nE/eggplant-peppers-tomatoes.htmlCherylK@lakemarymusings.com (CherylK)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/lakemarymusings/iMfX/~4/TkLz53z39nE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.lakemarymusings.com/2009/09/eggplant-peppers-tomatoes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358224623448334352.post-1406525673741595334Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:04:00 +00002009-09-10T22:35:26.114-05:00broccolipeasvegetablesTortellini and Vegetable Soup RecipeSquidooRocket MomsdillGardenspotatoesStill sorting through photographs. These are some that I took out in the vegetable garden a few weeks ago. Dill - which I love. It's pretty even if you don't cook with it! Haven't made pickles for years but dill is good in lots of things. I really ought to make pickles, again. Jack would love that. This is a small head of broccoli that is absolutely perfect. We plant broccoli every year. I don't http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lakemarymusings/iMfX/~3/VSjXvBHz_ps/garden.htmlCherylK@lakemarymusings.com (CherylK)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/lakemarymusings/iMfX/~4/VSjXvBHz_ps" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.lakemarymusings.com/2009/09/garden.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358224623448334352.post-4505445159247929747Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:40:00 +00002009-09-10T22:26:48.846-05:00viburnumCranberry BushI was sorting through a bunch of photos and discovered that I've taken pictures of that big old cranberry bush outside our kitchen window in just about every season. Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter. Here are the ones I like the best. In Spring A closeup of the cranberry bush in spring with the birdhouse.Now the flowers have turned into berries...July or so. They're gold colored and then turn http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lakemarymusings/iMfX/~3/Rlgx5siz-tU/our-cranberry-bush.htmlCherylK@lakemarymusings.com (CherylK)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/lakemarymusings/iMfX/~4/Rlgx5siz-tU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.lakemarymusings.com/2009/09/our-cranberry-bush.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358224623448334352.post-2915404086438636355Sun, 06 Sep 2009 00:15:00 +00002009-09-16T18:05:39.076-05:00The Great Minnesota Get TogetherMinnesota State FairThe crowd.Jack and I spent a day at the Minnesota State Fair this week. It's called "The Great Minnesota Get Together" and it's one of the biggest state fairs in the nation.We haven't gone for years and I guess we decided we'd better figure out why. Now, I know people who are religious about the State Fair. Wouldn't miss it for the world. Visit every exhibit and building and eat pronto pups and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lakemarymusings/iMfX/~3/YmpWwvmtyXc/minnesota-state-fair-2009.htmlCherylK@lakemarymusings.com (CherylK)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/lakemarymusings/iMfX/~4/YmpWwvmtyXc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.lakemarymusings.com/2009/09/minnesota-state-fair-2009.html