I could hardly hear my daughter on the phone over the music.
She was at a concert, listening to friends in a touring reggae band. Finally I made out what she was repeating. “Can the band spend the night at your house?”
I swallowed hard. “Uh, uh. Sure.” Where would we put them? We’d just had some [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Fun’
September 11, 2009
Spiritual Rez
July 2, 2009
Old Cowtown Museum Celebrates Independence Day
A few decades ago, when I was a Girl Scout I spent a week during a couple of summers as a tour guide at a living history museum called Old Cowtown in Wichita, Kansas. There were only a few buildings in those days, and it was hot and dusty, but I loved it!
This past weekend, I returned with my [...]
June 19, 2009
Fancy Foods Word Quiz — How much do you know?
25 FANCY FOOD WORDS USED ON ‘TOP CHEF’ (Do You Know What They Mean?)
See how many of these food words you can correctly match with their definitions.
1. Ganache (GAHN-ahsh)
2. Ceviche (seh-VEE-chay)
3. Risotto (rih-SO-toh)
4. Carpaccio (kahr-PAH-chee-oh)
5. Hamachi (hah-MAH-chee)
6. Rémoulade (ray-muh-LAHD)
7. Chiffonade (shihf-uh-NAHD)
8. Panna cotta (PAHN-nah KOH-tah)
9. Hearts of palm
10. Geoduck (GOO-ee duhk)
11. Aioli (ay-OH-lee)
12. Pain [...]
May 2, 2009
My Horse Won!
I’d never heard of “Mine That Bird” until my husband pulled his name out of a hat at a Kentucky Derby party today. “Mine That Bird” was a 50-1 shot. (I’d never heard of any of the other horses, either…)
“There goes the ten dollars we threw in the pot” was my thought when I looked at the odds. It [...]
April 5, 2009
I’m Addicted to Digital
Last month, I stumbled across a photographer’s blog that mentioned the RedBubble art and photography website, so I checked it out — then I signed up. Now, I can’t stay away from it. The amount of incredible excellent art and photography on cyberspace is mind-boggling — and from teenagers, even.
If only we’d had digital photography [...]
March 25, 2009
Covering All of the Angles of the Bermuda Triangle
A recent television report about the Bermuda Triangle gave me the shivers. (See video below.) I love the Bermuda Triangle spookiness because it validates my dislike of flying in small planes and sailing out of sight of the shore. Hey, you could lost out there!
Some people love to get goosebumps about the weird and the unexplained. Others get their thrills from [...]
February 24, 2009
Kookaburra Chorus
Kookaburra Kookaburra sits on the old gum tree
Merry merry king of the bush is he
Laugh Kookaburra, laugh Kookaburra
Gay your life must be
Kookaburra sits on the old gum tree
Eating all the gumdrops he can see
Stop Kookaburra, stop Kookaburra
Leave some gums for me
Kookaburra sits on the old gum tree
Counting all the [...]
February 21, 2009
Flight of the Conchords
I’ve just discovered the Flight of the Conchords television show. I know, I know. What took me so long? Well, for one thing I’m too cheap to pay for HBO. Another is that I count on my children to tell me about what’s fun in the entertainment world. By the time they think to clue me in, [...]
October 17, 2008
Zombies or Ghouls?
All Hallow’s Eve. Lost, we creep along a dark road toward a lighted porch. A chilly wind rushes past, dry leaves dancing in its wake. We shiver. Is it the cold? Or is it fear? A dog howls. We hear rustling in the brush.
“Hurry!” We almost reach the porch. My foot is on the step. The porch light begins to flicker. Behind us, the rustling [...]
