Awoke yesterday morning at quarter to 8am, rather late for me, only to find we had, had snow fall earlier in the morning and that there was a dusting of snow on grasses, cars and plants - and of course, rooftops. It was pretty while it lasted. We only got to 31.3F yesterday, so cold indeed. Currently it's 30F out there in full sunlight, our high ( Read more... )

The bathroom sink is still not draining right. Part of the problem is when I last used the plunger, I accidentally left the stopper thing in the drain, and it was pushed shut, so the water had nowhere to go overnight ( Read more... )

For some reason, two recipes from the faithful Betty Crocker Cookie Book have begun to fail me. I thought it was not getting enough flour, that was partly right as the cookies now come out less greasy, but they still were much to soft, and not properly cooked ( Read more... )

Tomorrow is the first time home buyer's class so that'll take up much of the day.

Realized last night that Mom's bracelet is brass not gold, I knew it was brass, but for some reason was thinking it was gold as I went to clean it up from being tested for gold last weekend. The hint that reminded me of its true metal was brass tarnishes, gold doesn' ( Read more... )

And it's my "Friday" as I go on vacation, beginning at 4:30 today for 2 days. Yeah, a very, very short week. So short that I only work 2 days as we had Monday off for the holiday ( Read more... )

The Molasses Crinkles did OK, though the centers were still a tad undercooked but tasty nonetheless ( Read more... )

Yes, I was last night, that is after I'd gone to the store for a few assundry items ( Read more... )

I have mentioned these before, in late 2012, and again this past year, as well as recently when I bought 2 more early last week ( Read more... )

Oh yes indeed ( Read more... )

What is a Zester you ask? Well, it's a tool that one has in one kitchen that grades the rind off of citrus fruits, such as lemons and such and they come in various types, some are the punched holes on a cheap box grater, others come as little hand held zesters, though many of those create long, curly strands that you can use as a garnish etc, but a ( Read more... )